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of dharma; in this way-a pumber of ministers, feudatory rulers, wealthy persons, merchants, magistrates, and citizens came to the learned Ācārya, and having paid homage to him, they took their appropriate seats on the adjoining ground. Then, directing his eye-sight resembling the shower of nectar on creatures tormented by the fire of dense Karmas acquired in previous existence), the Ācārya Mahārāja, commenced dharma-débană (religious preaching) with a deep voice resembling the sound of kşira-sågara (Milk-Ocean) churned by Mandarācala (name of a mountain used by the gods and demons as a churning stick when they churned the ocean for nectar ):
Preaching. खरपवर्णपणुनसग्गलग्गजलबिदुचंचलं जीयं । मुररायचावचपलं खणेण वि गला सरीरवलं ॥१॥ पेमपि तुंगगिरिसिरसरंतसरियातरंगमिव वरलं । अच्छीवि पडणुइमरवंछिरी पेच्छह लाई ॥२॥ फ्यत्पष्ट्रियदारुणविविहवियारा महासमुदेव । निवडति भाषया आवयव्य निषं सरीरं मि ॥३॥ मणिमंवतंतदिन्बोसहीणवा पारणेवि अविणासं। मुंजता देति दुहं विसया विसवल्लरीब्य ॥४॥ मिच्छत्तमोहमोहियमईहिं कीरति जाई पाबाई । भवसयपरंपरामु वि वेरिव्य मुयंति नो वाई ॥५॥ पियपुत्तकष्ठताईण जाण कजेसु वट्टियं बहुसो । परलोयपयट्टाणं वाणि वि नो इंति वाणाय ॥ ६ ॥ इय भो नाउं जिणधम्ममणुदिणं सरह सरहसकुसला! । भावज्जवि बजमहासणिज्य निवडइ न तुम्ह जरा ॥७॥ 29
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