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CHAPTER V. Horoscope of Vardhamana Kumāra.
CHAPTER VI. Celebration of Birth-festival by Indras and gods and goddessess-Abhi éka (anointing) by Indras and gods and Indrâga and goddesses on Mount Su-Mérut Celebration of Birth-festival by Siddhartha.
CHAPTER VII. Early Life-Naming-Playing with boysMolestation by a piśāca-Going to School-Youth-MarriageFamily Relation,-Death of Parents-Request to King Nandivar dhana for permission to renounce the world - Samvatsarika DānaBequest of Lokântika gods to Vardhamâna Swämi.
CHAPTER VIII. Dikṣā Mahotsava Dikṣā
CHAPTER IX. Period of Chadmastha Kāla of Asceti LifeFirst Year of Ascetic Life-Going to Kurmāra-grāma - Remaining in Kayotsarga outside the village-Gift of the half the portion of divine garment to Soma Brahmin-Molestatien from a cowheadWent to Kollaga Sannivéśa early next morning-Break-fast at the house of a Brahmin named Bahula-Went to Moraga SannivéśaGuest of Jvalana Śarmă in one of the cottages of Duijjanta hermits-Taking of five abhigrahas (minor vows)-Went to Asthika (Vardhamâna) grāma-First Rainy Season at Asthika-gramapassed with a continuous fasting of four month eight periods of a fortnight each-Molestation from Sulapâni Yakṣa-Ten Great Dreams -Astrologer Utpala saying out the meaning of the dreams-Seco nd Year of Ascetic Life-Moraka Sannivesa-Acchandaka-To Uttara Vâcala On the way, while crossing the bank of Suvarna-kalā River, the remaining half of the divine garment slipped down from the shoulder of the Bhagavan, and was taken away by Same Brahmin who was following him for the other half-Kanaka-khala äśrama-Caṇḍa-kausika sarpa-Gobhadra-Vidyasiddha-Candralékhā -Candrakanta-Dharma ghosa-Suri-Preaching-Muni GobhadraCaṇḍakausika tāpasa-Canḍakausika sarpa-biting Bhagavan-Enlight ening Canḍakausika sarpa-Svétāmbika-Pradési king-On way to Surabhipura-Meeting of Pradesi Rāja-Crossing the River Ganges in a small woodn boat-Molestastion from Naga Sudanṣtra déva