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[ Puṇyānubandhipuṇyapradhāna
phalāṣṭakam ]
ataḥ prakarṣasamprāptādvijñeyam phalamuttamam. tīrthakṛtvaṁ sadaucityapravṛttyä mokṣaṣādhakam. Henceforth, the sublimated auspicious bondage bestows the most excellent reward seerhood (Tīrthankaratva) as ever inclined towards right activities leads to emancipation.
sadaucityapravṛttiśca garbhādārabhya tasya yat. tatrapyabhigraho nyāyyaḥ śruyate hi jagadguroḥ.
From the very beginning of the descent of the foetus of the teacher of the universe in his mother's womb, his ever right inclination as well as proper secret resolute, is heard of even therein.
pitrudveganirāsāya mahatāṁ sthitisiddhaye. iṣṭakaryasamṛddhyarthamevambhūto jināgame.
To eliminate the distress of parents, to substantiate the traditions of the great men and for the prospering of his desired objective (initiation ), this secret resolute was made by him as mentioned in the Jaina canon ( Kalpasūtra ).
jīvato gṛhavāse'smin yāvanme pitarāvimau. tāvadevādhivatsyāmi gṛhānahamapīṣṭataḥ.
(So long ) I would also willingly live in this house as long as my present parents (Trisala and Siddhartha) are alive and remain in this (present) order of the house-holder.
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