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Bhagavati Sūtra Bk. 2 Ch. 1
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एत्थ णं खंदए कच्चायणसगोत्ते संबुद्धे समणं भगवं महावीरं वंदइ नमसइ वंदित्ता नमंसित्ता एवं वयासी :
इच्छामि णं भंते ! तुज्झं अंतिए केवलीपन्नत्तं धम्मं निसामित्तए । अहासुहं देवाणुप्पिया ! मा पडिबंधं ।
On this, Skandaka of the Katyāyana line was enlightened. He paid homage and obeisance to Śramana Bhagavān Mahavira and having done so made the following submission:
-Bhante! I am keen to hear from thee the tenets of religion as propounded by the Kevalins.
—Do as it may please you, oh beloved of the gods, but delay not.
तए णं समणे भगवं महावीरे खंदयस्स कच्चायणस्सगोत्तस्स तीसे य महइमहालियाए परिसाए धम्मं परिकहेइ । धम्मका भाणियव्वा । तए णं से खंदए कच्चायणस्सगोत्ते समणस्स भगवओ महावीरस्स अंतिए धम्मं सोच्चा णिसम्म हट्ठतुट्ठे जाव... हियहियए उट्ठाए उट्ठेइ । उट्ठित्ता समणं भगवं महावीरं तिखुत्तो याहिणपयाहिणं करेइ । करित्ता एवं वयासी :
सहामि णं भंते ! णिग्गंथं पावयणं । पत्तियामि णं भंते ! णिग्गंथं पावयणं । रोएमि णं भंते ! निग्गथं पावयणं । अब्भुट्ठेमि णं भते ! णिग्गंथं पावयणं । एवमेयं भंते ! तहमेयं भंते! अवितहमेयं भंते ! असंदिद्धमेयं भंते ! इच्छियमेयं भंते ! पडिच्छियमेयं भंते ! इच्छियपडिच्छियमयं भंते ! से जहेयं तुब्भे वदह ।
Thereon, Sramaņa Bhagavan Mahāvīra gave his spiritual discourse to Skandaka of the Katyāyana line and to the vast audience. Spiritual discourse to be reproduced12. On hearing and assimilating the words of Śramaņa Bhagavan Mahāvīra, Skandaka became immensely happy,...till his heart expanded with glee. He rose from his seat ; having got up, he respectfully moved round the Lord thrice, and having done so, he submitted as follows :
