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85
One's own shadow has been described in this way. The description of other's shadow is also to be understood as similar to that of one's own shadow. But a special feature as narrated by those skilled in the scriptures is now shown.
86
A very handsome young man, neither stunted nor tall, having got his body washed, should get himself anointed with white scented powders.
87 Having charged (his) body with the mantric
power,
oh
you good people! show his shadow to a sick man having placed (himself) on a piece of land in the east.
88 The sick man lives, indeed, for two days if he sees the (other's) shadow crooked, half, or with a face bent downwards or turned away.
89-91
92-94
95
TRANSLATION OF
96-97
98
Give the following decision according to scriptures in the case of one who sees other's shadow laughing, weeping, running, having one foot, one hand, devoid of ears, hair, knees, arms, hips, head, nose, hand, leg, emitting blood, fat, oil or pus, water, or firebrands. His short life here, to be known through other's shadow, has been told by the excellent amongst saints to be, for six months, two days, three days, four days, two years, one year, six months, one day, two years, two days, eight days, six months (with reference to those place), one day, two days, three days as well as half a day or five days respectively, if he sees other's shadow laughing etc. (as mentioned in 89, 90 and 91). From the viewpoints of different scriptures, other's shadow of this type has been thus defined. Now listen to a shadow-man which is being narrated.
That mantrin is, indeed, a shadow-man, who is without pride, passion and deceit and who has a pair of even feet and long hands, having stood on a piece of even ground which is without disturbance and devoid of small creatures, sees in a bright sunshine his own excellent shadow in a manner described before.
That is stated, by the exalted Jina, to be a shadow-man which is concerned with the tip of nose, intermediate space between breasts, private parts, the point of the feet, the surface of the sky or the forehead.
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