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4946. ) Nyāya-Kusumānjali.
स्थित्वाऽब्दद्वयमोज्झ्य राज्यविभवं भृत्वा महासंयमी । यो विश्वस्य मुदं परामजनयत् तं वीरदेवं यजे ॥ ३ ॥
I worship that Lord Mahavira who in his embryonic condition, having noticed the great love his parents cherished for him resolved to renounce the world ( to take Diksha ) after their death and who, even after the occurrence of that event, stayed at home for a couple of years yielding to the entreaties of his elder brother and who ( thereafter ) having abandoned the royal pomp gave a great pleasure to the universe by becoming a great Samyamin.* (3)
Notes :-Lord Mahavira thinking in his embryonic condition that his mother would have to endure pain in case he moved to and fro decided to remain steady. As there was no movement, his mother thought that somehow her foetus was lost and so she was excessively grieved. When Lord Mahavira came to know of this, he moved to the great delight of his parents. He then thought over the love that his parents thus cherished for him, and hence he resolved to carry out his intention of renouncing the world after their death as they would then no more feel his separation. After their death, he asked the consent of his elder brother for taking Diksha who entreated him with the words, • Vira, the deaths of our parents are still fresh
* Samyamin is one who observes self-restraint, keeps control over the senses, or posseses equanimity of mind,
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