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भगवती सूत्रम् शः ११ उ: १२
ofgods in heavens ?!' Hearing this question Rşibhadraputra, the knower of the existence of gods, told the worshippers of the Sramanas thus : “Aryas ! the existence of gods in heaven is minimum of ten thousand years. Thereafter increasing from one time, two times till ten times, countable times, uncountable times becomes maximum of thirtythree sägaropamas. There is no god or heaven with an existe nce beyond this limit." The worshippers of the Gramanas had no faith, belief or inclination to accept what Rşibhadraputra had said and returned to their respective places.
तेणं कालेणं तेणं समएणं समणे भगवं महावीरे जाव...समोसढे जाव...परिसा पज्जुवासइ। तएणं ते समणोवासया इमीसे कहाए लट्ठा समाणा हट्टतुट्ठा एवं जहा तुगिउद्देसए जाव...पज्जुवासंति । तएणं समणे भगवं महावीरे. तेसिं समणोवासगाणं तीसे य महति० धम्मकहा जाव...आणाए आराहए भव।
In that period at that time Bhagavān Mahāvīra arrived there till the assembly worshipped him. Like the worshippers of Sramaņas of Tungikā they were highly delighted and pleased on hearing the arrival of Bhagavān Mahāvira till they worshipped him. Bhagavān Mahāvīra spoke at length to those worshippers of the Sramaņas and the vast assembly till ‘Be the worshippers of the Jinas'.
तएणं ते समणोवासया समणस्स भगवओ महावीरस्स अंतियं धम्म सोच्चा णिसम्म हट्ठतुट्ठा उठाए उट्ठइ उ० समणं भगवं महावीरं वंदंति , णमंसंति वंदित्ता णमंसित्ता एवं वयासी-(प्र०) एवं खलु भंते ! इसिभद्दपुत्ते समणोवासए अम्हं एवं आइक्खइ जाव...परूवेइ-देवलोएसु णं अज्जो ! देवाणं जहण्णेणं दस वाससहस्साई ठिई पण्णत्ता तेण परं समयाहिया जाव...तेण परं वोच्छिण्णा देवा य देवलोगा य से कहमेयं भंते ! एवं? (उ०) अज्जो त्ति समणे भगवं महावीरे ते समणोवासए एवं वयासी-जण्णं अज्जो ! इसिभद्दपुत्ते समणोवासए तुझं एवं आइक्खइ जाव...परूवेइ-देवलोएसु णं.
