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Kalpa Sutra
सुक्खलाभो देवाणुप्पिए । पुत्तलाभो एवं खलु तुमं देवाणुप्पिए । नवहं मासाणं बहुपडिपुण्णाणं श्रमाणं राइंदियाणं विइक्कंताणं सुकुमाल -पाणिपायं प्रहीण-पडिपुण्णपंचिदिय-सरीरं लक्खण वंजण-गुणोववेयं माणुम्माणप्पमाण- पडिपुण्ण-सुजाय सव्वंग - सुंदरंगं ससिसोमाकारं कंतं पियदंसणं सुरूवं दारयं पयाहिसि ||
“O beloved of the gods! You have dreamt very noble dreams. Surely are these dreams of yours, of beloved, etc., noble, bliss - ful, auspicious, graceful, healing, pleasing, givers of long life and givers of non-ending fortune. O beloved, etc. ! (signify they) the acquisition of wealth, of happiness, of friends, of progeny. O beloved, etc. ! From to-day, on the full completion of 9 months and 7Ł day nights, you will give birth to a son, with charming hands and feet (limbs), with the five organs of senses flawless and sharp, with a well-built frame, graceful like the moon, tender, pleasing and beautiful. He will bear auspicious signs and auspicious marks, with high traits, fully developed in size, stature and weight, well-born, and with features graceful. 9
सेवियणं दारए उम्मुक्कवालभावे विण्णाय-परिणय- मित्ते जोव्वणां प्रणुप्पत्ते रिउव्वेय - जउव्वेय - सामवेय- प्रथव्वणवेय इतिहास - पंचमाणं निग्घण्टुछट्ठाणं संगोवंगाणं सरहस्साणं चउन्हं वेयाणं सारए पारए धारए सडंगवी सट्टितंतविसारए संखाणे ( सिक्खाणे ) सिक्खा कप्पे वागरणे छंदे निरुत्ते जोइसाम् अयणे अण्णेसु य बहूसु बंभण्णएसु (परिव्वायएसु) णएसु सुपरिणिट्ठिए प्रावि भविस्स ||
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तं श्रराला गं तुमे देवाणुप्पिए जाव... प्रारोग्ग-तुट्ठि - दीहाउ-भ्रमंगल्ल-कल्लाणकारगा गं तुमे सुविणा दिट्ठत्ति कट्ट भुज्जो भुज्जो अणुवूइ ||
[the boy will acquire great knowledge]
"Then the new-born, having lived well through his childhood, will step into his youth, mature with knowledge and development; and then he will learn the fundamentals of, first, the Rg-Veda, second, the Yajur-veda, third, the Sāma-veda, fourth, the Atharva-veda, fifth, Chronology, and sixth, Terminology; different disciplines, sub-disciplines and mysteries (philosophies) thereunder, and become expert in them, and upholder of them; he will also learn the şaşthi-tantra (of Kapila), the Science of
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