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șiņā, he took his seat at a suitable place. Śramaga Bhagavāna Mahavira gave a religious sermon to Siva Râjarși and the large assembly. Śiva Rājarst was greatly rejoiced, He got up from his seat and clasping his both hands in the form of an anjali, he requesied the Lord:-Bhagavan! I have much faith in the Religion of the Jinéśvaras, Please rescue ine with your own hand. Please give me Bhagavati Dik d and show me the Path of Mokşa (Final Emancipation).
Śramaņa Bhagavāna Mahavira accepted the request of Siva Rajarsi. Then, having taken his iron-pan, spoon, utensils etc to the North-East and having left them a little far off, Siva Ræjarsi reinoved the hair of his head and beard in five handfuls and then, he came to Sramaņa Bhagavāna Mahāvira The worshipfui Lord gave him the Five Great Vows of Ascetic Life, showed him some rituals of daily life and entrusted him to sthaviras (learned ascetics of high repute) for further study. He studied the Eleven Angas of Jāina Siddhāntas and practised various severe austerities.
अत्यि ता मे पुरा पोराणाणजहा तामलिस्स जाच पुत्तेहि वडामि पमूहि बड़ामि रज्जेण वडामि एवं रतुणं बलेण वाहणेण कोसेण कोडागारेण पुरेण अंतेउरेण वहामि विपुलघणकणगरयणजावसंतसारसावएज्जेणं अतीवर अभिवडामि तं किन्नं अहंपुरा पोराणाणं जाव एगंतसोक्खयं उव्वेहमाणे विहरामि ? तंजाव ताव अहं हिग्न्ने] वडामि तं चेव जाव अभिवडामि जाव मे सामंतरायाणोवि वसे वहति ताव ता मे सेय कल्लं पाउष्पमाए जाव जलंते सुबहुं लोहोलोहकडाहकडुच्छुयं तंबियं तावसभंडगं घडावेत्ता सिवम कुमारं रज्जे गवेत्ता तं मुबहु लोहीलोहकडाहकडुच्छुयं वंबियं भंडगं गहाय जे इमे गंगाकुले वाणपत्था तावसा भवंति तं होत्तिया पोत्तिया कोत्तिया जन्नई सड़ई थालई जं च उदंतुक्खलिया उम्मज्जया संमज्जया निमज्जगा संपखाला
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