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Aristanemi
वयासि ॥ "जय णंदा । जय भद्दा । भदं ते खत्तिय-वर-वसभा । बुज्झाहि भगवं लोग-णाहा, सयल-जगज्-जीव-हियं पवत्तेहि धम्मतिथ्थं परहिय-सुहनिस्सेयस-करं सव्वलोए सव्वजीवाणं भविस्सइ !" त्ति कटु जय-जय-सदं पउंजंति ॥ पुदिव पि णं अरहो अरिट्ठणेमिस्स माणुस्सायो गिहथ्थधम्माओ अणुत्तरे आभोइए अप्पडिवाइ णाण-दसणे होथ्था। तए णं अरहा अरिट्ठणेमी तेणं अणुत्तरेणं आहोइएणं णाण-दसणेणं अप्पणो णिक्खमणकालं आभोइए। त्ता चिच्चा हिरण्णं चिच्चा सुवण्णं चिच्चा धणं चिच्चा धण्णं चिच्चा रज्जं चिच्चा रहें एवं वलं वाहणं कोण कोट्ठागारं चिच्चा पुरं चिच्चा अंतेउरं चिच्चा जणवयं चिच्चा धण-कणग-रयण-मणि-मोत्तियसंख-सिल-प्पवाल-रत्तरयणमाइयं संत-सार-सावएज्जं विच्छड्डइत्ता विग्गोवइत्ता दाणं दायारेहिं परिभाइत्ता दाणं दाइयाणं परिभाइत्ता।
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Intelligent, promising, the very perfection of beauty, with full controls, bearing auspicious marks, polite... Aristanemi, at the death of his parents, with the permission of his elders and superiors, fulfilled his mission. As per the established custom, the lokāntika gods incessantly praised him and hymned him with these high, kind, dear, pleasant, pleasing, noble, helpful, auspicious, fortunate, well-meaning, measured-sweet-decent, heartappealing, heart-pleasing, serious and ever-fresh words:
“Victory be to the joy of the world !. Victory be to one with auspicious marks ! Glory be to thee, oh bull among the best of ksatriyas. Awake oh Lord, Master of the Universe, Establish religion and order For the well-being of all living beings. These will bring supreme benefit, The best of welfare and happiness,
To all beings in all the worlds." So saying, they shouted 'victory' again and again. Even before Arhat Arişğanemi courted the life of a householder, so coveted by the habits of men, he was in possession of unprecedented, unlimited and unimpeded knowledge and faith. So with this unprecedented and unlimited knowledge and faith, Arhat Ariştanemi perceived the time of his renunciation. On perceiving this, he gave up his silver, his gold, his wealth, his granaries, his majesty, his kingdom, his army, his transport, his
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