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In response to Gautama's question the Lord further said that “after leaving Saudharmakalpa Bahuputrik will be born as a Brahmin's daughter Som in the surrounding areas of Vimala in Bh rata. She will be married to her maternal uncle's son, R raka. From R rak a she will beget twins every year and for 16 years she will become the mother of 32 children. Bringing them up, listening to their wails and cries, she will consider herself unfortunate. In time, she will go to a female-monk named Suvrat and renouncing, shall observe severe penance and after one month of samlekhan , completing her life, will become a god like
akra, Indra, etc. After completing her time in the abode of gods she will be born as a human being and, observing penance and austerities, will attain nirva."
Some female-monks of Lord P r van tha
Based on references in Niray valik and Jt dharma Stras we get to know that, influenced by the teachings of Lord P r van tha, at different times, 216 old and decrepit unmarried women took initiation by the Lord. These accounts tell us about the impact of Lord P r van tha on the social situation and his popularity, and the reasons for the use of the adjective “Puru d n ya” with his name become clear. Hence those accounts are presented here in brief. There are totally 10 chapters in the fourth section of Niray valik called Pu pac lik .
In the first chapter there is a description of r dev , that once goddess
r dev also went to the samava ara a of the Lord Mah v ra in Gu a ilaka garden of R jag ha:saluting the Lord, she presented an extremely charming and excellent dance through her high quality vaikriyalabdhi. After she left, in response to Ga adhara Gautama's curiosity, the Lord, giving her past life introduction, said – “A prosperous g th pati named Sudar ana used to live in R jag, ha city when Jita atru ruled there. His wife's name was Priy and his only daughter was named Bht. Bht could not get married and she became old and decrepit. Once Puru d n ya, or arihanta P r van tha arrived in Rājagrha. Taking permission from her parents Bh t too went to the Lord's samava ara a. Becoming disinterested in worldly affairs after hearing the Lord's sermon she sought permission from her parents to take initiation. Happily g th pati organised the initiation ceremony and went to the Lord to present his daughter as his disciple. On acceptance by
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