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giri in a comfortable palanquin with the object of doing homage to Śramana Bhagavāna Mahāvîra As soon as he saw the Venerable Bhagavāna from a distance, he got down from his palanquin and having carefully observed the five abhigamas* of a śrāvaka, he went round the Bhagavana three times in the form of pradaksina and bowing down respectfully at Bhagavan's feet, he took his seat at a suitable place for the purpose of hearing the
preaching.
Śramana Bhagavāna Mahāvira, then gave the following deśană (preaching ) capable of destroying the terror arising from unrestricted worldy enjoyments
अनंत क्लेशकल्लोलनिलयो भवसागरः । तिर्यगूर्ध्वमधो जंतून क्षिपत्येष प्रतिक्षणम् ॥ १ ॥ एकं निबन्धनं तस्य क्रियते प्राणाभि रतिः । अशुचौ कृमिभिरिव यदत्रापि शरीरके ॥ २ ॥
रसाम्मांसमेदोऽस्थिमज्जशुक्रांत्रवर्चसाम् | अशुचीनां पदं कायः चित्वं तस्य तत्कृतः ? ॥ 3 ॥ नवस्रोतस्रवद्वित्ररसनिः स्यंदपिच्छले । देहेऽपि शौचसंकल्पो महामोहविजृंभितम् ॥ ४ ॥ शुक्रशोणितसंभूतो मलनिःस्यंदवर्द्धितः ।
गर्भे जरायुसंछन्नः शुचिः कायः कथं भवेत् ? ॥ ५ ॥
मातृजग्धान्नपानोत्यरसं नाडीक्रमागतम् ।
पायं पायं विवृद्ध सन् शौंचं मन्येत कस्तनोः ? ॥ ६ ॥
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*The five abhigamas of a house-holder are 1 Sacittadavvamujjhanam (Leaving outside of a living object). 2. Acitamaņujjhanam (Non-abandonment of a lifeless object) 3. Manegattam (Concentration of mind) 4. lgasadi ujjarasangur - ( Wearing the upper garment in the form of ekasādi as adopited by Jains going to temple ). 5 Angali sirasi Jina dittha - ( Anjali immediately on seeing Jinéśvara Bhagavāna.
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