Statues in precious stone, and Bharata listening
The ninety-nine brothers
नवनवति भ्रातृ
Ṛṣabha's other ninety-nine sons, who became monks and reached mokṣa; their statues stand in the hall, and Bharata set one of himself beside them, listening.
"The Lord of Bharata had statues of his ninety-nine brothers made of divine precious stones. There also the King had made a statue of himself listening attentively." The brothers had taken initiation with their father and died with him; Bharata, the one son who stayed a king, put himself among them as a hearer.
Outside the hall he raised their stūpas too: the Lord's and the ninety-nine brothers'. Whether the "Ikṣvāku sages" burnt on the southern pyre were these same ninety-nine, the text does not say.
Measurements and counts
| Statues | 99, and one of Bharata |
|---|---|
| Material | divine precious stones |
| Bharata's pose | listening attentively |
| Their stūpas | outside the hall |