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on the breast of Visņu or Krişna or of some other deity ) matsya (fishes ), svastika (an auspicious mark-cross with ends bent round ; etc; and who was as it were, a visible mass of meritorious deeds-came there after moving about in regular order from house to house. Thinking that śramana Bhagavãn Mahāvira was extremely handsome, and iilustrious, and that the meal of adada beans was extremely worthless and also that, the food material was perfectly unfit for the great saint she, with a speach faltering with deep sorrow, and with an active flow of tears dropping from her eyes, said : - () Bhagavau ! Although this meal of açada beans is unfit for you, however, please accept this meal with the object of showing favour to this unfortunate girl. On seeing the ad-quate fulfilment of the conditions of his vow, with a steady heart Bhagavān extended his two hands. Candanā keeping one of her chained feet outside the door with great diffi. culty, and keeping the other foot inside the house, gave the alms of adada beans from the gu supadun (a winnowing fan made of bamboo reeds ), to Bhagavān. Becoming satisfied at the adequate fuisisment of Bhagavãn's abhigraha (vow ), the gods of all the four varieties, beat the divine kettle drum, showered flowers mixed with pārijāta manjarî (coral tree blossoms); poured scented waters, and there was a gentle downpour of twelve and a half crores of gold coins. Females began to sing gently walking around in a circle. Fragrant winds blew. There was everywhere a sound of Victory! Victory! Besides, townspeople meeting from all directions made a clamourous nolse out of joy. Young females were dancing. Musical instruments were being sounded. The gods becoining joyful at every moment were filling the sky with the echo resulting froin forcibly taking three steps. Divine females singing auspicious songs were beautifying the directions. By the break-fast of Śrumaņa Bbagavān Mahāvira not only the people of the town were joyful, but denizens of hell and gods of teavens were delighted inore and more. With the spread of the gladdening news of the break-last of the Jinéśvara throughout the town, King Satānika riding an elephant came there accompanied by ministers, townspeople, and the farem; and the chief minister
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