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renunciated/unattached. Next day he left Kundalpur sitting in the celestial palanquin named Chandraprabhā - the palanquin which was beautified by wonderful artistic paintings, was higher than the high mountain tops and was finely ornamented by celestial gems. Lord Mahāvira took/ uphold the initiation of Jina after taking the vow of two fastings in the afternoon on the auspicious tenth day of the dark fortnight of the month of Agahana/Magasir; when the moon was in Hastottar naksatra.
ग्रामपुर खेटकर्वटमटंब घोषकरान्प्रविजहार। उग्रैस्तपोविधानैदशवर्षाण्यमर पूज्यः ।। 10।।
(अमर पूजाः) देवों से पूज्य भगवान वर्धमान ने (अग्रैः तपोविधानैः) उग्र तपों के विधान से (द्वादश-वर्षाणि) बारह वर्ष तक (ग्राम-पुरखेट-कर्वट-मटम्ब-घोषा-करान) गाम, पुर, खेट, कर्वट, मटम्ब, घोष और आकर आदि में (प्रविजहार) अच्छी तरह प्रकृष्ट विहार किया।
Bhagwān Vardhamaana worshipable by gods did in course of his wanderings (Bihar) adopting hard and difficult austarities as prescribed for twelve years by staying in villages, cities, small villages, villages surrounded by hillocks (karbat), cluster of five hundred villages (matamba), habitates ofAhiras (Ghosa), Miner (Aakar) etc.
ऋजुकूलायास्तीरे शाल्मद्रुम संश्रिते शिलापट्टे। अपराह्ने षष्ठेनास्थितस्य खलु जुमिकाग्रामे।। 11।।
(ऋजुकूलायाः तीरे) ऋजुकूला नदी के किनारे पर (खलु जृम्भिकाग्रामे) जृम्भिका नामक ग्राम्य में (शाल्मद्रुम संश्रिते शिलापट्टे) शालवृक्ष के नीचे स्थित शिला पट्ट पर (अपराहणे षष्ठेनास्थितस्य) अपराह्न काल में दो दिन का उपवास ग्रहण कर विराजमान हो गए।
Thereafter he set under a saal tree on the rock in village Jrambhikā on the bank of river Rijukoolā, after taking the vow of two days fastings.
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