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of the bodies of yuga-likas in the beginning of the ära is Oriente kosa, and five hundred (500) dhanusyas at its end. Gradually the yielding powers of the Kalpa-Vriksa (Wishing Trees) become less. The delicious juices in earth, water, medicinal drugs, fruits, flowers, and in all wholesome articles go on decreasing. Strength, beauty, colours, forbearance, renunciation, straight-forwardness etc, become scanty.
At the end of the third ära, the first Tirthankara, named Rsabha (deva) was born. He was the son of the Seventh Kulakara He was wellrestrained ; he had given gifts of ghee (clarified butter) He was very fortunate. Being naturally endowed with Right Paith, he was able to lead people to the True Path. He attained Mokşa (Final Emancipation) at a time wnen there were three
घणपन्ने अवियण्हो घरकज्जे चेव मोहियमईओ । दक्खिन्नलग्जरहिओ धम्मसुइविवज्जिओ लोगो ॥ २६ । सीसा नाराहिन्ति उ आयरिए दुसमाणुभावणं । ते वि हु तेसिं पढणं न दिन्ति मुयनाणसिक्खाभो ॥ २७ ॥ फिटइ गुरुकुलवासो मन्दा य मई जणस्स धम्मम्मि । सत्ताउलाय पुहई देवा य न दरिसणं देन्ति ॥ २८ ॥ पुत्ता अम्मापियरो अवमन्नन्ति कडयाई भासन्ति। मुण्डा भुयनितुल्ला साम् वि य कालकन्नसमा ॥२९॥ हसिएहिं जम्पिएहिं य अच्छिवियारेहिं विगयलज्जाओ। सविकासनियत्थेहिं बहुया सिक्खन्ति वसाणं, ३० ॥ २२३०॥ सावगसाविगहाणी मावणतवदाणसीलपरिहाणी। समणाणं समणीणं असकडं बेवकज्जे वि ॥ ३१ ॥ कूडतुलकूडमाणं पम्मे वि सनत्तणं सपेमुन्न । पहवन्ति दुज्जणा वह सीयन्ति य सज्जणा पायं ॥ ३२ ॥
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