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Bhagavai 7:9:193-196
maternal grandson of Nāga, Varuņa by name. He was rich ...... up to he was never daunted by any people (2.94). He was a lay follower of the ascetic order; he had knowledge of the principles of soul and non-soul ...... up to (2.94) he offered dāna to the śramana nirgranthas (Jain ascetics) such as food, drink, dainties, delicacies, clothes, vessels, blankets, dusters, cushions, planks, beds, mats, herbs, medicines etc.. He lived, sublimating (or sanctifying) the self by means of performing sixth-meal austerity (i.e., fasting
for two days together) continuously. 7.194 tae nam se varune nāganattue annayā kayāi rāyābhiogenam, ganābhiogenam,
balābhiogenam rahamusale samgāme āņatte samāne chatthabhattie atthamabhattam anuvatteti, anuvattettā kodumbiyapurise saddāvei, saddāvettā evam vayāsī—khippāmeva bho devānuppiyā! căugghamtam āsaraham juttāmeva uvatthāveha, haya-gaya-raha-pavarajohakaliyam căuramginim, senam sannāheha, sannāhettā mama eyamāṇattiyam paccappinaha. When there arose the occasion of battle, then, on the basis of rājābhiyoga, gaņābhiyoga and balābhiyoga (the orders of the King, republic government and army-chief), Varuna, the maternal grandson of Nāga, was ordered to proceed to the Rathamusala battlefield. On that occasion, he was performing sixth-meal austerity (i.e., fasting for two days together). He extended it to eighth-meal austerity (i.e., fasting for three days together). Having done so, he called the heads of his family; having called, he addressed them thus: 0 beloved of gods! prepare my horse-drawn chariot with four bells and make ready my fourfold army consisting of cavalry, elephant, chariots and veteran
infantry. Having done so, report the implementation of my order. 7.195 tae nam te kodumviyapurisā jāva padisunettä khippāmeva sacchattam
sajjhayam jāva cāugghamtam āsaraham juttāmeva uvatthāvemti, haya-gaya-raha-pavarajohakaliyam cāuramginim senam sannāhemti, sannähettä jeneva varune nāganattue teneva uvāgacchamti uvāgacchittā jāva tamānattiyam paccappinamti. Then, those family-heads carried out his order and quickly made ready the horse-drawn chariot with umbrella and flag and four bells, by harnessing the horses. They also made ready the fourfold army consisting of cavalry, elephants, chariots and veteran infantry; having done so, they reappeared to Varuņa, the maternal grandson of Nāga; having reached there, they
reported implementation of his order. 7.196 tae nam se varune nāganattue jeneva majjanaghare teneva uvāgacchati,
uvāgacchittä rnajjanagharam unuppavisai, anuppavisittā nhāe kayabalikamme kayakouya-mamgala-pāyacchitte savvālamkāravibhāsie sunnaddha-buddha-vammiyakavae sakoremtamalladāmenam chattenam dharijjamānenam, anegagananāyaga-damdanāyaga-rāīsara-talavara-madambiya-kodumbiya
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