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perfectly true but those words being unpleasant, it is not wise to use them. You should, therefore, do penance for having committed a transgretion in your Pauşadha Vrata.
With the permission of the Venerable Lord, the dutiful Ganadhara Bhagavāna Indrabhūti Gautama went to the Pausadha śālā where Mahāśatakaji was engaged in religious meditation. On seeing Ganadhara Mahārāja Iudrabhūti Gautama in the Pausadha-sälā, Mahāśatakaji became greatly delighted. Gaņa. dhara Mahārāja Indrabhūti Gautama, then narrating the message of śramana Bhagavān Mahavira to Mahāśatakaji, told him to do penance for his transgression-Mahāśatakajı at once took a vow to do the penance from Ganadhara Mahārāja Indrabhūti Gautama and he did the penance.
At last, Mahāśatakaji having died after remaining without food and drink for one month, was born as a god in Aruni. vatamsaka Vimana of Saudharma Déva loka, with an age-limit of four Palyopams. Descending from the Vimăna, he will be born in Mahāvidéha ksétra and in due course of time he will attain Siddhi Pada (the condition of Final Emancipation)
Discussion with Sthaviras of Pārsva
At this time, many sthaviras of Pārsva Nātha (elderly sãdhus)
* तेणं कालेणं २ पासावच्चिज्जा [ते] थेरा भगवंतो जेणेव समणे भगवं महावीरे तेणेव उवागच्छंति २ सपणस्स भगवओ महावीरस्स अदूरसामंते ठिच्चा एवं वदासी-से नृणं भंते ! असंखेज्जे लोए अनंता रातिदिया उपजिम वा उपज्जति वा उप्पजिस्संति वा विगच्छिंसु वा बिगच्छंति वा विगमिछस्संति वा परित्ता रातिदिया उपजिसु वा ३ विगच्छिम् वा ? हंता अज्जो। असंखेम्जे लोए अणता रातिदिया तं चेक, से केणटेणं जाव विगच्छि स्संति बा ! से नृणं भंते ! अज्जो ? पासेणं अरहया पुरिसादाणीएणं सासए लोए वुइए अणादीए अणवदग्गे परित्ते परिवुडे हेहा विच्छिण्णे मज्झे संखिते उपि विलासंसि, अहेलियंकसंठियंसि, मन्ज्ञे वरवइरविग्गसि उप्पि उद्धमइंगा
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