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beauty of royal insignia, by great splendour (of ornaments etc. ). by great army, by a great throng, by the great sound and ecbo of musical instruments (and tumult of people ), namely of coach-drum with a clay body-drum with a wooden body,large drum-cymbals-Kähalā (a kind of wind instrument ), hudukka ( beating ram) dundubhi (celestial kettle-drum ) went right through the town of Kundapura. Having gone, he went to a park called Jõāta-khaņda Vana, and proceeded to the excellent Asoka tree.
116 Having proceeded, he caused his palanquin to be placed under the excellent Asoka tree, descended from the palanquin; and having descended he took off his ornaments, wreaths of flowers, and firery with his own hands.
It is said,
अंगुलीभ्यश्च मुद्रावलिं पाणितो वीरवलयं सुजाभ्यां अटित्यकदे। हारमय कण्ठतः कर्णतः कुण्डले मस्तकान्मुकुटमुन्मुञ्चति श्रीजिनः ॥ १ ॥ | Angulibhyasca mudrāvalim pāņlto vîra-valayam bhujābhyam
jhatityangadé; Hāramatha kanțhataḥ karnataḥ kundalé mastakãnmukutam unmuncati Sri Jinah. I.
1. Sri Jineśvara speedily removed a series of rings from his fingers, vīra vaiaya (armlets indicative of might ) from his forearm, bracelets from his upper arm, neck-lace from his neck, ear-rings from his ears, and the diadem from his head.
Having removed (them), he plucked out his hair in five handfuls with his own hands. When the Moon was in conjuaction with Hattbuttarā i e. Uttaraphālguņi constellation, he after fasting for two days and a half, without drinking water, put on a divine robe, and quite alone, un-accompanied by any other person, he plucked out all his hair, and leaving the house, he entered the state of houselessness, 116. (B. C. 568)
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