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Bhagavati Sūtra Bk. 9 Ch. 33
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तएणं से उसभदत्ते माहणे ण्हाए जाव...अप्पमहग्घाभरणालंकियसरीरे साओ गिहाओ पडिणिक्खमइ। पडिणिक्खमित्ता जेणेव बाहिरिया उवट्ठाणसाला जेणेव धम्मिए जाणप्पवरे तेणेव उवागच्छइ। उबागच्छित्ता धम्मियं जाणप्पवरं दुरूढे। तएणं सा देवाणंदा माहणी अंतो अंतेउरंसि हाया। कयवलिकम्मा कयकोउयमंगलपायच्छित्ता किंच वरपायपत्तणेउरमणिमेहलाहाररचियउचियकडगखुड्डागएगावलीकंठसुत्तउरत्थगेवेज्जसोणिसुत्तगणाणामणिरयणभूसणविराइयंगी चीणंसुयवत्थपवरपरिहिया दुगुल्लसुकुमालउत्तरिज्जा सव्वोउयसुरभिकुसुमवरियसिरया वरचंदणवंदिया वराभरणभूसियंगी कालागरुधूवधूविया सिरिसमाणवेसा जाव...अप्पमहग्घाभरणालंकियसरीरा बहुहिं खुज्जाहिं चिलाइयाहिं णाणादेसविदेसपरिपिंडयाहिं सदेसणेवत्थगहियवेसाहिं इंगियचितियपत्थियवियाणियाहिं कुसलाहिं विणीयाहिं चेडियाचक्कवालवरिसधरथेरकंचुइज्जमहत्तरगवंदपरिक्खित्ता अंतेउराओ णिग्गच्छइ णिग्गच्छित्ता जेणेव बाहिरिया उवट्ठाणसाला जेणेव धम्मिए जाणप्पवरे तेणेव उवागच्छइ उवागच्छित्ता जाव... धम्मियं जाणप्पवरं दुरूढा।
Thereon Brahmin Rşabhadatta took his bath, till decorated his body with ornaments, light in weight but high in value, came out of his house and proceeded towards the place where stood the chariot duly yoked and took his seat. Brahmani Devānandā too took her bath in her apartment, performed the necessary rites at the time of bath and fulfilled the propitiatory and expiatory duties ; then she decorated her legs with ornaments, her head with ornaments studded with gems, put bracelets on her arms and rings on her fingers, a single-line neclace studded with precious stones round her neck, a costly thread and a long garland-like necklace on her breast, and a precious thread round her waist ; then she put on a silken robe and covered her body with a silken wrapper, decorated the hairs on her head with scented flowers of all seasons, put sandal paste on her forehead, looking in her jewellery and aroma like goddess Sri, the goddess of wealth. She came out attended by maids with a hunch on their back, maids from Cilātadeśa, till maids from many other lands in their national costumes, who could read gestures, who were expert and gentle, in the company of other members of
