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in families with mean customs, in families of misers, in families of in families with very paupers, few family-members, in families of beggars, bards etc, in families of gun: Brāhmaṇaḥ (with begging proclivities). Indeed, really, the Arabants, Cakravartins, Baladévas or Vasudevas were born in the past, are born in the present (age), and will be born in future, in families known &S зgo Ugra-kula, families of mighty persons appointed by Bhagavan Sri Risabha-déva Swami as guardians of people, in families known as nga Bhoga-kula, Families of elderly members such as Gurus, Preceptors. पुरोहित Purohita, Royal chaplain etc, in राजन्यकुल Rājanya-kula Families of friends and relatives of kings with almost equal status in life, in ज्ञातकुल Jnāta-kula, in families of क्षत्रीयाः Ksatriyas, members of the warrior race, who protect the world, (rangay in Ikshvāku race, hagdg in Harivamsa race, or in other such-like families with pure fa Jati, Descent from the mother's side, and pure Kula, Descent from paternal side.
22. However, there is some thing like inevitable destiny which creates wonder in this world. It happens after the lapse of endless Avasarpiņis and Utsarpinis, that, under the influence of the ris of angaeahines Nama guttassa kammassa, of the Karma named a Gotra Karma which was not destroyed or experienced or worn out, Arihants, Cakravartins, Baladévas or Vasudevas, in the past, present, and future, descend in i-e take the form of a foetus in the womb, in low families, in degraded families, in families with very few family. members, in families of paupers, in families of misers, in families of beggars, bards etc, but they were never brought forth in the past, they are never brought forth in the present, and they will never be brought forth in future, by birth through such
a womb.
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23. In the Brahmanical part of the town of KundaBharata-varsa, in the continent of Jambu-dvipa, Śramana Bhagavan Mahavira has taken the form of a foetus
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