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The #17 Diksā, Initiation into the Order of Jain Monks
būti occurred under the under-mentioned circumstances.
When Agnibhūti heard from people that his elder brother Indrabhūtı Gautama had taken Amaat 418 Bhāgavati DiksāInitiation into an Order of Monks-prescribed in Jaina Scriptures- he thought,
तं च प्रवजितं श्रुत्वा, दध्यौ तद्वान्धवोऽपरः। अपि जातु द्रवेदद्रिहिमानी प्रज्वलेदपि ॥ १ ॥ वहिः शीतः स्थिरो वायुः संमवेन तु बांधवः ।
हारयेदिति प्रपच्छ, लोकानश्रद्दधद् भृशम् ॥ २॥ 1. Tam ca pravrajitam śrutvā dadhyau tad bāndhavo aparah;
Api jātu dravédadri-r-himāni prajvalédapi. 2. Vahniḥ śitah sthiro vāyuh sambhavénna tu bāndhavah;
Hārayéditi prapaccha, lokānasraddadhad bhruśam. 1-2 Having heard that his brother Indrabhūti Gautama accepted Diksā, the (younger ) brother ( Agnibhūti ) thought,It is possible that mountain may melt away, or deep snow may blaze forth into fire, or fire may assume the ( quality of becoming ) cold, or even the wind may become stationary, even then, my brother will not be defeated.” Consequently disbelieving it, he asked the people repeatedly.
तनश्च निश्चये जाते चिंतयामास · चेतसि ।
गत्वा जित्वा च तं धूर्त वालयामि सहोदरम् ॥ ३॥ 3. Tataśca niscayè jāté, cintayāmāsa cétas ;
Gatvā jitvā ca tam dhūrtam vālayāmı sahodaram. 3. Then, when he was convinced in his mind, he thought“Having gone and having won over that rogue, I will bring back ( my ) brother.”
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