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कारण बहुत रोया। स्वामी के सिद्धत्व को बहुत बार प्रणाम किया । तुरन्त उनको केवल ज्ञान की प्राप्ति हुई । वहाँ एकत्रित हुए राजालोग स्वामी के निर्वाण पर खिन्न हुए। आत्म ज्योति इस भूमि को छोड़ कर चली गई, अतःसाधारण मिट्टी की ज्योतियाँ जलाने की बात वहाँ के राजाओं ने बातायी और ‘‘पर भोग पोषड' नामक दीपावली को उन्होंने प्रकाश में लाकर “वीरनिर्वाणशक' आरंभ का अभिवर्णन किया।
जय जय जय श्रमण भगवान महावीर
स्वामी आपको प्रणाम।
with his Heavenly hosts, bowed to the Swamy and took him in his Pushpaka Vimana (the Heavenly Plane). One minute after the Nirvana of the Swamy, Gauthama Indrabhooti came running to the place. He began to bitterly lament the fact that he was not by the side of the Swamy, when he gave up his body. Now Gauthama Indrabhooti bowed again and again to the Supreme Attainment of the Swamy and was immediately blessed with Kevalajnana as a result. The kings who were assembled there were extremely sad at the Swamy's Nirvana and observed that since the Atmajyothi (The Light of the Self) has left this earth, they would light ordinary earthern lamps. Then they inaguarated the tradition “Parabhoga Poshadha" the festival of row of lamps and thus brought into being the Vira-Nirvana Sakha.
VICTORY, VICTORY, VICTORY UNTO SHRAMANA BHAGAWAN MAHAVIRA.
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