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(such as carts, donkeys ); of cash-treasures; of ware-houses of curn; of towns, of haréms, of towns-people and fame. Besides, there occurred in the family, a very great increase of Vipula Dhana fago gur Expansive wealth such as cows, buffaloes. etc; of gold un-manufactured or made into ornarnents; of gems; of precious beads; of pearls; of conches; (with right-hand Turnings), of titles from kings; of corals; of red sem -- rubies and other valuable articles, and of the really existing (not imaginary ) valuable articles, and of gifts given by relatives out of love and respect Then, a weli-meditated desirable mental idea occurred in the mind of the mother and father of Śramaņa Bhagavān Mabăvira, which was of the following nature:
90. From the time this boy of ours took the form of a foetus in the womb of his mother, we have acen an increase of our silver, and gold' of wealth, and corn; we have seen & very great Increase of our really existing valuable articles, and of the gifts given to us by relatives out of love and respect; therefore, when this our child will be born in conson. ence with this incidence, we shall call him by the excellent name of Vardhamāna, a nam: derived from and hence acquired on account of his qualites.
IMMOBILITY OF THE FOETUS. ९१. तए ण समणे भगवं महावीरे माउअणुकंपणहाए निचले निष्फंदे निरयणे अल्लीण-पल्लीण-गुत्ते आवि होत्या ॥ ९१ ॥
91. Taé nam Samaņé Bhagavam Māhāviré mãu aņukampa. natthaé niccalé nipfandé niréyaņé alliņa-pallina-gutté āvi hotthā. 91.
91. Then, Sramana Bhagavān Mahāvira, out of devotional sympathy for his mother, "Lest my movements in the womb be hurtful to my mother" or as some say, with the object of teaching others their duty of devotion towards their parents remained immovable, and being immovable, became entirely free from movements, and, as such, became perfectly steady;
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