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Śramaņa Bhagavan Mahavira then said, "On the seventh day from now, god Vidyunmāli, on leaving his divine existence, will take birth as a son to Séth Risabha-datta of this town. On acquiring a Kévala Jñana,-Perfect Knowledgehe will eventually acquire a Moksa Pada,-the State of Final Emancipation. There will be no other Kéval after him.
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The four Wives of god Vidyunmāli, having respectfully bowed down, said O Venerable Lord! What will be our fa Gatı, Re-birth in future?
Sramaņa Bhagavān Mahāvira replied "You will be born as daughters of wealthy merchants and you will be married to Jambu Kumāra.
On hearing this excellent account, god Vidyunmāli and his four wives performed dancing in front of the Lord. The delighted god Vidyunmāli then went to his celestial residence in company with his four wives.
One day, when Sthavira Arya Sudharmā Swāmi, the fifth
Gaṇadhara of Śramana Bhagavan Mahavira, came to Raf Vibharagırı,-Mount Vaibhāra,-one of the five mountains near Rajagriha, fot Dhariņi, the wife of Śéth Risabha-datta, went there for the purpose of giving her respects to the Venerable Saint At the end of a Désanā,Preaching, while Ganadhara Mahārāja Sudharma Swāmi was explaining the subject of a Jambu Vrikṣa, before the assembly, Dhariņi, the wife of Seth Risabha-datta, asked "O Venerable Sage, will I have a son or not?" Ganadhara Mahārāja Sudharma Swami replied O grafa Mahāsati,pattern of wifely fidelity, it is not proper for Sādhūs to give instructions for a censurable act. Still however, ascertaining the advent of highly meritorious actions, Sadhus, at times, suggest blameless methods, you should, therefore, observe one hundred and eight anzifa Acāmlāni, Only one meal at mid-day in which scum of parched rice or some other tasteless insipid grain food and boiled water is used. You will have a male
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| SR No. | 008006 |
| Book Title | Shraman Bhagvana Mahavira Part 5 |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Ratnaprabhvijay, D P Thaker |
| Publisher | Parimal Publication |
| Publication Year | 1989 |
| Total Pages | 616 |
| Language | English, Sanskrit |
| Classification | Book_English, Biography, History, & Religion |
| File Size | 14 MB |