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seated on a bird, or an beast, or on a lion. Your eyes, month, or the limbs of your body are not distorted by sensual passions. Your blessed hands are not defiled by keeping a tri-sūla (trident) or a dhanusya (a bow and arrow), or a Cakra (discus ) for fighting with enemies. You are never ready to embrace the charming body of a young handsome girl Besides, you have never made honourable persons to shudder at a censurable conduct on your part. You are not adventurous in the creation, protection, and destruction of the Universe you are not troubled with infirmities, like jesting, singing, dancing etc; You do not like them Under the existing circumstances, how can any casual observer place you under the category of a dēva (celestial being; deity) ?
Because, you are uery different from all every way. O Lord! It is quite logical to say
न जगज्जननस्थेमविनाशविहितादरः । न लास्यास्य गीतादिविप्लवोपप्लवस्थितिः ॥ १८ ॥
तदेवं सर्वदेवेभ्यः सर्वथा त्वं विलक्षणः । देवत्वेन प्रतिष्ठाप्यः कथं नाम परीक्षकैः ॥ १९ ॥
अनुश्रोतः सरत्पर्णवृणकाष्ठादि युक्तिमत् । प्रतिश्रोतः श्रयद्वस्तु कथा युकत्या प्रतीयताम् ॥ २० ॥
अथवालं मन्दबुद्धिपरीक्षक परीक्षणैः । ममापि कृतमेतेन वैयात्येन जगत्प्रभो ॥ २१ ॥
यदेव सर्व संसारिजन्तुरूपविलक्षणम् । परीक्षन्तां कृतयस्तदेव तव लक्षणम् ॥ २२ ॥
ataatraanaान्तं जगदस्माद्विलक्षणः । न गोचरो मृदुधियां वीतराग कथंचन ।। २३ ॥ एवं स्तुत्वा हस्तिपाले विरत्तेऽर्हनपश्चिमः । अपश्चिमामित्यकरोद्भगवान् धर्मदेशनाम् || २४ ॥
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