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123. At the time when (Śramaņa Bhagavāna Mahāvira stayed at the rajjugasabhā (hall for clerks) of King Hastipala at Madhyama Pāvā, for the final rainy season.
124. During the fourth month and the seventh fortnight of the four months, stay during the rainy season i. e, dark-half of the month of Kartika or the fiffeenth day of the drak-half of the month of Kārtika (dark-half of Āso month according to Gujerāti calculation) during the last night ( of the fortnight) Śramaņa Bhagavāna Mahavira, kālagaé died ( left human body and became free from worldly existence ) virkkanté (emerged from Samsāra); samujjāé (ascended high completely without returning back) chinna jāi-jard-maraṇa bandhané (became one whose bondage of hirth, old age, and death is destroyed) Siddhe ( became one whose aimn is accomplished) Buddhé, became wellversed in True Knowledge ) Mutté ( became free from taking frequent existences ) antagade (ended all miseries) parinivvudé became perfectly free from all pains) relating to body and mind) At that time, the Samvatsara (year was the second Candra of an yuga of five years. The month was Pritivardhana (Kārtika); the fornight was Nandivardhana, the day was Agnivébya ( it is also called Upaśama), the night was Dévânandā (that night of Amāvāyā is also calied Nirati); the lava ( period of time equal to 7 stokas or 49 breaths) was named Arca the Muhurta named Prápa, Stoka (a period of 7 breaths) named Siddha and Karapa (any of the eleven divisions of the day ) named Naga; and when Mahurta named Sarvārtha-siddha was in conjunction with naksatra named Svati, Šramana Bhagavāna Mahāvira kālagasdied-left human body and became free from worldly existences) vijkanté ( emerged from Samsāra ) till savvadukkhappahiné (became one whose bodily and and mental pains have been completely destroyed). 124.
Names of Samvatsaras in a Yuga ( of five years ) I Candra
4 Candra #2 Candra
5 Abhivardhita 3 Abhivardhita
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