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# Paumacariya 2.26

English (machine translation) 2.26

- **Language:** English

### [2.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.anuyoga.epic.paumacariya~en-mt.2.26)

And because Mount Meru was shaken by him in play with his big toe, / the lords of the gods therefore gave him the name Mahāvīra here \[in this world\].

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## Linked texts (1)

- [Paümacariya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.anuyoga.epic.paumacariya.2.26) — Vimalasūri, Māhārāṣṭrī Prakrit

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