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भगवती सूत्रम, शः ९ उः ३१
hearing from an omniscient personality, till the female devotee of one who is self-enlightened, by practising pure restraint ?
उत्तर १४-गोयमा ! असोच्चा णं केवलिस्स वा जाव...उवासियाए वा अत्थेगइए केवलेणं संजमेणं संजमेज्जा अत्थेगइए केवलेणं संजमेणं णो संजमेज्जा।
A. 14. Gautama ! It may be possible for some but not for some others.
प्रश्न १५-से केणद्वेणं जाव...णो संजमेज्जा ?
Q. 15. Bhante ! What is the reason, till not for some others ?
उत्तर १५-गोयमा ! जस्स णं जयणावरणिज्जाणं कम्माणं खओवसमे कडे भवइ से णं असोच्चा णं केवलिस्स वा जाव...केवलेणं संजमेणं संजमेज्जा । जस्स णं जयणावरणिज्जाणं कम्माणं खओवसमे णो कडे भवइ से णं असोच्चा केवलिस्स वा जाव...णो संजमेज्जा। से तेणठेणं गोयमा ! जाव...अत्थेगहए णो संजमेज्जा ।
A. 15. Gautama ! One who has exhausted or tranquilised karma enshrouding effort (i.e., cbstructing energy) may, without hearing as aforesaid, be restrained by practising fure restraint ; but this does not hold in the case of one who has not exhausted or tranquilised the aforesaid karma. Such is. the reason.
प्रश्न १६-असोच्चा णं भंते ! केवलिस्स वा जाव...उवासियाए वा केवलेणं संवरेणं संवरेज्जा ?
Q. 16. Bhante ! Is it possible for one to check, without hearing from an omniscient personality, till the female devotee of one who is self-enlightened, the inflow of fresh karma by sincere withdrawal ?
