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Bhagavati Sutra Bk.5 Ch. 4
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In that period, at that time, two gods with great fortune,... till great influence, descended from the great vimāna in the great heaven, Mahāśukra-Kalpa by name, and came to Sramaņa Bhagavan Mahāvira. In their mind, they paid homage and obeisance to Sramaņa Bhagavān Mahāvira, and in their mind, they asked him the following question :
प्रश्न ५९-कइ णं भंते ! देवाणुप्पियाणं अंतेवासीसयाई सिज्जिहिति जाव...अंतं करेहिंति ?
Q. 59. Bhante ! How many of thy disciples, who are the beloved of the gods, will be perfected,...till end all misery ?
तएणं समणे भगवं महावीरे तेहि देवेहि मणसा पुढे तेसि देवाणं मणसा चेव इमं एयारूवं वागरणं वागरेइ :
Thereupon, Śramaņa Bhagavān Mahāvīra communicated his reply unto them by his mind as follows : :
उत्तर ५९-एवं खलु देवाणुप्पिया ! ममं सत्त अंतेवासिसयाई सिज्झिहिंति जाव...अंतं करेहिति।
A. 59. Oh beloved of the gods! Seven hundred of my disciples will be perfected,...till end all misery.
तएणं ते देवा समणेणं भगवया महावीरेणं मणसा पुढेणं मणसा चेव इमं एयारूवं वागरणं वागरिया समाणा हट्ठ-तुट्ठा जाव...हयहियया समणं भगवं महावीरं वंदंति णमंसंति वंदित्ता णमंसित्ता मणसा चेव सुस्सूसमाणा णमंसमाणा अभिमुहा जाव...पज्जुवासंति।
In this manner, Sramaņa Bhagayān Mahāvira mentally communicated his reply to the questions mentally asked (by the two gods). At this, the gods were delighted, pleased,...till their hearts were filled with glee. Again they paid their homage and obeisance to Sramaņa Bhagavān Mahāvira, by their mind, waited upon him, bowed before him,...till worshipped him.
