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Bhagavati Sūtra Bk. 2 Ch. 1
he respectfully moved round the Lord thrice, and having done so,... .till obeisance, and made the following submission :
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-Bhante! The world is ablaze. Bhante! The world is burning. Bhante! The world is ablaze and burning because of old-age and death. When a house is ablaze, the householder first takes out to a safer place objects that are precious and light, and thinks that these objects rescued (from fire) will, hereafter, be of great help, happiness, support, and welfare, and will follow him. Likewise, oh beloved of the gods, my soul is an object coveted, dear, nice, beautiful, delightful, enchanting, supporting. accompanying, enriching, a veritable casket of jewels. Hence I have been protecting it from cold, heat, hunger, thirst, theft, lion, snake, giant fly, mosquito, multifarious diseases and dangers. Protected thus, this soul will, hereafter, be a source of welfare, So happiness, goodness, perpetual bliss, and go with me. desire I, oh beloved of the gods, to be initiated by thee, to be tonsured by thy hand, to be trained in spiritual practices by thee, to be taught the Sutras and their implications by thee, to be directed by thee in conduct, alms-seeking, humility, conduct arising out of humility, purification of conduct and food, extent of food intake, etc., all in the practice of restraint.
तए णं समणे भगवं महावीरे खंदयं कच्वायणस्सगोत्तं सयमेव पव्वावेइ जाव...धम्ममाइक्खइ । एवं देवाणुप्पिया ! गंतव्वं एवं चिट्ठियव्वं निसीइयव्वं एवं तुयट्ठियव्वं एवं भुंजियव्वं एवं भासियव्वं एवं उट्ठाए उट्ठाय पाणेहिं भूएहि जीवेहि सतेहि संजमेणं संजमियव्वं अस्सि च णं अट्ठ े णो किंचि वि पमाइयव्वं ।
तए णं से खंदए कच्चायणस्सगोत्ते समणस्स भगवओ महावीरस्स इमं एयारूवं धम्मियं उवएसं सम्मं संपडिवज्जइ तमाणाए तह गच्छइ तह चिट्ठइ तह निसीयइ तह तुयट्टइ तह भुंजइ तह भासइ तह उट्ठाए उट्ठााय पाणे हि भएहिं जीवेहिं सत्तेहि संजमेणं संजमेइ अस्सिं च णं अट्ठ े णो पमायइ ।
Śramana Bhagavān Mahāvira himself initiated Skandaka of the Katyayana line....till guided him in religion thus :
--Oh beloved of the gods ! stand, thus ye sit, thus ye
Thus ye move, thus ye thus lie, thus ye eat,
