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Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir
72 The Last Five Upangas [ III. Leot. 8. other sacrifices, I had practised charity, I had worshipped the guests ( such as ascetics etc. ), I had given oblations to fire, and I had planted the sacrificial posts. It is good for me, therefore, to get planted the groves of mangoes, the Mäulinga trees, the Bilva trees, the Kavittha trees, the Chincha trees and the groves of flowers to-morrow when the sun will be burning bright (and so forth )”. He thought so, and having done so the next day when the sun was shining bright he got planted outside the city of Vāņārasi the groves of mangoes ( and so forth as above, down to ) the groves of flowers, being in due course protected, taken care of and increasing in growth, became black and tawny groves ( and so forth, down to ) beautiful, appearing like clusters of large clouds, full of leaves, flowers and fruits, shining excessively green, possessed of lustre, and appearing very beautiful.
94. Then at a certain time when that Brahmin Somila was keeping awake for do mestic affairs, at midnight, a thought of the following description occurred to him: "Truly, I am a Brahmin Somila by name, born in the city of Vanarasi in a very high Brahmin family. I had performed the vows of a Brahmin (and so forth $93, down to ) planted
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