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[If it is the nature of the destroyer, then devotion to the devas is not done once, but many times, or if many vows are made to the devas, even then the devas cannot do anything. In fact, the devas can only be the instrumental cause in the accomplishment of any work, not the material cause.
After hearing the account of the six munis from the auspicious mouth of Bhagavan Arishṭanemi, the description of the state of Devaki Devi is being given in the following sutra.
12. - Then that Devaki Devi, having heard this from the Arihanta Arishṭanemi, becomes delighted and joyful, and with a pleased heart, she venerates and pays obeisance to the Arihanta Arishṭanemi. After venerating and paying obeisance, she goes to where those six Anagāras (ascetics) are, and there she venerates and pays obeisance to those six Anagāras. Seeing those six Anagāras, out of maternal affection, her breasts start flowing with milk. Due to joy, her eyes become radiant, the bonds of her bodice start loosening, the ornaments on her arms become tight, her body hair stands on end like the flowers of the Kadamba tree drenched in rain. Gazing at those six Anagāras with unblinking eyes, she keeps observing them for a long time. After that, she venerates and pays obeisance to those six Anagāras, and then goes to where the Arihanta Arishṭanemi is. Reaching there, she circumambulates the Arihanta Arishṭanemi three times from the right side, and then venerates and pays obeisance to him. After venerating and paying obeisance, she mounts the same auspicious chariot. Mounted on the chariot, she comes to the city of Dvārakā, enters the city of Dvārakā, and reaches the outer audience hall of her own palace, descends from the auspicious chariot, and then goes to her own residence, to her own bed, and sits down on it.
Explanation - After hearing the account of the six munis from Bhagavan Arishṭanemi, when the idea arose in Devaki Devi that "these six are my own sons", she goes to see the six munis and is delighted to see them repeatedly. In this state, her hidden maternal affection is revealed, and it is manifested through the flow of milk from her breasts. Thereafter, she becomes composed in her own state and returns to her palace, and becomes absorbed in a particular line of thought. In the next sutra, the author depicts her thought process and the flow of her mental states - 1. See verse 3, sutra 7.]