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meritorious deeds earned during my previous existences. O the only brother of the world! The day, on which this lotus-like face of yours has come within my range of vision, is praiseworthy, and that auspicious time is the source of all happiness to me. Since my head has been sanctified by the touch of your lotuslike feet I have, to-day, acquired the glorious frult of this extremely insignificant life in every way." Having thus extolled the virtuous qualities of Śramāņa Bhagavān Mahavira, the King accompanied. by hiş retinue, went home.
Śramana Bhagavan Mahāvira, then continued his tour in the direction of Surabhipura On his way there, kings going to king Pradéši in five chariots, immediately on seeing Sramana Bhagavån Mahāviră gave him hospitable reception with great devotion,
Śramaņa Bhagavān Mahăvira, with a body fragrant with extremely pure virtuous conduct, enlightening numerous persons by the magical Influence of his supernatural powers, and destroying the remaining particles of some of his impenetrable Karmas by severe austerities of various kinds, eventually crossed the bou dary-line of Surabhipura and came near the bank of the great river Ganges- the best of all rivers-with a prodigeous mass of water resembling the current of water in a great ocean- lo which trees standing on the banks become wetted by the sprinkling of water-pa: ticles springing up by the gust of high winds,-charming with the noise of restless waves becoming mixed up with each other and then separating-the extreme end of whose bank appeared white on account of the mass of extensively spreading foam as if the river was making a loud laughter of satisfaction at the anspicious sight of the finesvara-abundant with broken pieces of shell caused by the bathing or forest elephants-lovely with the musical sounds of swans, cranes, and ruddy geese-whose waves are broken by the obstruction created by plump swillen breasts of young females bathing there, and the river Ganges full of whirlpools caused by fishes, crabs, crocodiles, and serpents inhabiting there. As soon as Sramana Bhagavān Mahāvira-highly compassionate towards beings seeking
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