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exertion and tiredness are not to be talked of;
in whom infinite strength has manifested,
consequently
no terror can draw near him, who has obtained infinite bliss.. so is blank of sorrow, always devoid of grief;
whose very life is detachment, that is why
wanders Rati (cupid's wife) away from him;
who has no possession nor association,
who is lonely,
then, for whom should he worry? He is always absolutely carefree, away from the eighteen blemishes....!.
When the kayotasarga (meditation) of the Sramana gets completed
he stands up on his seat
keeping the space of four and eleven fingers between both of his heels and his forefeet.
He is an observer
not only of the vow of taking food
in standing posture,
but also of a meal once a day. The Patra makes both of his
328: Silent Soil