Jain Journal 1973 01

Author(s): Jain Bhawan Publication
Publisher: Jain Bhawan Publication

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JANUARY, 1973
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Thus said Sramana Bhagavan Mahavira to monk Skandaka :
-Skandaka! Indeed, in the last quarter of the night, ... till while in vigil, ... till resolve, that because of this penance, which was attachment free, enormous, ... till without hankering for death, fixed in pādapopagamana end, (you decided) ... till having decided, to-morrow, at dawn,... till brilliant in its glow, and so you have come to me. Tell me, Skandaka, is this correct.
-Bhante! Perfectly so.
---Do as it may please thee, oh beloved of the gods, but delay not.
Thus permitted by Sramana Bhagavan Mahavira, monk Skandaka was happy and pleased, ... till exceedingly happy, and he got up, and having got up, he moved thrice round Sramana Bhagavan Mahavira,... till having paid his obeisance, imposing on self by self the five Great Vows, and forgiving and seeking forgiveness of the fellow monks and thereafter, in the company of capable senior monks, he went up slowly atop Mount Vipula, which had the hue of the clouds, and on which gods descended, cleaned a stone slab, selected a place for depositing excreta, spread his last darbha bed, sat in the paryankāsana with his face turned eastward, placed his folded palms with ten fingers on them on his head and prayed as follows:
-Bow I to Bhagavan Arihanta...till already liberated.
--Bow I to Sramíana Bhagavan Mahavira...till already entitled to liberation.
--Bow I from this place to Bhagavan (Mahavira), who is there.
-May Bhagavan from there cast his glance (on me who am) here.
So saying, he paid his homage and obeisance, and added :
-Formerly, in the presence of Sramana Bhagavan Mahavira, did I renounce, till life, all harm to living beings, ... till renounce, for good, the nail of perverted faith.
--At this moment, in the proximity of Sramana Bhagavan Mahavira, do I renounce, till life, all harm to living beings,... till renounce, for good, the nail of perverted faith.