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उन सबने परस्पर एक-दूसरे से ऐसा विचार कर यह निश्चय किया । ऐसा निश्चय कर, त्रिदण्ड आदि अपने उपकरण एकान्त में छोड़ दिये। फिर गंगा में प्रवेश किया। फिर बालू का संथारा बिछाया। संथारा बिछाकर उस पर अवस्थित हुए । पूर्व दिशा की ओर मुख करके पद्मासन में बैठे। दोनों हाथ जोड़कर इस प्रकार कहने लगे
TAKING THE ULTIMATE VOW
86. "Beloved of gods! There is no one here to offer us water and we are forbidden to take or consume any water that is not given to us. This implies that in order to avoid transgression of the vow we took, we should not take and consume any water that is not given to us. It is advisable for us, therefore, to abandon all our possessions including the triple staff (tridand), water-pot (kundika), Rudraksh (berries of the tree Elaeocarpus ganitrus) strings (kanchanika), earthen pots (karotika), wooden planks (urishika), tripods (shannalika or trikashtika), gardening hook used for cutting leaves from trees (ankush), dusters or mops (kesharika), copper rings (pavitrika), rosaries of Rudraksh beads (ganetrika), umbrellas (chhatra), sandals (paduka), wooden sandals (khadaun), saffron garb (dhaturakt). After abandoning all these at some isolated spot we should prepare a bed with the sand from the banks of the Ganges. After that we should gradually reduce our association with our body and passions (samlekhana), give up our food and drink, lie down like a fallen tree (padopagaman) and remain absolutely still without the desire for death."
After deliberation they came to a conclusion and abandoned their equipment including triple-staff at an isolated spot. Then they entered the river Ganges and prepared beds with the sand. After this they sat down on these beds in lotus posture facing the east and joining their palms uttered
८७. 'नमोत्थु णं अरहंताणं जाव संपत्ताणं ।
नमोत्थु णं समणस्स भगवओ महावीरस्स जाव संपाविउकामस्स ।
नमोत्थु णं अम्मडस्स परिव्वायगस्स अम्हं धम्मायरियस्स धम्मोवदेसगस्स ।
पुव्विं णं अम्हेहिं अम्मडस्स परिव्वायगस्स अंतिए थूलगपाणाइवाए पच्चक्खाए जावज्जीवाए, मुसावाए अदिण्णादाणे पच्चक्खाए जावज्जीवाए, सव्वे मेहुणे पच्चक्खाए
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