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भगवती सूत्रम् श: ९ उः ३३ वियक्खणं ससोहग्गगुणसमुस्सिय अभिजायमहक्खमं विविहवाहिरोगरहियं णिरूवहयउदत्तलट्ठ पंचिदियपडुपढमजोव्वणत्थं अणेगउत्तमगुणेहिं संजुत्तं तं अणुहोहि ताव जाया । णियगसरीररूवसोहग्गजोव्वणगुणे तओ पच्छा अणुभूय णियगसरीररूवसोहग्गजोव्वणगुणे अम्हेहि कालगएहिं समाणेहि परिणयवये वड्डियकुलवंसतंतुकज्जम्मि णिरवयक्खे समणस्स भगवओ महावीरस्स अंतियं मुडे भवित्ता अगाराओ अणगारियं पव्वइहिसि ।
Parents replied, "Dear son ! This your body is endowed with grace, with good signs and marks and is full of possibilities. It has the necessary power, strength and merit. It is rich in knowledge and in good luck. It is noble, healthy and able. It is far from debility, it is dignified and fall of grace. It has vigorous organs of senses and is at the prime of youth. So long you have grace, luck, youth and possibility, it behoves thee to make use of these. When, later, we are no more, and you have also lived through your age, and enriched the family and the line with progeny, you are free to be initiated by Bhagavan Mahavira."
तएणं से जमाली खत्तियकुमारे अम्मापियरो एवं वयासी-तहा वि णं तं अम्मयाओ! जं णं तुब्भे ममं एवं वयह-इमं च णं ते जाया ! सरीरगं तं चेव जाव...पव्वइहिसि । एवं खलु अम्मयाओ! माणुस्सगं सरीरं दुक्खाययणं विविहवाहिसयसंणिकेयं अट्ठियकट्ठ ट्ठियं छिराण्हारुजालोणद्धसंपिणद्धं मट्टियभंडं व दुब्बलं असुइसंकिलिट्ठ अणिट्ठवियसव्वकालसंठप्पयं जराकुणिमजज्जरघरं व सडणपडणविद्धंसणधम्म पुग्वि वा पच्छा वा अवस्सं विप्पजहियव्वं भविस्सइ। से के सणं जाणइ अम्मयाओ! के पुवि तं चेव जाव...पव्वइत्तए।
Jamāli said, “My dear parents! I appreciate all that you have spoken, but you know well that this human body is the abode of misery, the shelter of many a disease, made of bones which are like hard wood, covered with arteries and veins, like a pot made from clay, a storehouse of impurity. One is required to take care of such a thing all the while. But this body is destined to disentigrate someday, and who knows who is to go ezrlier and who is to be left behind ? So please permit me."
