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Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir
AJITASENA-VYĀKARANAM
संसारदुःखकलिला महाभयातू faAtTheT TST............ महानुभावो वरदक्षिणीयो
विमोचयित्वा पुनरं हि आगमी । When you will enter into a city) as a collector of alms, you will rescue many beings from fear of hell, birth, old age, and death and from the great evils and sufferings of the world. O the greatsouled, deserving the most excellent gifts, who has rescued the beings from the dread of the sufferings of the world.
When Bhagavā was not very far from the great city of Śrāvastī, many miracles took place and the citizens were at a loss as to what could be the cause of the appearance of such good omens. At that time, an old man of many centuries removed the doubts of the citizens by telling them that the cause of the omens was that Sākyamuni Tathāgata, possessing knowledge and good conduct, the knower of the world, the incomparable, the teacher of men and gods, who was dwelling at Jetavana-vihāra was about to enter into the city for alms. Then the people wondered how virtuous must be Sākyamuni at whose entrance into a city such miracles could happen. On hearing this, the old man said in verses :
“If one merely utters the name of Sākyanātha, he will be delivered of great misery and will never go to hell. He will go to heaven quickly. He, who hears only his name uttered, will become a Bodhisattva and will never be born in any lower region or go to hell, and will become a king or emperor. He who remembers his name will be absolved of all his past sins, and enjoy happiness for ages, and visit all the Buddhakşetras and can never go to hell."
When the old man had just concluded his praises, Bhagavā entered into Śrāvasti through the city-gate. At the gate appeared 12 koțis of lotus Powers, and on each lotus flower was seated a Bodhisattva, cross-legged and with hands folded in adoration. The
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