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meritorious deeds. Jamali, then, said :- O mother and father I My mind has become very uneasy on account of the fear of this Samsāra, and I am terrified with the dread of birth and death on hearing the preaching of the Jinéśvara. I am, therefore desi rous of accepting diksă (initiation into ascetic life) with your permission." On hearing these words never heard before-of Jamalı Kumāra, his mother's body became pervaded with drops of perspiration caused by sudden anguish; her body began to tremble under a mass of sorrow; her lovely face withered like a lotus crushed by the trunk of a big elephant; her gold bracelets dro pped down from her suddenly dried-up hands; her upper garment fell down on the ground from her body; her braid of hair became loose; the bonds of the articulations of her body were weakened; she lost her consciousness on account of mental stupefaction, and she fell down on the ground with a sudden noise She was consoled by her attendants hastily coming to her by means of wind from, a fan cooled with drops of pure water. She lamented for a long time and with deep sighs she told Jamāli"O son l you are our only, honoured,' affectionate son-delightful to our hearts-as precious as a box of jewels-and acquired after keeping a number of vows. Therefore, O child I we are not desirous of even a moment's separation from you. How can, then, we be willing to give you our permission to take dikşă. So long as we are alive, till then, you remain a house-holder and after our death, you increase the progeny of our family till your declining age, and then, you renounce worldly enjoyments and take diksā " On hearing this, Jamali said: - O mother 1 This human existence, is momentary like a bubble of water, and perishable like a wave on a river rushing from the top of a mountain in autumn; because, it is attended with bodily and mental diseases of various kinds, ard with sorrow, old age, death etc Who knows then, who is fit for an early death and who is fit for a late death.
It is said. - जइ नाम मुणिज्ज इमंपि कोइ ता किं न होज्ज पज्जंत्तं ? किं तु अयंडेवि अखंडियागमो पडइ जमदंडो ॥१॥
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