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128 Jam rayaņim ca nam Samaņé Bhagavan Mar&viré kalagaé jâva sayva-dukkhappahiné tam rayaņim ca Nava Mallai, Nava Lecchai, Kasi Kosalagâ atthârasa va Gana-pâyâno Amarga sãé parābhoyain Posahovâsam patthavinsu, gae sé bhāvujjoé davvujjoyam karissamo. 128
Trans 128. During the night in which śramaņa Bhagavana Mahavira, kalagaé-died ( left the human body and became free from worldly existences ) till savvadukkhappahiné ( became one whose bodily and mental pains were destroyed ), the nine Mallakì kings of Kasi and the nine Lecchaki kings of Kosala-the kings of the eighteen Republican States-had come there. They did Pauşadha Upavasa capable of making an end of Samsara. At the same time, they did illuminations at night. From that night onwards, Dipotsava ( illumination at night on the Divali Day has commenced in the morning of the next day i, e, Kârtika sud 1.-first day of the month of Kârtika-the New year's Day) of India-the gods celebrated the festival of the acquisition of Kévala Jnana ( Perfect knowledge ) by Canadhara Maharaja Indrabhnti Gautama-On the next day i. e. on the second day of the bright-half of the month of Kârtika, Sudarsana-sister of King Nandivardhana-invited for dinner her brother King Nandivaradhana who was deeply grieved on hearing the news of the death of his brother Sramaya Bhagavana Mahavira Swami at her house with the object of lessening his sorrow. From that day onward, the parva (auspicious day) of Bhratri Bija in which the sister entertains her brother for dinner is current in India
१२९. जं रयणि च णं समणे भगवं महावीरे जाव सव्वदुक्खप्पहीने तरयणि च णं खुहाए भासरासा नाम महागहे दोबासहस्सटिईए समणस्स भगवओ महावीरस्स जम्मनक्षत्तं संकंते ॥ १९ ॥
129 Jam rayanim ca pam Samane Bhagavam Mahaviró java savodukkhappahîmè tam rayaņim ca nam khuddaé Bhāsa-rasi námé khudda é dovâsasahassațyhié Samanasa Bhagavas Mahävirassa jammanakkhattam sankanté 129.
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