Now Megha, out of respect for an enlightening being, got off his seat and prostrated himself before Sudhana, then showered Sudhana with golden flowers, precious jewels, and the finest sandalwood powders, covered him with hundreds of thousands of robes dyed in various colors, showered him with beautiful flowers of many various colors with pleasant scents, and honored him with various other offerings, then said to him:
"It is good that you have set your mind on supreme perfect enlightenment;
one who arouses the determination for supreme perfect enlightenment becomes engaged in the perpetuation of the lineage of buddhas,
intent on correctly communicating the tradition of dispassion,
engaged in purifying the family of all lands, directed toward guiding the family of all sentient beings to perfection,
engaged in properly accomplishing all the teachings and transcending all things,
intent on harmony of all actions,
engaged in the fulfillment of all practices of enlightening beings,
directed toward preserving the continuity of all religious vows,
engaged in following knowledge of all times,
active in making devotion steadfast,
the focus of attention of all buddhas,
near to equality with all buddhas,
appreciated by all enlightening beings,
praised by all sages, honored by all the chief Brahmas,
protected by all the chief gods,
respected, welcomed, and praised by the chiefs of the various supernatural beings,
sought out by all world rulers;
one becomes very well suited for putting an end to the three kinds of bad conditions in all worlds,
getting rid of all difficult conditions inopportune for attaining enlightenment,
getting beyond all states of destitution,
attaining birth in celestial or human states,
always seeing spiritual benefactors,
consistently listening to the lofty buddha-teaching,
purifying the will for enlightenment,
cultivating the cause of the thought of enlightenment,
gaining the illumination of the path of enlightening beings,
following the knowledge of enlightening beings,
and dwelling in the stages of enlightening beings.
This is what I think of such a one:
Thus praising enlightening beings to Sudhana in such terms, Megha applauded Sudhana.
While he was saying these words pleasing to enlightening beings, there issued from his mouth a mass of flames that made a thousand worlds clearly visible; and all the sentient beings who perceived that light came to Megha, illumined by the light;
to them, their attention commanded by Megha, their hands held forth in respectful supplication,
their bodies and minds cooled,
enraptured,
inspired with reverence,
divested of conceit,
freed from deception,
senses tranquil,
Megha expounded and conveyed the teaching of the manifestation of the turning of the wheel of letters, upon hearing which they became irreversible in their progress toward supreme perfect enlightenment.
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