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on its tenth day, while the moon was in conjunction with Uttaraphalguni, he made up his mind to retire from the world. (17)
A year before the best of Ginas will retire from the world, they continue to give away their property, from the rising of the sun. i.
One krore and eight lacks of gold is his gift at the rising of the sun, as if it were his morning meal. ii.
Three hundred and eighty-eight krores and eighty lacks were given in one year. iii.
The Kundaladharas of Vaisramana, the Laukantika and Maharddhika gods in the fifteen Karmabhamis 1 wake the Tirthakara. iv.
In Brahma Kalpa and in the line of Krishnas, the Laukântika Vimanas are eightfold and infinite in number. v.
These orders of gods wake the best of Ginas, the Venerable Vira : Arhat! propagate the religion which is a blessing to all creatures in the world !' vi.
When the gods and goddesses (of the four orders of) Bhavanapatis, Vyantaras, Gyotishkas, and Vimânavâsins had become aware of the Venerable Ascetic Mahâvira's intention to retire from the world, they assumed their proper form, dress, and ensigns, ascended with their proper pomp and splendour, together with their whole retinue, their own vehicles and chariots, and rejecting all gross matter, retained only the subtile matter. Then they rose and with that excellent, quick, swift, rapid, divine motion of the gods they came down again crossing numberless continents and oceans till they arrived in Gamba
1 Those parts of the world which are inhabited by men who practise religious duties, are called Karmabhūmi. In Gambadvîpa they are Bharata, Airavata, and Videba.
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