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Bhagavati Sūtra Bk. 9 Ch. 33
carefully listening, humbly bending low and standing in the presence of Bhagavan Mahavira with her hands folded in humility and worshipping.
तणं सा देवणंदा माहणी आगयपण्हाया पप्फुयलोयणा संवरियवलयबाहा कंचुयपरिक्खित्तिया धाराहयकलंबगं पिव समूसवियरोमकूवा समणं भगवं महावीरं अणिमिसाए दिट्ठीए पेहमाणी पेहमाणी चिट्ठइ |
As the pious lady stood like this, she had a natural flow of milk in her breast. Her eyes were filled with tears of joy. Her bangles became tight on her thrilled arms. She felt a profound delight all over her body. Her brassiers got expanded. Like the pollens of kadamba flower beaten by all the pore-hairs rain-drops, thrilled on her body were with joy. She fixed her steady gaze on Bhagavan Mahāvīra and looked at him without even a wink.
- भंते !
भगवं गोयमे समणं भगवं महावीरं वंदइ णमंसइ वंदित्ता णमंसित्ता एवं वयासी
प्रश्न ६४ - किं णं भंते ! एसा देवाणंदा माहणी आगयपण्या तं चेव जाव... रोमकूवा देवाणुप्पियं अणिमिसाए दिट्ठीए पेहमाणी पेहमाणी चिट्ठइ ?
Bhante !
Bhagavan Gautama paid his homage and obeisance, till made the following submission :
Q. 64 Bhante! Why is there a natural flow of milk in the breast of Brahmani Devanandā, till her pore-hairs are thrilled with joy, and why does she fix her steady gaze on you ?
- गोयमाइ !
समणे भगवं महावीरे भगवं गोयमं एवं वयासी
उत्तर ६४– एवं खलु गोयमा देवानंदा माहणी ममं अम्मा अहं णं • देवानंदाए माहणीए अत्तए । तरणं सा देवणंदा माहणी तेणं पुव्वपुत्तसिणेह
