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darisinam or sarvadarshinam); epitomes of beatitude (sivam or Shivam); unwavering (ayalam or achalam); free of ailments (aruamote or arujam); infinite and eternal (anantam); free of decay (akkhayamate or akshayam); and unimpeded (avvabaham or avyabadham). I bow and pay homage to those who have attained the state of ultimate perfection, known as siddhi gai or siddha gati, from where there is no return to the cycles of rebirth (apunaravattagam or apunaravartakam).
I bow and pay homage to Shraman Bhagavan Mahavir who is the first propounder of the shrut dharma (Jainism) of his time (aaigare or aadikar); the religious ford-maker or founder of the four-ho fold religious order (Titthagare or Tirthankar);- and so on up tothe aspirant of and destined to attain the state of ultimate perfection (siddha gai or siddha gati); and who is my religious teacher and preceptor.
From my abode here I bow to Shraman Bhagavan Mahavir who * is staying there (in a suburb of Champa city). Stationed there he sees me through his supreme knowledge."
With these words king Kunik bowed and paid homage to ease Bhagavan and resumed his throne facing east. He than rewarded the reporter with one hundred eight thousand silver coins. He also honoured him with exclusive robes and respectful words. After all this, he said to the reporter
२१. जया णं देवाणुप्पिया ! समणे भगवं महावीरे इहमागच्छेज्जा, इह समोसरिज्जा, इहेव चम्पाए णयरीए बहिया पुण्णभद्दे चेइए अहापडिरूवं ओग्गहं ओगिण्हित्ता संजमेणं तवसा अप्पाणं भावमाणे विहरेज्जा, तया णं मम एयमढें निवेदिज्जासित्ति कटु विसज्जिए।
२१. “देवानुप्रिय ! श्रमण भगवान महावीर जब यहाँ पधार जायें, यहाँ समवसृत हों, चम्पा नगरी के बाहर पूर्णभद्र चैत्य में यथाप्रतिरूप-साधु-मर्यादा के अनुरूप आवास स्थान आदि ग्रहण कर संयम एवं तप से आत्मा को भावित करते हुए विराजित हों, तब मुझे समाचार सूचित करना।' इस प्रकार कहकर राजा ने वार्ता निवेदक को वहाँ से विदा किया।
21. “Beloved of gods ! When Shraman Bhagavan Mahavir arrives, sits in the Samavasaran (the divine assembly of a Tirthankar), takes his lodge according to the ascetic code and settles
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