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"Bhante!. Why is Devānandā so much thrilled today? What is the special occasion for which milk has flown out from her breast"?
Bhagavān Mahāvira explained,
"Gautama' Devānandā is my mother. I am her son. She has been so much thrilled because of her motherly affection towards me".
People were surprised at this unusual revealation. They had never heard of it before. But Gana dha Gautama came out with a fresh interpellation:
"But, Bhante, we know that you are born of Queen Trisalā.
At this Bhagavan Mahavira revealed the whole story of the transfer of his own embryo. Till then the account was unknown to everybody. The joy of Rşabhadatta and Devānandā knew no bound.
Bhagāvan Mahavira delivered his sermon to Rşabhdatta, Devānanda and all other people that had assembled there. The people became very much inspired. At this moment, Rsabhadatta stood up and made the following submission:
"Bhante! I have faith in your religion. I have devotion for it. This religion helps one to terminate rebirth. I want to accept it and be sheltered in it, desire to be initiated as a monk and terminate my karma in its entirety".
So saying, he went to the north-eastern direction, gave up his ornaments, etc., uprooted five handfuls of hairs and stood before Mahavira. Then he moved round him thrice and paid him his homage and obeisance, Thereafter, he was initiated as a monk in the order (9). Devānandā too did as her husband had done, and became a nun under the most illustrious Candanvālā (10).
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