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of Tirthankara Parsva Natha Bhagavana came into the Samavasarana, and standing at the some distance, they asked :
"Bhagavan ! Were ananta ( endless ) days and nights produced or are being produced or will be produced or were paritta (limited) days and nights produced and are being produced and will be produced in this loka (world) of numerous pradeśas ? Also, have ananta ( endless) days and nights been passed, and are being passed, and will be passed or have parita (limited) days been passed or are being passed or will be produced ? Bhagavana :-O Hononrable People In this loka (world) ananta days and nights as well as paritta ( limited) days have been produced and are being produced and will be produced. Also ananta days and nights have passed and are being passed and will be passed.
Sthavras :-Bhagavan! How is it possible? How can ananta ( endless) as well as paritta ( limited) days nights be produced and passed in the loka (world) with numerous pradeśas ?
कारसंविए तसिं च णं सासयंसि लोगंसि अणादियंसि परिचंसि परिवुडंसि tar विच्छिन्नंसि मझे संखित्तंसि उप्पि बिकासंसि आहे पछियेक साठवसि मझे बरarरविग्ग हंसि उपि उद्धमुइंगाकारसंठियंसि अनंता जीवगणा उप्पज्जित्ता २ निकीयंति परित्ता जीवगणा उप्पज्जितार निलीयंति से नूणं भूए उपपन्ने विगए परिणए अजीवेहिं लोक्कतिपलोक्कर, जे लोकइ से कोए ? हंता भगवं (ते) से तेणट्टणं अज्जो ! एवं बुम्बइ असंखेज्जे तं चेव । तप्पमिर्ति च णं ते पासावच्चेज्जा थेरा भगवंतो समणं भगवं महावीरं पचमिजाणंति सव्वन्नू सव्वदरिसी, तए णं ते येरा भगवंतो समणं मगवं महावीरं वंदति नर्मसंति २ एवंदासि - इच्छामि णं भंते तुब्भं अंततिए चाउज्जामाओ
माओ पंचमहव्यं सप्पडिकमणं धम्मं उवसंपज्जित्ताणं बिहरित्तए, अहासुहं देवाशुपिया ? मा परिबंध करेह, तए णं ते पासावचिज्जा थेरा मगवंतो जात्र चरिमेहिं उस्सासनिस्सासेहि सिद्धा जाब सब्व दुक्खप्पहीणा अत्येगतिया वेव देवलोएस उववन्न ( सूत्र -२२६ ) ॥
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