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भगवती सूत्रम् शः ९ उः ३२ . महावीर-गंगेया ! सव्वत्थोवे वेमाणियदेवपवेसणए भवणवासी देवपवेसणए असंखेज्जगुणे वाणमंतरदेवपवेसणए असंखेज्जगुणे · जोइसियदेवपवेसणए संखेज्जगुणे।
Mahävira-Gängeya ! Smallest in number are those who are lodged in the vimānas ; innumerable times more are those who are lodged in the bhavanas ; innumerable times more are those who are lodged among the Vyantaras. But a countable number of times more are the entries among the Jyotiskas.
गांगेय-एयस्स णं भंते ! रइयपवेसणगस्स तिरिक्खजोणिय मणुस्स देवपवेसणगस्स य कयरे कयरे जाव...विसेसाहिए वा ?
Gängeya-Bhante ! Between entry into the hells, in the animal world, into the world of men and in the heavens, which one is more, which one less, similar or especially more ?
__ महावीर-गंगेया! सव्वत्थोवे मणुस्सपवेसणए णेरइयपवेसणए असंखेज्जगुणे देवपवेसणए असंखेज्जगुणे तिरिक्खजोणियप्पवेसणए असंखेज्जगुणे ।
Mahāvira--Gāngeya ! Smallest in number are the entries into the world of men. Innumerable times more are the entries into the hells. Innumerable times more are the entries into the heavens. Innumerable times more are the entries into the animal world.
गांगेय—संतरं भंते ! णेरइया उववज्जति णिरंतरं रइया उववज्जति संतरं असुरकुमारा उववज्जति णिरंतरं असुरकुमारा उववज्जति जाव...संतरं वेमाणिया उववज्जति णिरतरं वेमाणिया उववज्जति संतरं णेरइया उव्वति णिरंतरं णेरइया उव्वति जाव...संतरं वाणमंतरा उव्वट्टति णिरंसरं वाणमंतरा उव्वट्टति संतरं जोइसिया चयंति णिरंतरं जोइसिया चयंति संतरं वेमाणिया चयंति णिरंतरं वेमाणिया चयंति ?
