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________________ माळ CM Owoo BAMRAO CHIEDO य प्रथम अध्ययन : उत्क्षिप्त ज्ञात (७७) पाया MARRIAGE AND GIFTS 73. After this construction work was concluded Megh Kumar's parents found an auspicious date and time and married Megh Kumar to eight princesses. These young ladies had suitable and matching physique, age, aura, beauty, youth, and virtues and they belonged to families of matching status. Married women, richly adorned with ornaments, sang auspicious and ceremonial songs and performed all the ceremonies using propitious things like curd and rice. __ सूत्र ७४. तए णं तस्स मेहस्स अम्मापियरो इमं एयारूवं पीइदाणं दलयइ-अट्ठ हिरण्णकोडीओ, अट्ठ सुवण्णकोडीओ, गाहानुसारेण भाणियव्वं जाव पेसणकारियाओ, अन्नं च विपुलं धण-कणग-रयण-मणि-मोत्तिय-संख-सिल-प्पवाल-रत्तरयणसंतसारसावतेज्ज अलाहि जाव आसत्तमाओ कुल-वंसाओ पकामं भोतुं पकामं परिभाएउं। तए णं से मेहे कुमारे एगमेगाए भारियाए एगमेगं हिरण्णकोडिं दलयति, एगमेगं सुवन्नकोडिं दलयति जाव एगमेगं पेसणकारि दलयति, अन्नं च विपुलं धणकणग जाव परिभाएउं दलयति। सूत्र ७४. मेघकुमार के माता-पिता ने इस अवसर पर जो प्रीतिदान दिया वह इस प्रकार था-आठ करोड़ चाँदी, आठ करोड़ सोना आदि गाथाओं के अनुसार (मूल में ये गाथाएँ नहीं हैं)। इसके अलावा आठ-आठ दासियाँ और विपुल धन, सोना, रत्न, मणि, मोती, शंख, मूंगा, माणक आदि श्रेष्ठ व मूल्यवान वस्तुएँ दीं। ये सब इतना था कि सात पीढ़ी तक दान देने, भोगने, उपयोग करने और आपस में बाँटने के लिए यथेष्ठ था। मेघकुमार ने यह सारी सामग्री अपनी आठ पत्नियों में बराबर-बराबर बाँट दी। 74. The marriage gifts given by Megh Kumar's parents on this occasion were eighty million gold (coins), eighty million silver(coins) and more as mentioned (these details are not available in the text). Besides these, eight maids each for every wife, and great wealth including cash, gold, gems, pearls, conch shells, coral, ruby, and other valuables. The extant of gifts was so enormous that it was enough to enjoy, distribute, use, and donate for seven generations. Megh Kumar distributed all these gifts equally among his eight wives. ॥ CHAPTER-1: UTKSHIPTA JNATA (77) Jain Education International For Private & Personal Use Only www.jainelibrary.org
SR No.007650
Book TitleAgam 06 Ang 06 Gnatadharma Sutra Part 01 Sthanakvasi
Original Sutra AuthorN/A
AuthorAmarmuni, Shreechand Surana, Surendra Bothra, Purushottamsingh Sardar
PublisherPadma Prakashan
Publication Year1996
Total Pages492
LanguagePrakrit, English, Hindi
ClassificationBook_English, Book_Devnagari, Agam, Canon, Ethics, Conduct, & agam_gyatadharmkatha
File Size13 MB
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