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these monks went out and reached Sahasrāmi! ? (the wood of mango trees). Going out of that wood they divided themselves in three groups of two monks. Then they began to wander in the city with peaceful mind and observing circumspection of movement.
First Group
One of those three groups wandering in Dwarakā city seeking alms from high-low-medium standard houses, from one to the other house, approached the palace of Devakī, the queen of king Vasudeva. Queen Devakī became very glad, happy and filled with bliss, seeing the two monks coming to her palace. Due to affection her mind filled with joy, her heart bloomed like a lotus due to the extremity of happiness. Standing up from her seat queen Devaki went towards monk couple, seven or eight steps with pleasureful heart, and circumambulated bowed down and worshipped them. Then she went to kitchen with monk-couple. There he put Singha-Keśara Modaka (a kind of too much fragrant and nourishing-vitalising sweetball) in a big plate and gave to monk-couple. After this queen Devakī once again bowed down, worshipped and gave farewell to monk-couple.
विवेचन
• जहा गोयम सामी जाव इच्छामो
छहों सहोदर मुनियों ने गौतम स्वामी की तरह (गौतम स्वामी की दिनचर्या का वर्णन भगवती सूत्र शतक २ उद्देशक-५ में आया है ।) बेले के पारणे के दिन प्रथम प्रहर में शास्त्र-स्वाध्य, दूसरे प्रहर में ध्यान तथा तीसरे प्रहर में शान्त भाव से मुखवस्त्रिका, वस्त्रों व पात्रों की प्रतिलेखना की । पात्रों को लेकर भगवान के चरणों में विधिवत् वन्दन नमस्कार करके नगरी में भिक्षार्थ जाने की आज्ञा मांगी । आज्ञा मिल जाने पर चंचलता रहित तथा ईर्या शोधन पूर्वक शांति चित्त से भिक्षा हेतु भ्रमण करने लगे । यह वर्णन जानना चाहिए ।
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