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Atimuktakumāra quickly came to Gautama Swami and said-O reverend sir ! who are you and why are you wandering like this? Then Reverend Gautama replied to Atinuktakumāra in these sweet words-O beloved as gods ! We are sages. nonattached monks, heedful in walking and fully celebate. I am wandering in high-low-middle class families for alms. Hearing this Atimuktakumāra spoke to Reverend Gautama thus-o reverend ! you please come with me so that I may get you alms. So saying he held Reverend Gautama by finger and took him to his own house. As soon as queen Sridevī saw Reverend Gautama coming to her house, she became very glad, got up from her seat, came to the Reverend Gautama circumambulated him thrice, howed down and worshipped him and then gave him best meals-food, water, eatables and dainties in plenty and
respectfully saw him off. सूत्र ३६ :
तए णं से अइमुत्ते कुमारे गोयमं एवं वयासी-“कहि णं भंते ! तुडभे परिवसह ?" तए णं भगवं गोयमे अइमुत्तं कुमारं एवं वयासी“एवं खलु देवाणुप्पिया ! मम धम्मायरिए धम्मोवएसए भगवं महावीरे आइगरे जाव संपाविउकामे, इहेव पोलासपुरस्स णयरस्स बहिया सिरिवणे उज्जाणे अहापडिरूवं उग्गहं उग्गिण्हित्ता संजमेणं तवसा अप्पाणं भावेमाणे विहरइ, तत्थ णं अम्हे परिवसामो ।" तए णं से अइमुत्ते कुमारे भगवं गोयमं एवं वयासी-गच्छामि णं भंते !
अहं तुन्भेहिं सद्धिं समणं भगवं महावीरं पायवंदए ?
अहासुहं देवाणुप्पिया ! • २१८ .
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