Agam 35 Chhed 02 Bruhatkalpa Sutra

Author(s): K C Lalwani
Publisher: Motilal Banarasidas

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Sramana Bhagavan Mahāvira
At that time, in that period, in the second fortnight of the first month of the summer season, on the thirteenth day of the bright half of caitra, on the completion of 9 months and 7 day-nights, [when the planets were high up in their exaltations, when all the directions were clear, bright and pure, by the touch of the moon in its principal conjunction, when all the omens were auspicious, when the favourable southerly wind kissed the ground, when the earth was full of corn, and when all the human beings were delighted and at play, then, ] at the confluence of the first half and the second half of the night, at the conjunction of the moon with the asterism Uttara-phalguni, Śramaņa Bhagavan Mahavira was born in a healthy body as son (to Triśalā) who was also in perfect health.
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(जं रयणि च णं समणे भगवं महावीरे जाए तं रर्याणि च णं बहुहि देवेहि देवीहि य उययंतेहि य उप्पयंतेहि य उज्जोविया वि होथथा । )
जं रर्याणि च णं समणे भगवं महावीरे जाए तं रर्याणि च णं वहूहिं देवेहि देवी हिं य उवयंतेहिं उप्पयंतेहि ( देवुज्जोए एगालोए लोए देव -सण्णिवाया ) उप्पि - जलमाण" - भूया कहकहग - भूया यावि होथ्था ।
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जं यणि चणं समणे भगवं महावीरे जाए तं रर्याणि च णं बहवे वेसमण-कुंडधारी तिरिय - जंभगा देवा सिद्धथ राय भवणंसि हिरण्णवासं च सुवण्णवासं च वइरवासं च वथ्थवासं च आभरणवासं च पत्तवासं च पुप्फवासं च फलवासं च बीयवासं च मल्लवासं च गंधवासं च वण्णवासं च चुण्णवासं च वसुहारवासं च वासिंसु । ( पियट्टयाए पियं णिवेएमो पियं ते भवउ मउडवज्जं जहा मालियं उमोयं मथ्थए धोइ 1 )
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(During the night when Śramaņa Bhagavan Mahāvīra was born, there was a divine lustre everywhere created by many descending and ascending gods and goddesses.)
During the night when Śramaņa Bhagavan Mahavira was born, as many gods and goddesses descended and ascended, [there being a great conflux of gods, which gave a divine light to the world, the whole world was] struck by fear, and there was noise and confusion-What's this? Why this ?" During the night when Śramana Bhagavan Mahavira was born, many gods of the animal world and of the jṛmbhaka world, the order-bearers of Vaisravana, showered in the residence of King Siddhārtha silver, gold, jewels, garments, ornaments, leaves,
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