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After this embryo transplant Devananda saw the dreams in the reverse sequence (as we see a rewinding video tape). She became sad. And the same night when Trishla saw the dreams she was exhilarated.
However, this incident of embryo exchange remained a secret. No one knew about this.
After attaining Keval-jnana, Bhagavan Mahavir once came to Brahmankundagram. Brahmin Rishabhadatta and Brahmini Devananda were filled with the desire to behold him.
They called a servant. Got ready after taking bath and dressing richly; boarded a chariot; made five resolutions from a distance; went neither too near nor too far from him and went around him and sat down with devotion after paying him homage.
Devananda looked at Bhagavan Mahavir without blinking. Every pore of her body exhilarated with joy. The feeling of motherly affection made her breasts ooze a stream of milk.
Seeing this condition of Devananda, Gautam Swami asked Bhagavan“Prabhu ! Why this Devananda Brahmini is in this strange condition?" Bhagavan Mahavir then revealed the secret and said
"Gautam ! Thus Devananda Brahmini is my mother. I have spent 82 days and nights in her womb. Her motherly affection has brought her to this condition."
Knowing about this secret, the joy of Devananda and Rishabhdatta saw no bounds. They both got initiated by Bhagavan Mahavir and got liberated after doing lofty practices of austerities and discipline.
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10. MAHABAL KUMAR The name of Mahabal Kumar appears in the 17th para of the first chapter of the first section (Gautam Kumar) of Antakriddashu Sutra. King Andhakavrishni's wife queen Dharini dreams of a lion when she is pregnant. Describing this it is added
Seeing of the dream, birth of a son, his childhood, education, youth, marriage. beautiful mansion, pleasures etc. should be taken exactly same as those of Mahabal Kumar.
The king of Hastinapur city was Bal. His wife was named Prabhavati.
She was sleeping in her comfortable bed when she saw a white lion in her dream. She woke up and told about the auspicious dream to her husband. . King Bal called dream diviners and asked them the meaning of the dream. The dream
ers described 72 dreams of different types and told the meaning of queens dream—the dream augurs benefits in terms of wealth, pleasures, kingdom and son.
The king dismissed the dream diviners after amply rewarding them.
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