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Seeing their pain of this kind, he said to the demons, "Villains, do you not know that these were the best of men? Go far away, demons. Release these noble men." Restraining the demons with these words, he said to Sambūka and Rävaņa, “Why do you not abandon your former hostility, on account of which you have come to this hell, now that its consequences have been seen ?” Restraining them with this speech, Indra related to Saumitri and Rāvana the story of Rāma's omniscience for the sake of their enlightenment.
They said: “You have done well, ocean of compassion. By your pure instruction our pain has been forgotten. A long dwelling in hell has been won for us by the various cruel actions committed in a former birth. Who will take away its pain?” Filled with compassion, Sitendra said, "I will take you three from this hell to heaven.” With these words he lifted up the three of them with his hand, but they fell from his hand, splitting into pieces instantly like quicksilver. Their bodies went together again and he raised them in the same way, but they fell again just as before. Then they said to Sītendra, "When we are lifted up, the pain is very great. So let us go. Go to heaven.” Leaving them, Sitendra went away, bowed to Rama and then went to Nandīśvara, et cetera, to make a pilgrimage to the eternal Arhats. As he was going in the country, Devakuru, he saw King Bhåmandala's soul. From former affection Sitendra enlightened him completely and went to his own heaven.
Rāma's, emancipation (262) His omniscience having arisen, the blessed worshipful Rāma enlightened persons capable of emancipation for twenty-five years on earth. Having passed a life of fifteen thousand years, his purpose accomplished, he undertook sailesi and reached an abode giving eternal delight and bliss.
END OF THE JAINA RĀMĀYAŅA. 23B
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