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चउत्थो उद्देसो Chapter Four
| Interview with Syämahasti on Thirty-Three
Gods of Camarendra ]
तेणं कालेणं तेणं समएणं वाणिज्जग्गामे णयरे होत्था। वण्णओ। दूइपलासए चेइए। सामी समोसढे। जाव...परिसा पडिगया। तेणं कालेणं तेणं समएणं समणस्स भगवओ महावीरस्स जे? अंतेवासी इंदभूई णामं अणगारे जाव...उड्वजाण जाव...विहरइ। तेणं कालेणं तेणं समएणं समणस्स भगवओ महावीरस्स अंतेवासी सामहत्थी णामं अणगारे पगइभद्दए जहा रोहे जाव...उड्डेजाणू जाव...विहरइ। तएणं से सामहत्थी अणगारे जायसड्डे जाव...उठाए उर्दुइ उद्वित्ता जेणेव भगवं गोयमे तेणेव उवागच्छइ उवागच्छित्ता भगवं गोयमं तिक्खुत्तो जाव...पज्जवासमाणे एवं वयासी
In that period, at that time, there was a city named Vānijyagrāma. Description. There was a Caitya named Dyütipalāśa outside the city. Bhagavān Mahāvīra arrived there, till people went back after hearing the sermon. In that period, at that time, Indrabhūti Gautama, the seniormost disciple of Bhagavån Mahāvīra was seated with his knee erect. In that period, at that time, Bhagavān Mahāvīra had another disciple, Syāmahasti by name, who, like Roba, was gentle by nature and who was also seated with his knee erect. The sajd monk Syāmahasti had a question in his mind so that he got up and came to Indrabhūti Gautama, Thrice he moved round him, till paid his homage and obeisance and submitted as follows:
__ सामहत्थी-अत्थि णं भंते! तायत्तीसगा देवा ?
चमरस्स असुरिंदस्स असुरकुमाररण्णो
Syamahasti-Bhante ! Is it a fact that Camarendra, the Indra of Asurakumāras, their king, has thirty-three gods with him ?
