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Uttarajjhayana 197.1.36

Uttarajjhayaṇa 197.1.36

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197.1.36

caittā bhārahaṃ vāsaṃ | cakkavaī mahiḍḍhio /
pavvajjam abbhuvagao | maghavaṃ nāma mahājaso ||36||

"And what you of a pure mind asked me just now, that has been revealed by the enlightened one; such knowledge makes part of the creed of the Ginas. (32)
"A wise man believes in the existence of the soul, he avoids the heresy of the non-existence of the soul; possessing true faith one should practise the very difficult Law according to the faith. (33)
"Having learned this pure creed, which is adorned by truth and righteousness, Bharata gave up Bharatavarsha and all pleasures, and entered the order. (34)
"King Sagara also gave up the ocean-girt Bharatavarsha and his unrivalled kingly power, and reached perfection through his compassion. (35)
"After having given up Bharatavarsha, the famous universal monarch of great power, called Maghavan, entered the order. (36)
"King Sanatkumâra, a universal monarch of great power, placed his son on the throne, and then practised austerities. (37)
"Sânti, a universal monarch of great power, the bringer of peace to the world, gave up Bharatavarsha and reached perfection. (38)
"King Kunthu, the bull of the Aikshvâka race, the widely famed lord, reached perfection. (39)
"King Ara, after he had given up the sea-girt Bharatavarsha, reached perfection on becoming exempt from defilement. (40)
"After having given up his large kingdom, his army and war-chariots, his exquisite pleasures, Mahâpadma practised austerities. (41)

Hermann Jacobi 1895, Uttarâdhyayana Sûtra (Gaina Sûtras II, SBE 45)

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