"I keep clear of the (superstitious) questions and the spells of laymen, exerting myself day and night (in the true religion). Thinking thus, one should practise austerities. (31)

"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 Sanatkumara , a universal monarch of great power, placed his son on the throne, and then practised austerities. (37)

"Santi , 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 Aikshvaka 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, Mahapadma practised austerities. (41)

"Having brought the (whole) earth under his sceptre, king Harishena , who humbled the pride (of other kings), reached perfection. (42)

"Gaya , together with thousands of kings, renouncing the world, practised self-restraint. He

reached perfection which has been taught by the Ginas. (43)

"Dasarnabhadra , giving up his flourishing kingdom of Dasarna, turned monk; he renounced the world, being directed to do so by Sakra himself. (44)

"Karakandu was king of Kalinga; Dvimukha, of Pankala; Nami, of Videha; Naggati (or rather Nagnagit), of Gandhara . (45)

"Nami humbled himself, being directed to do so by Sakra himself; the king of Videha left the house and became a Sramana. (46)

"These bulls of kings have adopted the faith of the Ginas; after having placed their sons on the throne, they exerted themselves as Sramanas. (47)

"Udayana , the bull of the kings of Sauvira, renounced the world and turned monk; he entered the order and reached perfection. (48)

"And thus the king of Kasi , exerting himself for the best truth, abandoned all pleasures, and hewed down, as it were, his Karman like a forest. (49)