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70 The Last Five Upāngas ( III. Lect. 3.
91. Then a thought of the following description occurred to that Brahmin who had got the intelligence about this thing : "Truly, Lord Pars'wa who is greatly honoured by the peoplex (and so forth, down to ) wanders in the Ambasă la valla. Therefore I shall go and present myself before Lord Pars'wa, and shall ask him these eight objects ( they are to be supplied here exactly as in Pannattî Sîtra-one of the 12 Upångas ). Then Somila went out, without any pupils with him ( and so forth, down to ) spoke thus. " How do you do, O Venerable Sir ? Are you going on well ?" And then he further asked : “Are you mustard seeds (pun : of the same age ?) Are you māsā ( kind of corn,-adada, as we call it: pun : a mã sã-a kind of weight )? Are you 'kulattha' corn (pun: a family man )? Are you only one ? or are you two ( more than one)? * (and so forth, down to
* See foot-note on p. 33.
* For a detailed explanation on this passage study Chandrasuri's Commentary on it quoted by Dr. Prof. P. L. Vaidya in his notes pp. 184-185. The passage afect etc. occurring here is found in the Bhayayati Satra where it has got a deep philosophical meaning. Bnt the Brahmin Somila, not properly understanding its significance, asks these questions to Lord Pārs'wa with a view to ridicule him, but getting satisfactory
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