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brahmanical part of the place Kundapura to the northern Kshatriya part of the same place, rejecting the unclean matter, and retaining the clean matter, lodged the fetus in the womb of Trisalâ of the Vâsishtha gotra, wife of the Kshatriya Siddhartha, of the Kâsyapa gotra, of the clan of the Gñatris, and lodged the fetus of the Kshatriyâni Trisalâ in the womb of Devananda of the Galandharayana gotra, wife of the Brâhmana Rishabhadatta, of the gotra of Kodála, in the southern brahmanical part of the place Kundapurf. (4) The knowledge of the Venerable Ascetic Mahâvira (with regard to this transaction) was threefold: he knew that he was to be removed; he knew that he was removed; he also knew when he was being removed. (5)
In that period, in that age, once upon a time, after the lapse of nine complete months and seven and a half days, in the first month of summer, in the second fortnight, the dark (fortnight) of Kaitra, on its thirteenth day, while the moon was in conjunction with Uttaraphalguni, the Kshatriyâni Trisalâ, perfectly healthy herself, gave birth to a perfectly healthy (boy), the Venerable Ascetic Mahâvîra. (6)
In that night in which the Kshatriyâni Trisalâ, perfectly healthy herself, gave birth to a perfectly healthy (boy), the Venerable Ascetic Mahavira, there was one great divine, godly lustre (originated) by descending and ascending gods and goddesses (of the four orders of) Bhavanapatis, Vyantaras, Gyotishkas, and Vimânavâsins; and in the conflux of gods the bustle of gods amounted to confusion? (7)
In that night, &c., the gods and goddesses rained
· Cf. Kalpa Sätra, 97.
