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By practising such severe austeries for sixteen months at a stretch, of observing 407 fasts with only 73 break-fasts with meager food-and by practising such difficuli postures for a long period, the body of Skandaka Aṇagara became greatly weakened and withered. His body was much emaciated and he was able to walk with difficulty.
At last one day during night, Skandaka Apagara had an idea of remaining in religious meditation without food and drink till the end of his life. In the morning he went to Śramaņa Bhagavāna Mahāvîra, and with his permission, he slowly ascended Vipula-giri near Rājagriha and having cleaned a large stone-slab free from dust and insects, he took his seat on a bedding of 'darbha' grass with his face turned towards the East, and prayed thus :
My worshipful obeisance to Arhat Bhagavāns, to Siddha Bhagavans! My respectful adoration to Śramaṇa Bhagavana Mahavira, who is desirous of attaining the Eternal Abode of Mokṣa. I pay homage from here to Śramaņa Bhagavāna Mahavira, who is there at some distance from me. May Śramana Bhagavāna
dateम्म दिया ठाकुए सूराभिमुद्दे आयावणभूमीए आयावेमाणे रविं वीरासणेणं अवाउडे य । एवं दोच मासं छछट्टणं, एवं तच मासं अट्ठ
अमेण छह मास चोदसमं चोदसमेणं सत्तमं मास सोळसमं० २ अहमं मासं अट्ठारसमं० २ नवमं मासं वीसतिम ०२ दसमं मासं बावीस २ एकार समं मास चउव्वीसतिमं २ बारसमं मास छन्वीसतिमं २ तेरसमं मास अट्टाविसतिमं २ चोदसमं मास तीसइमं २ पन्नरसमं मास बत्तीसविमं २ सोलसमं मास ं चोत्तीसहमं २ अनिक्खित्तेणं तवोकम्मेणं दिया ठाणुकुडुए मराभिमु आयावणभूमीए आयवेमाणे रतिं वीरासणेणं अवाउडेणं, तर णं से खंदर अणगारे गुणरयणसंवच्छर तवोकम्मं अहासुतं अहाकप्पं जाव आराहेता जेणेव समणे भगवं महावीरे तेणे व उवागच्छर २ समणं भगवं
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