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160 समयंसि, इत्युत्तराहि नक्खत्तेणं जोगमुवागएणं आरोग्गारुग्गं दारयं PART II 8€ 11
96. Téņam kāléņam téņam samaéņam Samané Bhagavam Mahaviré jé sé gimbóņam padhamé māsé duccé pakkhé - citta suddé, tassa ņam cittasuddassa Térasi divasó nam rãindiyāṇam vlikkantānam uccațbāņagaesu gahésu, padhamé candajogé somāsu disāsu vitimirāsu visuddhāsu, jaiesu savva - saunésu, payā hiņā - 'nukūlamsi bhūmisappimsi māruyamsi pavāyamsi, nipphannā méiniyamsi kālamsi, pamuiya pakkiliésu jaŋavaésu, puvva-rattávaratta - kāla - samayamsi, Hatthuttarāhim nakkhatténam jogamuvāgaénam äroggāruggam dårayam payáza, 96.
96. During that age, at that time, on the thirteenth day of the second fortnight of the first month of summer, that is on the thirteenth day, of the rigth fortnight of the month of Caitra चैत्र (चैत्र शुद तेरस Caltra sud Teras), after the completion of nine months and seven and a half days, (as the duration of pregnancy,) when the planets occupied tbe highest aspects when the Candra is assumed an excellent position when all the directions were calm, free from darkness and serene when all the birds were making Jaya Jaya sound, and the southerly pleasant wind was gently touching the ground, at a time when all the people were joyiul and amusing themselves playfully on account oi heathfulness and a time of plenty, at midnight, when the Moon was in conjunction with the constellation Uttarāphālguni gormega Trigalā ksatriyāni painlessly gave birth to a healthy child. 96. (B, C. 198-9)
The duration of the period of pregnancy of the mothers of the twenty-four Tirthankaras of the present series is given by Śri Soma Tilaka-sūri in his work“ Saptati Sata Stbänska quafarrema":
Bhagavān Śrî Riśabba-déva remained in uterus for nine months and four days, Sri Ajitanātha Prabhu for eight
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