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carried by one thousand clever, most excellent, young persons wearing clean clothes. On his right side, his foster-mother carrying rajoharaṇa and pâtrās, sat, other beautiful females held a white chatra (umbrella) over his head; on his two sides, white chowries attractive like moving moons were waved; within the range of his vision, in froni asta mangala* (eight auspicious objects) moved on; then came Jarnāli's kinsmen seated on elephants, horses, and chariots The vault of the sky became filled with the sound of bands of musical instruments walking in front, and multitudes of the people of the town were praising Jamăli Kumā ra from their high buildings. In this way, attended by nuimerous persons, Jamali Kumāra went to the Jinéśvara.
Now, Priyadarsana-Jamāli's wife-desirous of renouncing the world, and of having pravrajyā (diksă-initiation also went to the Jinésvara. There, Jamāli Kumâra, along with five hundred princes of royal blood, took dīksā ( initiation ) at the blessed hands of the Jinésvara, and Priyadarśanā also, along with one thousand princesses, became sädhvi.
Jamali Muni studied the sūtras and their meanings, of the eleven Angas, and also advancing happily in spiritual development by. the practice of one day's, two days' three day's fastings and other methods of hard penance, he moved in different directions over towns villages, mines, etc in company with the Jinèsvara and his numerous Sādhus. Priyadarśană remained with Candanā pravartini.
One day Jamāli Muni bowed down at the feet of śramana Bhagavan Mahavira and requested him, O Bhagavåna I With your permission, I am desirous of taking five hundred sãdhus with me
*The aşta mangala (eight auspicious objects, are 1. Svastika a cross with rounded edges) i 2. Nandyāvarta 3. Śrī Vatsa 4 Matsya Yugala Pisces. 5 Darpana ( a mirror ) 6. Kumbha (an earthen pot) 7 Bhadrâsana splendid seat-throne-a sitting posture among ascetics) and. 8. Vardhamana.
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