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3. Kasyāmhiipithé pramatan padārthān punah punah
prašņapadi karomı ?; Kam vā bhadantétt vedāmi, ko vā mām. Gautamétyā
ptagirà atha vaktā ? 3 Bowing down gently at whose lotus-like feet, will repeatedly ask a series of questions? Whom will I address as भरत Bhadanta, मदाते कल्याणिनो भवन्ति मदन्तः Bhandante kalyāṇino bhavanti bhadantāk, One who is a highly propitious monk? Who will henceforth call me as Gautama by a speech suitable for trust-worthy persons ?
हा ! हा ' हा ! वीर । किं कृत ? यदीडशेऽवसरेऽहं दूरीकृतः, किं मांडकं मण्डयित्वा बालवत्तवाऽश्वलेऽलगिष्यं ? किं केवलभागममार्गयिष्यं ? किं मुक्ती संकीर्ण अभविष्यत् ? किं वा तव मारोऽभविष्यद् यदेवं मां विमुच्य गतः ॥
Hā! Hā! Ha! Viral kim kritam ? yadidraśé'vasarė aham dūrikritah, Kim māndaham mandayıtyä bālavattavāncalé alagisyanı ? Kim Kévalabhāgamamārgayishyam? Kim Muktau sankirgam abhavisyat? Kun vā tava bhāro, bhaysyad yadéva'n mām vimucya gatah.
Alas! Alas! Alas I O Vira! What has been done ? That I have been removed to a distance at such an opportunity ? Arranging a circle, will I cling like a child to the border of your cloth? Will I ask for a share in Kévala Jñāna ? Will there be over-crowding in afa Mukti,-the Place of Final Emancipation ? Or, will I become a burden to you, that you went away leaving me off thus.'
While lamenting thus, with the word oftc! ! Vira! Viral clinging to his mouth, Ganadhara Mahārāja Indrabhūti Gautama said, “I know. Those who are exempt from worldly desires are devoid of affection. The fault hes with me, that I did not know it by Sacred knowledge Fie on such one-sided affection | Enough of affection now I am alone. I have none
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