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११४. वहां पहुंचने पर उत्तम अशोक वृक्ष के नीचे शिविका रखी जाती है। अशोक वृक्ष के नीचे शिविका रखने पर भगवान् शिविका से उतरते हैं। पालकी से उतर कर बर्द्धमान स्वयमेव पाभरण, माला, अलंकार आदि उतारते हैं। पाभरणादि उतारकर स्वयमेव पंच-मुष्टि लोच करते हैं । पंच-मुष्टि लुंचन कर पानी रहित छटुभक्त अर्थात् दो उपवास किये हुए, हस्तोत्तरा (उत्तराफाल्गुनी) नक्षत्र का योग आने पर, एक देवदूष्य वस्त्र को धारण कर, एकाकी ही
He crossed the town of Kundapura and arrived at the park called the Jñati-sanda-vana and came to the place where an aśoka tree stood. 114. He stopped his litter near this magnificent aśoka tree and climbed down the carriage. Then he shed all his finery, his ornaments and garlands. He plucked out his hair with his fists in five handfuls. He undertook a vow that he will have only one meal, without water, out of six regular meals. Then, when the moon was in conjunction with the constellation uttaraphālguni, he became a homeless mendicant, wandering solitary with a lone piece of holy cloth on his person.
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