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grāma at the house of Brāmaņa Rişabha-datta where Brāhmani Dévānanda lived. Having arrived, instantly on seeing śramana Bhagavãn Mahāvira, he makes a low bow to him, and having bowed down, he puts Brāhmaṇi Devanandā with lier house-hold members into profound deep sleep; having done so, he removes impure particles and places in, pure particles. Having placed them, and saying “ May the Venerable One permit me." ho takes śramaņa Bhagavāni Mahavira into the cavity of the folded palms of his hands withont hurting him, comfurtably and by his divine supernatural power.
[ He took Śramaņa Bhagavão Mahävira into the cavity of the palms of his hands in such a way, that it did not cause the slightest pain to the foetus. It is said in Bhagavati Sūtra.com
पभू गं मंते ! हरिणेगमेसी सकाढूए इत्थीगमं नासिरंसि वा रोम कुवंसि वा साहरित्तए वा निहारत्तए वा ? हंता पभू, नो चेवणं तस्स गन्मस्स भाषाई वा विवाह वा उप्पएज्जा, छविच्छे पुण करिजा"
Pabhū nam bhanté ! Hariņégamesi Sakkadūé itthigabbham nahasiramsi va romakuvamsi vă sāhurities vā nikarittae? Hantă Pabbū, no céra nam tassa gabbhacsa abāham vā vi-baham vă, uppaéjjā, chavicchéam puņa karijjā.
O worshipful master ! Is Hariņéganési, the messenger of Sakra. able to place the foetus of a female on the top of a nail or in the pores of a buir to remove it from there? Yes, he is able. He does not Invariably cause any pain or any particular pain to the foetus. An incision into the skin is only done.)
Having taken him in the cavity of the folded palms of his hards, he goes to the Ksatriya part of the town of Kunda grāma, to the house of Kşatriya Siddhārtha, where Ksatriyani Trisalā lived, and having gone there, he puts Ksatriyāni Trisalā with her house-hold members Into prolouud deep sleep. Having induced deep sleep, he removes unclean particles and having
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