Book Title: Nirayavaliyao
Author(s): A S Gopani, V J Chokshi
Publisher: Gurjar Granthratna Karyalay

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________________ Shri Mahavir Jain Aradhana Kendra www.kobatirth.org Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir SS 11-12.) Nirayavaliyło. Ascetic, the blessed Lord Mahavira, arrived there on a religious visit. The assembly went out to hear him. Then a thought of the following description (and so forth, down to ) occurred to that queen Kili who got the intelligence of this event: “ Truly, the Ascetic, the blessed Mahīvira, wanders on his religious journeys in due course. Therefore, it is, indeed, a great fortune ( lit. fruit ) to learn plenty of things from a great ascetic like him (and so forth). Therefore, I shall go to the Ascetic ( and so forth, down to ) and shall wait upon him, and shall ask of him the explanation of the following description"; and having thought so she decided to do so, and having done so she called her family-men, and having done so she spoke to them: “ Oh, you beloved of the gods, forthwith keep ready an exce. llent chariot meant for religious journeys." They did so ( and so forth, down to they reported to her that her order was executed). 12. Then that queen Kälî, having taken her bath and having performed her daily duties ( and so forth, down to) having decorated her body with costly ornaments, and being surrounded by many haunch-backed ( and so forth, down to ) the group of elderly persons, went out of her inner-apartments, For Private and Personal Use Only

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