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The Eleventh Anga
[ I. Lect. 7.
Therefore, I wish (here the rest to be supplied as above, down to) to satisfy my pregnancydesire." Then that householder Sagardatta approved of this desire of his wife Gangadattā. Then that Gangadatta, being permitted by the householder Sāgardatta, got prepared abundant food, drinks, eatables and articles of taste and wine (6) and got to be taken with her many flowers (and so forth as above, down to) and being surrounded by many (and so forth as above, down to) took her bath and having given offerings went to where the abode of the demigod Umbaradatta was (and so forth as above, down to) waved (lit. burnt) incense and went to where the pond was. Then, those friends (and so forth as above, down to) women decorated Gangadatta, the wife of the householder, with all kinds of garments and ornaments. Then that house' wife Gangadatta satisfied her pregnancy-desire by eating that abundant food, drinks, eatables and articles together with wine (6) in the company of those friends and caste-fellows as well as many other ladies of the city, and having done so she returned into that very direction from which she came. Then that Gangadatta, the wife of the householder, whose pregnancy desire was satisfied, bore that foetus very happily. Then that house'wife Gangadatta, when full nine months of her pregnancy were over (here the rest to be supplied, down to), gave birth to a son. Then his (i.e. the son's) parents performed 'Thiivadiya' (here the rest to be
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