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Bhagavati Sūtra Bk. 11 Ch. 9
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Having thought like this, he came to the lodge of the monks. Therefrom he picked up his belongings and stepped out. Deprived of his vibhanga knowledge, monarch-sage Siva paced through the city of Hastināpur, and arrived at the Sahasrāmra park, in the august presence of Bhagavān Mahāvīra. He moved round him thrice and paid his homage and obeisance to him, and then, standing not very near not very far, till with folded palms worshipped him. Bhagavān Mahāvīra spoke before the great assembly and the monarchsage Siva, concluding, "In moulding one's conduct like this, one becomes truly a devotee."
तएणं से सिवे रायरिसी समणस्स भगवओ महावीरस्स अंतियं धम्म सोच्चा णिसम्म जहा खंदओ जाव...उत्तरपुरच्छिमं दिसीभागं अवक्कमइ अवक्कमइत्ता सुबहुं लोहीलोहकडाह० जाव...किढिणसंकाइगं एगते एडेइ ए० सयमेव पंचमुट्टियं लोयं करेइ सयमे० समणं भगवं महावीरं एवं जहेव उसभदत्ते तहेव पव्वइओ तहेव इक्कारस अंगाई अहिज्जइ तहेव सव्वं जाव... सम्बदुक्खप्पहीणे।
Having heard the words of Bhagavān Mahāvīra, till having accepted them, the monarch-sage Siva like Skandaka earlier, moved to some distance in the north-east, till deposited all the belongings of a Tāpasa monk at one place. Then he himself plucked his hairs five times, and came back near Bhagavān Mahāvīra and like Rşabhadatta (Bk. 9 Ch. 33) took shelter in his spiritual order. He studied all the eleven Angas, till was liberated of all the miseries.
भगवं गोयमे समणं भगवं महावीरं वंदइ णमंसइ वंदित्ता णमंसित्ता एवं वयासी
Having paid his homage and obeisancc to Bhagavān Mahāvira, Indrabhūti Gautama submitted as follows:
प्रश्न ५३ -जीवा णं भंते ! सिज्झमाणा कयरंमि संघयणे सिझंति ?
Q. 53. Bhante ! In what sort of structure is a soul fit enough to attain perfection, and be perfeced ? -
