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[ The Lokāntika gods are of nine kinds. They are:सारस्य १ माइचा २ वण्ही ३ वरुणा य ४ गद्दतोया य ५ । तुडिया ६ अव्वाबाहा ७ अग्गिच्चा ८ चेव रिट्ठा य ९ ॥ १ ॥ 1. Sarassaya 1 Maicca
Vaghi 3 Varunā ya 4 Gaddatoyā ya 5 Tudia 6 Avvābāhā 7 Aggicca 8 ceva Ritthā ya 9. ( 1 )
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1 Sārasvatā Adityā Vahnayo Vahnayo Varuṇāsca, Gardatoyāśca; Trutitā Avyābādhā, Agneyascaiva, Risthāca
[ सारस्वता आदित्या वह्नयो वरुणाच गर्दतोयाश्च । त्रुटिता अव्याबाधा अग्नेयाश्वेव रिष्ठाश्च ॥ १ ॥
एए देवनिकाया भयव बोहिन्ति जिगवरिंदं तु । सव्वजगज्जीवहियं भयवं ! तित्थं पवत्तेह || २ ||
Eé dévanikāyā bhayavam bohinti Jiņavarindam tu: Savva jagajjivahiyam bhayavam! tittham ptavaétha.
[ एते देवनिकाया भगवन्तं बोधयन्ति जिनवरेन्द्रं तु । सर्वजगज्जीवहितं भगवन् तीर्थ प्रवर्तय ॥ २॥
2. Été dévanikāyā bhagavantam bodhayanti Jinavarendram tu; Sarvajagajjivahitam bhagavan tirtham pravartaya ]
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1. The Lokäntika gods are of the following nine kinds:1. Sārasvata 2. Aditya 3 Vahni 4. Varuna 5. Garda toya 5. Tuşita 7; Avyābhādha 8. Aguéya and 9 Risthā.
2. These varieties of gods requested Jinéndra Bhagavān Śramaņa Bhagavān Mahāvira, Lord! Establish the religion
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of the law which is of supreme benefit to all living beings of the world.
[ When Śramana Bhagavan Mahāvîra thought of commencing ascetic life, the thrones of the above-named varieties of Lokantika gods in the celestial chariots of the jewelled compartment of the Brahma déva-loka began to quiver. On
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