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The mighty chief of the congregation of Sadhus, thereupon performed the auspicious ceremony of bestowing Diksā, on Jambū Kamāra and his family--members and on Prabhava and his five hundred comrades. Having given Dīksā to five hundred and twenty-seven persons, Sudharma Swamin uttered the undermentioned preaching: -
तथाहि-एके जीवाः संयम सिंहतुल्या भूत्वा गृहणन्ति श्रृगाला इव पालयन्ति; एके जीवाः श्रृगाला इव भूत्वा संयम गृह्णन्ति श्रृगाला इव पालयन्ति; एके पुनः जीवाः श्रृगाला इव संयमं गृह्णन्ति सिंहा इव पालयन्ति; एके पुनः जीवाः सिंहा इव शूरवृत्त्या संयमं गृह्णन्ति सिंहा इव पालयन्ति । तेन भवद्भिश्चतुर्थ भङ्गस्थै संयमो निरतिचारः पालनीयस्तथा यथा करतलगतामुक्तिरपि भवति । प्रमादो न करणीयः, प्रमादेन संसारे भ्रमणं भवति गृहीतसंयमानामपि ।
: Tatbāhi-Eke jīvāh samyamam simhatulyā bhūtvá grihặanti śrigālā iva pālayanti; eke jivāh śrigālā iva bhūtvā samyamam gribộanti śrigālā iva pălayanti; eke punaḥ jivāh śrigālā iva, samyamamgrihịanti, simbá iva pālayanti; eke punah jivāh simha iva sūrvrittyā samyamam grihộanti, simhā iva pālayanti/ Tena bhavadbhiscaturthabhangasthaiḥ samyamo niraticáraḥ pālaniyastathā yathā kara tala gatā mukti r-api bhavatif Pramado na karaņiyaḥ, pramādena samsāre bhramaņam bhavati grihitasamyamanāma pii
Namely: -Some persons becoming courageous like lions take up the duties of an ascetic and observe there duties like jackals; 2. Some of them take up these duties like jackals, and observe them like jackals; 3. Some take up these duties like jackals and observe them like lions; 4. While some persons take up the duties of an ascetic, bravely like lions and observe them bra vely like lions.
