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The Tenth Chapter
With Hindi Commentary.
437
Thus, O Venerable Ascetic! Whether a Nirgrantha or a Nirgranthi, having performed the Karma of Nidana, without considering that place, until they are born as Devatas in the Deva-lokas, until then, what pleases your mouth?
Word-by-word meaning: O Venerable Ascetic! Thus, certainly, Nirgrantha or Nirgranthi, having performed the Karma of Nidana, without considering that place, until they are born as Devatas in the Deva-lokas, until then, what pleases your mouth?
In some copies, the following text is found: (until they are born as Devatas in the Deva-lokas. Then, from the Deva-lokas, due to the exhaustion of their lifespan, until they are born as Kumaras in the Ugra-kula, until then, what pleases your mouth?)
Original meaning: O Venerable Ascetic! Thus, a Nirgrantha or a Nirgranthi, having performed the Karma of Nidana, without considering that place, until they are born as Devatas in the Deva-lokas. Then, from the Deva-lokas, due to the exhaustion of their lifespan, until they are born as Kumaras in the Ugra-kula. Then, what pleases your mouth, like those who have performed the Karma of Nidana before?
Commentary: In this Sutra also, the description is the same as before. For example, those who perform the Karma of Nidana, whether Nirgrantha or Nirgranthi, are first born in the Deva-lokas. Then, according to their intentions, they are born as Kumaras in the Ugra-kula, etc.