745. This benedictory sermon (Hetopadesha) was delivered by lord Mahavir the son of jnat the silent knower (Anutter-darshi) and the silent embodiment of knowledge and perception (Anuttar-jnan darshan-dhari) in the city of (Vaishali).
746. The omni percept son of jnat, lord Mahavir had preached about equanimity (Samauik) etc. but the mundane souls either did not listen to it or having listened to it did not follows it same.
747-748. He (alone) can properly preach about Right thought and Right conduct (samyak achar-vichar) i.e. ritualism (kriya vad), who knows present and future immortal and mortal birth and death dripping and being reborn in heavens; inflow and stoppage of karmas; sorrow and shedding off of karmas.
749. I have attained that well said vector like preachings of jina (jina-vachan) today that I never attained so far. I have accordingly adopted that way of achieving higher grade of life. I do not fear death now.
750. I am under the shelter of knowledge; I am under the shelter of perception; I am under the shelter of conduct; I am under the shelter of austerities and restraints; and I am under the shelter of lord Mahavir.
751. Lord Mahavir was omnipercept, omniscient follower of pure conduct with all its basic/original (Mula) and subsequent/posterior (uttar) attributes, Enduring, possessionless (Granthatila/devoid of knots) fearless and free of age karma.
752. Lord Mahavir had infinite knowledge (Anant jnani) and indefinite conduct (Aniyata chari/of unfixed/indeterminate conduct. He had succeeded in crossing the ocean of the world. He was enduring and possessed of infinite perception (Anant-darshi). He was extremely brilliant (Tejasvi/illustrous) like sun just as fire-ablaze/ destroys darkness and brings enlightenment; similarly lord Mahavir had removd the darkness of ignorance and thrown light on the true nature of essential elements (Padartha).
753. The son of Jnat (Mahavir) was best of all the propounders of salvation (Nirvanvadis), in the manner in which Airavat is best of all the animals, Ganga is best of all the rivers; and eagles (venudev/Garud) is best of all the birds.
754. The supermost saint son of Jnata was supreme in the universe in the like manner in which the charity of protection (Abhaya-dan) is supermost of all the charities in which flawless and blameless speech (Anavadya-vachan) is supermost of all the true speeches; and celibacy (Brahma-charya) is supermost of all the true austerities (Satya-tapa).
755. May the lord-who knows the Yonis (breeding-centers/generation centers) of all the living beings of the universe; who gives joy to universe; who is the lord of the universe; the brother of the universe and the great grant father of the universe be ever victorious.
756. May the generation center of scriptural knowledge, that consists of twelve limbs (Dwada sanga-vani) the last amongst the twenty four tirthankars be victorious; May the great soul Mahavir be victorious.