Lord Mahavira Vol 01

Author(s): S C Rampuria
Publisher: Jain Vishva Bharati Institute

Page 52

The Utopia and the Utopian
Wandered the Mahana speaking but little; In winter sometimes, the Lord, Meditated, seated in the shade. ayavai ya gimhanam, acchai ukkudue abhivate; adu javaittha luhenam, oyana-manthu-kummasenam. To heat, he exposed Himself, in summer, Or facing hot wind, sat squatting; And lived on rough food, Rice, pounded jujube and beans. eyani tinni padiseve, aitha mase ya javae bhagavam; apiittha egaya bhagava, addhamasam aduva masam pi. Only taking these three, the Lord, Sustained himself, eight months, Dark not water, sometimes, For a fortnight or even a month. avi sahie duve mase, chappi mase aduva apivittha; rayovarayam apadinne, annagilayam egaya bhunje. And for more than two months, Or six months, He did not drink; Day and night awake, unaffected, Stale food sometimes, He took. chattenam egaya bhunje, aduva atthamena dasamenam; duvalasamena egaya bhunje, pehanane samahim apadinne. The sixth (meal), sometimes He took, Or the eighth or the tenth; The twelfth, sometimes, He took, Engrossed in meditation, unaffected.
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naccana se mahâuîre, no vi ya pavagam sayam akasi; annehim vi na karittha, kirantam pi nanujanittha. Knowing (the truth), the Hero Great, Never did commit any sin Himself; Nor induced others do, To sins of others, nor did he consent.
gamam pavise nayaram va, ghasam ese kadam paratthae; suvisuddham esiya bhagavam, ayata-jogayae sevittha. Village or town he entered,