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ladder of destruction (of karma), omniscience arose, like a messenger of the Śrī of emancipation. After she had enlightened souls capable of emancipation and had destroyed the karmas prolonging existence, Sumati reached an imperishable abode.
Death of Anantavīrya (398–402) Aparājita and Anantavīrya, possessing right belief, guarded the kingdom, united like the Asvins. At the end of a life of eighty-four lacs of pūrvas Janārdana went to the first hell because of nikācita karma. As a hellinhabitant there, for forty-two thousand years he experienced many kinds of pain. There is no escape from karma that has been earned. Camara, Vişnu's father in a former birth came there and quieted the pain. Verily, affection for offspring is powerful. Anantavīrya's soul, desiring emancipation completely, endured the pain, recalling his acts by means of clairvoyant knowledge.
Death of Aparājita (403-405) Because of grief for his brother, Balabhadra bestowed the earth on his son and took the vow at the feet of Ganadhara Jayandhara. Sixteen thousand kings became mendicants, following him. For great fruit is obtained by persons attached to the great. .
Seventh incarnation as a god (405) He practiced penance for a long time, enduring trials, fasted at the end, died, and became Indra in Acyuta.
Later births of Anantavīrya (406-421) When Anantavīrya's soul had consumed the fruit of its evil acts, it came out of hell, enlightened, like gold ore out of a fire. In the city Gaganavallabha in the north row on Vaitādhya in Bharataksetra in this same Jambüdvīpa he became the son, Meghanāda, of the noble Vidyādharaking, Meghaváhana, by his wife Meghamalini. Meghavähana established him in the kingdom, when he had
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