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भगवती सूत्रम् शः ११ उ: ९
ing territories supported by his dear men and a very happy life as the head of the family, kingdom and provinces, till shouted his victory again and again. Thus prince Sivabhadra was declared the new monarch. The new monarch soon became the leader of the kings like the great Himavān mountain among the hills. Description.
तएणं से सिवे राया अण्णया कयाइं सोभणंसि तिहिकरणदिवसमहत्तणक्खत्तंसि विउलं असणपाणखाइमसाइमं उवक्खडावेइ उवक्खडावेत्ता मित्त- . णाइणियग० जाव...परिजणं रायाणो य खत्तिया आमंतेइ आमंतेत्ता तओ पच्छा हाए जाव...सरीरे भोयणवेलाए भोयणमंडवंसि सुहासणवरगए तेणं मित्तणाइणियगसयण० जाव...परिजणेणं राएहि य खत्तिएहि य सद्धि विउलं असणपाणखाइमसाइमं एवं जहा तामली जाव...सक्कारेइ संमाणेइ सक्कारित्ता संमाणिता तं मित्तणाइ० जाव...परिजणं रायाणो य खत्तिए य सिवभई च रायाणं आपुच्छइ आपुच्छित्ता सुबहुं लोहीलोहकडाहकडुच्छुयं जाव...भंडगं गहाय जे इमे गंगाकूलगा वाणपत्था तावसा भवंति तं चेव जाव...तेसिं अंतियं मुडे भवित्ता दिसापोक्खियतावसत्ताए पव्वइए पव्वइए वि य णं समाणे अयमेयारूवं अभिग्गहं अभिगिण्हइ-कप्पइ मे जावज्जीवाए छट्ट० तं चेव जाव...अभिग्गहं अभिगिण्हइ अभिगिण्हित्ता पढम छट्ठक्खमणं उवसंपज्जित्ता णं विहरइ ।
After this, on another auspicious day with favourable stars up in the sky, he got prepared a large variety and quantity of food, drink, dainties and delicacies and invited to dinner friends, relations, neighbours, servants, kings and ksatriyas of all ranks. Then having taken his bath, as the dinner time approached, he took his seat in the dining hall and dined with his friends, relations, till the ksatriyas and honoured them. Then with the permission of all, including that of the new monarch, he picked up the equipments of a monk and got himself initiated at the hands of the monks who worship directions called diśāprokşak on the bank of the Gangã. Then as per his previous resolve, he decided to practise fasts for two days at a time, missing in all six meals, and these fasts were to be repeated.
