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CHAPTER VI ९७. जं रयणि च णं समणे भगवं महावीरे जाए सा णं रयणी बहूहिं देवेहिं देवीहिं य ओवयंतेहिं उप्पयंतेहिं य उप्पिजलमाणभूया कहकहगभूया आवि हुत्या [क्वचित् उज्जोवि आवि हुत्या ] ॥९७ ॥
97. Jam rayagim ca nam Samané Bhagavam Mahaviré jäé să gam rayani bahubim dévéhim déviblm ya ovayantábim uppayantéhim ya uppinjamāṇabhuyä kanakabagabhūya avi hutta ( kvacit ujjovl āvi hutthă ] 97.
97 The night during which śramaņa Bhagavān Mahāvîra was born, appeared disurbed and noisy on account of the coming down and going up of many gods and goddesses, [ in some books it is alated-it was a divine lustre ]
This sūtra is indicative of the extensive nature of the celebration of the birth-festival by gods and goddesses,
Thus,
अचेतना अपि दिशः प्रसेदुर्मुदिता इव । वायवोऽपि मुखस्पर्शा, मन्दं मन्दं पवुस्तदा ॥१॥ उद्योवत्रिजगत्यासी-हध्यान दिवि दुन्दुभि । नारका अप्यमोदन्त, भूरप्युच्छ्वासमासदत् ॥ २॥
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