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mount Vaibhara Giri and they practised Pädapopagamana Anasana". with due ceremony. On hearing this account from the mouth of śramaņa Bhagavâna Manavira, then Bhadra Śèthāgithe wives of Saliphadra-King Srénika Abhaya Kumāra etc, being burnt by indescribable misery as if struck by a thunder-bolt, and lamenting with a broken heart, went to Vaibhāra Qiri and on seeing both of them resting on a slab of stone heated by the rays of the Sun, Bhădra Mātā falling down on the ground out of great affection towards them, became insensible, When Bhadrā Mátā was brought to her senses by remedies like cool winds etc, she, becoming afflicted by great misery, wept with a shrill voice, and troubled by the non-fulfilment of her long-cherished desires, she began to lament thus:
Lamentations of Bhadrā Mātā,
Hà ! I-sinful and one whose power of meritorious deeds is lost-did not even consider these two Sädhus as belonging to the category of ordinary ascetics. Because, generally no mendicant has gone back open-handed-without getting alms from my house but l-oull-witted did not even notice my son and my son in-law, who are as if they were walking Kalpadruma (wishing Tree) when they came to my house. Every day, when a mendicant ascetic comes to my house for alms, and when I respectfully invite, him then he acepts food and drink--materials which are free from faults, and he goes away after giving a religious benediction But I a highly unfortunate and silly woman-did not give any thing. when there was ford fit to be given to Sådhus; Hā, Ha, I did not give ard did cause any one to give it If food had been given with the intention of giving it to any ordinary ascetic, under a logical inference that it has unintentioually fallen at the right place it would have been better, but that even has not happened.
Ha what has been done by me ? Ha! where is my intellect gone : Ha ! where did my affection arising from the sight of a
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| SR No. | 008003 |
| Book Title | Shraman Bhagvana Mahavira Part 2 Vibhag 2 |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Ratnaprabhvijay, D P Thaker |
| Publisher | Parimal Publication |
| Publication Year | 1989 |
| Total Pages | 802 |
| Language | English, Sanskrit |
| Classification | Book_English, Biography, History, & Religion |
| File Size | 20 MB |