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Arhat Pārsva
उप्पयंतेहिं (देवुज्जोए एगालोए लोए देव-सण्णिवाया ) उप्पि जलमाण-भूया कह-कह भूया यावि होथ्था ।
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During the night when the celebrated Arhat Pārśva was born, the world was lit bright by the descending and ascending of many gods and goddesses. During the night when the celebrated Arhat Pārśva was born, because of the descending and ascending of many gods and goddesses, [the world was lit bright by an array of divine lights,] and was filled with the noise,- 'what's this ?” ‘Why this ?
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जम्मणं सव्वं पासाभिलावेणं भाणियव्वं जाव...तं होउ णं कुमारे पासे णामेणं ।
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The details of birth, etc., to be repeated as before, by suitably substituting ‘Pārśva',... till "for that reason, this our boy be named Pārsva". 154
पासे णं अरहा पुरिसादाणीए दक्खे दक्ख पाइणे पडिरूवे अल्लीणे भद्दाए faणीए तीस वासाई अगारवास - मज्झे वसित्ता पुणरवि लोगंतिएहिं जीयकप्पियेहि देहि ताहि इट्ठाहिं जाव... एवं वयासी : १५५
Intelligent by birth, with promise to be intelligent, perfect in beauty, self-controlled, bearing auspicious marks and gentle, the celebrated Arhat Pārśva, having spent 30 years in the household order, was, as per established custom, addressed by the Lokantika gods in words pleasing, etc.,... till in the following 155
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जय २ गंदा । जय २ भद्दा । भद्रं ते खत्तिय वर-वसभा । बुज्झाहि भगवं लोग णाहा सयल- जगज्जीव- हिथं पवत्तेहि धम्म-तिथ्यं परहिय-सुह- णिस्सेयसकरं सव्व- लोए सव्व - जीवाणं भविस्सइ । त्ति कट्टु जय-जय- सर्द पतंजति । १५६
“Victory be to thee, the joy of the world ! Victory be to thee, oh noble one! Glory be to thee !
Oh bull among the best of ksatriyas !
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