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requested him to grant permission for anasanai vrata. Having received the permission, they took the Five Great Vows of ascetic life again, and having requested sådhus and sadhvis to forgive them for any want of courtesy towards them, they went to Vipula Giri, accompanied by a few excellent venerable sådhus, and very carefully examining a big slab of black-stone, they spread a bedding of, day Darbha grass and having abstained from food and drink, they commenced Maranântika Samlékhana Vrata." They remained in this state for one month, and having carefully thought over all their previous faults and having atoned for them, both the Sädhus-Sumanobhadra and Supratistha died with perfect tranquility of mind.
Knowing that both the sādhus had died, the venerable saints who had accompanied them, did religious meditation in memory of their meritorious death. Then, having taken the the clothes and utensils of the two dead sādhus, they came back to śramaņa Bhagavāna Mahāvīra and having given the news of the death of Sumanobhadra and Supratistha, they placed the clothes and pâtras (utensils) of the two sådhus, before him.
Now, Gautama Swami with a low salutation asked śramana Bhagavāna Mahāvira:- Bhagavān ! These two gädhus-Sumanobhadra and Supratistha were honest, polite, calm, and free from anger, pride, deceit, and greed They were extremely unboastful, desirous of living always under the grace of the Guru; they were very devout, and they never had the least idea of harassing any one. Now where have they gone and where are they born after death? The Worshipful Lord replied.- Gautama ! Going beyond Āraņa and Acyuta déva-loka, they are born as gods in the excellent Vimāna (aerial car) named, Vijaya of the Nava
1. Anasana Vrata-A vow of abstaining from
food and
drink
of religious
2. Mâraņāntika Samlékhaná Vrata is a vow contemplation till the end of one's life by deain.
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