Jain Journal 1973 04

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

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nanda, with her retinue, into a deep slumber, withdrew inauspicious matter and spread auspicious ones. Then saying, "May the Venerable One graciously permit me", and without causing any disturbance, he took (the embryo of) Sramana Bhagavan Mahavira on his palms. With this, he rushed to the city of Ksatriya Kundagrama, to Ksatriyani Trisala, at the residence of Ksatriya Siddhartha. There he cast Ksatriyani Trisala, with her retinue, under a spell of deep slumbr, withdrew inauspicious matter and scattered auspicious ones. Then he placed Sramana Bhagavan Mahavira, in embryo, and without causing any disturbance, in the womb of Ksatriyani Trisala; and, the one that was lodged in the womb of Ksatriyani Trisala, he placed in the womb of Brahmani Devananda of the Jalandhara line; and retraced in the direction whence he came. 28
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With the body extended over a thousand yojanas, and at paces excellent, quick, active, sure, tremendous, victorious, exalted rapid, divine and befitting a god he flew across innumerable isles and oceans, and arrived at the Saudharma-kalpa, to the vimāna named Saudharmavatmsa where, on the throne, was seated Sakra, the king of gods and the highest among gods; and quickly reported the execution of his order to Sakra, the king of gods and the highest among gods. [At that time, in that period, Sramana Bhagavan Mahavira was in possession of three types of knowledge; knew he, 'I shall be removed'; knew he not when he was being removed; knew he, 'I have been removed'.] 29
At that time, in that period, (the embryo of) Sramana Bhagavan Mahavira was in the third month, in the fifth fortnight; on the thirteenth day of the dark half of the month of Asvina, having completed eightytwo day-nights (in the womb), eightythird day-night running. By the order of Sakra, the well-wishing and sympathetic Deva Harinegamesi removed at mid-night, when the moon was in conjunction with the asterism Uttaraphalguni, the embryo of Mahavira, in tact, from the womb of Brahmani Devananda of the Jalandhara line, wife of Brahmana Risabhadatta of the Kodala line, to the womb of Ksatriyani Trisala of the Vasistha line, wife of Ksatriya Siddhartha in the line of Kasyapa. 30
The night during which (the embryo of) Sramana Bhagavan Mahavira was removed from the womb of Brahmani Devananda of the Jalandhara line to the womb of Ksatriyani Trisala of the Vasistha line, durng that night, Brahmani Devananda, half-asleep and half-awake in her bed, saw that her fourteen great dreams, noble ...till fortunate, were being stolen away by Ksatriyani Trisala. Having seen thus she woke up. They are an elephant, ...till a burning flame. 31