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को बुलाया और बुलाकर कहा - " शीघ्र ही लघुकर्ण वाले (शीघ्रगामी) श्रेष्ठ धर्म रथ को तैयार करके लाओ ।"
आज्ञाकारी पुरुषों ने रथ उपस्थित किया । देवकी महारानी तैयार होकर उस रथ में बैठीं और प्रभु के समवशरण में उपस्थित हुईं । देवानन्दा द्वारा जिस प्रकार भगवान महावीर की पर्युपासना किये जाने का वर्णन है, उसी प्रकार महारानी देवकी भगवान अरिष्टनेमि के दर्शन कर पर्युपासना करने लगी ।
Maxim 12 :
Hearing this episode and after the departure of the sages, the mind of Devaki was engrossed by these thought
currents.
Once, in my childhood, in Polāsapura city sage Atimukta foretold about me that Devaki, the beloved as gods! you will give birth to eight sons, they will resemble each other and would be handsome like Nalakūbara. In this Bharatakṣetra, no other mother will give birth to such
sons.
Has this forecast proved false to-day ? It is clearly evident that other mothers have also given birth to such resembling sons. (But forecast of sage must not be wrong. Why this controversy before my eyes? During the up and down of thoughts) Devaki determined that I should go to Arihanta Aristanemi, bow down and worship him and doing thus, ask about the forecast of sage Atimukta. Devaki thought like this and as such she called the family servants and ordered them-"Bring forth quickly the stately religious chariot (ratha) with all equipments.”
Family servants presented the chariot immediately. Queen Devaki sat in that chariot and approached the religious congregation of Aristanemi. As we get the description of worshipping Bhagawana Mahavira, by Devanandă in the same way Devaki began to worhip Arihanta Aristanemi.
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