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भगवती सूत्र शः २ उः
In that period, at that time, (there was) a city named Rajagṛha,...till people dispersed. In that period, at that time Śramana Bhagavan Mahavira had a senior-most disciple, monk Indrabhūti by name,...till held in concentrated form within himself mighty fiery forces. He was undergoing a series of fasts missing six meals (at a time),...till was enriching his soul by restraint and penance. On one fast-breaking day, after he had already missed six meals, Bhagavan Gautama concentrated on the holy texts in the first quarter of the day, held meditation in the second, and then in the third quarter, without haste and without care, he cleaned his mouth-cover, his clothes and vessels, rubbed and dried them and then having picked them up, arrived at the place where Śramana Bhagavan Mahāvira was, paid him homage and obeisance and made the following submission:
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-Bhante ! Desire I, if it so pleases thee to permit me, in order to break my fast missing six meals, to repair to the city of Rajagṛha, to beg (food) from all households, high, middle and low, as per prescriptions regarding begging.
-Do as it may please you, oh beloved of the gods, but delay not.
Having thus been permitted by Śramaṇa Bhagavān Mahavira, Bhagavan Gautama moved out from the proximity of Śramana Bhagavan Mahavira, from Guṇasila caitya, and having moved out, (walked at paces) without haste and without care, observing closely (in fulfilment of precaution regarding movement) the ground of the length of a yuga, he arrived at the city of Rajagṛha, and in the city of Rajagṛha, he started, for purposes of begging as per prescriptions, visiting households, high, middle and low.
तए णं से भगवं गोयमे रायगिहे नगरे जाव... अडमाणे बहुजणसददं निसामेइ - एवं खलु देवाणुप्पिया ! तुंगियाए नयरीए बहिया पुप्फवईए इए पासावचिचज्जा थेरा भगवंतो समणोवासएहिं इमाइं एयारूवाई वागरणाई पुच्छिया - संजमे णं भंते ! किं फले ? तवे णं किं फले ? तए णं ते थेरा भगवंतो ते समणोवासए एवं क्यासि — संजमे णं अज्जो !
