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Bhagavati Sūtra Bk. 2 Ch. 1
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अट्ठारसमंअट्ठारसमेणं नवमं मासं वीसइमंत्रीसइमेणं दसमं मासं बावीसइमबावीसइमेणं एक्कारसमं मासं चउवीसइमंचउवीसइमेणं बारसमं मासं छव्वीसइमंछन्बोसइमेणं तेरसमं मासं अट्ठावी तइमंअट्ठावीसइमेणं चउद्दसमं मासं तीसइमंतीसइमेणं पण्णरसमं मासं बत्तीसइमंबत्तीसइमेणं सोलसं मासं चोत्तीसइमंचोतीसइमेणं अणिखित्तेणं तवोकम्मेणं दिया ठाणुक कुडुए सूराभिमुहे आया वगभूमीए आयावेमाणे रति वीरासणेणं अवाउडेणं । तए णं से खंदए अणगारे गुणरयणसंवच्छरं तवोकम्मं अहासुत्तं अहाकप्पं जाव...आराहेत्ता जेणेव समणे भगवं महावीरे तेणेव उवागच्छइ। उवागच्छित्ता समणं भगवं महावीरं वंदइ नमसइ वंदित्ता नमंसित्ता बहूहिं चउत्थ-छट्ठ-अट्ठम-दसम-दुवालसेहिं मासद्घमासखमणेहिं विचित्तेहिं तवोकम्मेहिं अप्पाणं भावेमाणे विहरइ।
After this, being permitted by Sramaņa Bhagavān Mahavira,...till having paid obeisance, monk Skandaka started practising guna-ratna-samvatsara. This was as follows :
In the first month, fast on alternate days, i. e. fast missing four meals16, (then break, and fast again missing four meals), sitting during the day-time on exposed ground in utkatuka posture with face turned towards the sun, and bearing the cold blast at night, wholly unclad and sitted in vīrāsana posture.
During the second month, a two-day fast, missing six meals, (followed by a break, and missing six meals again), and so on, sitting during the days on exposed ground in the utkatuka posture with face turned towards the sun, and bearing the cold blast during the nights, wholly unclad and sitted in vīrāsana.
With other conditions as aforesaid, in the third month, (three-day fasts) missing 8 meals, in the fourth month, (fourday fasts) missing 10 meals, in the fifth month, (five-day fasts) missing 12 meals, in the sixth month, (six-day fasts) missing 14 meals, in the seventh month, (seven-day fasts) missing 16 meals, in the eighth month, (eight-day fasts) missing 18 meals, in the nineth month, (nine-day fasts) missing 20 meals, in the tenth month, (ten-day fasts) missing 22 meals, in the eleventh month, (eleven-day fasts) missing 24 meals, in the twelfth month, (twelve-day fasts) missing 26 meals, in the
