Book Title: Sthaviravali
Author(s): Ratnaprabhvijay
Publisher: Jain Granth Prakashak Sabha

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________________ 50 will rise high the cavity of his two hands the level of water and higher, but not a drop will fall down. Sréyansa Kumāra w FIT poured sugar-cane juice measuring one hundred and eight water-pots into the cavity of the hands of Tirthamkara Bhagavān Shree Rishabha-deva, but not a drop fell down from his hands although it was sugar-cane juice. Śramaņa Bhagavān Mahāvīra had a vow of using the cavity of the hands as the receptacle for the taking of his food and drink materials. He was receiving food and drink materials into the cavity of his hands on the day of breaking fasts. No one else except a Tirthamkara or an ascetic with this labdhi is authorised to use the cavity of his hands as the receptacle for the taking of his food and drink materials. Persons with this labdhi are not met with during tbe present era, and so, taking of food and drink materials into the cavilty of the hands is not permissible. . If an individual, not possessing this labd hi, undertakes to use the cavity of his hands as the receptacle for the taking of food and drink materials, while taking meals, particles of food or drops of drink-material. must necessarily fall to the ground and this method will lead to a series of undesirable consequences. 9. Mano-bali Labdhi anadlafau A Yogi or an ascetic with this labdhi possesses the supernatural power of acquiring a knowledge of all the Scriptures, within twenty-four minutes at the utmost, by the subsidence and destruction of knowledgeobscuring Karmas. 10. Vag-bali Labdhi aatfout a Yogi or an ascetic with this labdbi acquires the ability of reciting all the Scriptures within twenty-four minutes and of loudly speaking out all

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