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In consideration of this distress to his parents, he made the following decision while he was still in the womb:
'I shall not renouce the world so long as my parents, live.'
On the realisation that the child in the womb was in perfect order, Queen Triếalà took her bath, said prayers and per - formed her propitiatory rites. Then she put on her dress and ornaments. For the good of her child, she gave up food which was too hot (to touch) or too cold, too sour, too pungent, too hot (to taste), too oiled or too rough. She took care to protect hereself from too much anxiety, too much grief, too much meanness, too much joy, too much fear and too much terror.
Keeping in view the suggestion of the elderly and experienced ladies in the household, for the comfort and protection of the child in the womb, she walked slowly and infrequently, indulged not in anger or loud la ughter, ate only wholesome food, avoided garments that were tight at the waist, kept aside from uneven and rough grounds, and was especially careful, and never sat under the bare sky.
Ever since Mahavira came into the household of King Siddhartha, his wealth and grains increased. At the order of Sakra, the Indra of the gods, the valet-gods (Jrmbhakas) of Vaiśravana, the keeper of the celestial treasures, transferred to King Siddhartha's household all sorts of treasures that were buried under ground, treasures of which there was no owner or no protector, even treasures whose existence was not known to anyone, and treasures from villages. towns, forests, highways, tanks. holy places parks, vacant chambers, caves and many other resorts. Wealth, grains and vehicles of diverse sorts increased manifold in the kingdom.
Desire of a Pregnent Women According to the Kalpalatā : commentary of the Kalpa Sūtra, during his pregnancy, Queen Tribalã felt a yearning to put on the ear-rings of the consort of Indra, though (she knew well that) it was an impossible desire. So she became depressed. Suddenly, the throne of Indra shook, and by dint of his avadhi knowledge, he saw the cause of it. To safeguard against this position, he took his principal consort and other nymphs with him,
