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Arhat Rşabha
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णिप्फण्ण-मेयणीसि कालंसि पमुइय पक्कीलिएसु सव्य-जणवएसु] पुव्वरत्तावरत्त-काल-समयंसि उत्तरासाढाहिं नक्खत्तेणं जोगमुवागएणं आरोग्गारोग्गं दारगं पयाया।
२०८
In that period, at that time, in the first month of summer, in the first fortnight, on the eighth day of the dark half of Caitra. on the expiry of full 9 months and 7 days (of stay in the womb), [when the planets were located high, the stars gave out good omens, the favourable south wind was blowing touching the ground, and the earth being full of grains, people were happy and at play, ) at the confluence of the two halves of the night, when the moon was in conjunction with the asterism Uttarāsādha, Maru devi, who was in perfect health, gave birth to a son, who was also in perfect health
208 जं रयणिं च णं उसमे जाए तं रयणि च णं बहूहिं देवेहिं देवीहि य उवयंतेहिं उप्पयंतेहि य [देव-ज्जोए एगालोए लोए देव-संणिवाया] उप्पिंजलमाण-भूया कह-कहग-भूया यावि होथ्था ।। जं रयणि च णं उसभे जाए तं रयणिं च णं वहवे वेसमण-कुंड-धारि-तिरिय जंभगा देवा देवीप्रो य णाभिकुलगरस्स भवणंसि हिरण्ण-वासंच सुवण्ण वासंच वइर-वासं च वथ्थ-वासं च आभरण-वासं च पत्त-वासं च पुप्फ-वासं च फल-वासं च वीय-वासं च मल्ल-वासं च गंध-वासं च वण्ण-वासं च चुण्ण-वासं च वसुहारवासं च वासिंसु । सेसं तहेव चारग-सोहणं माणुम्माणवद्धणं उस्सुकमाइयं ठिइ-पडिय-जुव-वज्ज सव्वं भाणियव्वं] ।
२०९
During the night when Rşabha was born, because of the ascending and descending of many gods and goddesses, [the glitter of the vimānas of gods mingling with that of the abodes of men lighting the whole universe, because of this movement) the world became terror-stricken, and everywhere there was a confusion and uproar -- 'What's this ?' 'Why this ?' During the night when Rsabha was born, many order-bearers of Vaiframana, the gods from the animal and jrmbhaka worlds, showered in the abode of patriarch Nābhi silver and gold, jewels, garments, ornaments, leaves, flowers, fruits, seeds, wreaths, perfumes, sandal-wood, powder and riches. [The rest as aforesaid. Not to be stated are: the release of the prisoners, remisssion of excises and customs,
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