Book Title: 01 A Chattari Mangalam Sutra Author(s): Jaina Education Committee Publisher: Jaina Education Committee Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/289001/1 JAIN EDUCATION INTERNATIONAL FOR PRIVATE AND PERSONAL USE ONLYPage #1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 01a Chattari Mangalam Sutra Benedictory Verse This sutra explains that the Tirthankars, Liberated souls (Siddhas), Ascetics, and the religion preached by Tirthankars are very auspicious and divine and we should take refuge in them. cattAri maMgalaM sUtraH cattAri maMgalaM, arihaMtA maMgalaM, siddhA maMgalaM, sAhU maMgalaM, kevalipaNNatto dhammo maMgalaM | cattAri loguttamA, arihaMtA loguttamA, siddhA loguttamA, sAhU loguttamA, kevalipaNNatto dhammo loguttamo / cattAri saraNaM pavajjAmi, arihaMte saraNaM pavajjAmi, siddhe saraNaM pavajjAmi, sAha saraNaM pavajjAmi, kevali paNNattaM dhamma saraNaM pavajjAmi / / Chattari Mangalam Sutra: chattari mangalam, arihanta mangalam, siddha mangalam, sahu mangalam, kevali pannatto dhammo mangalam. chattari loguttama, arihanta loguttama, siddha loguttama, sahu loguttama, kevali pannatto dhammo loguttamo. chattari saranam pavvajjami, arihanta saranam pavvajjami, siddha saranam pavvajjami, sahu saranam pavvajjami, kevali pannatam dhammum saranam pavvajjami. These four are the most auspicious in the universe: The Arihantas, the Siddhas, the ascetics, and the religion expounded by the omniscient beings (Tirthankars). These four are the most divine in the universe: The Arihantas, the Siddhas, the ascetics, and the religion expounded by the omniscient beings (Tirthankars). May I take refuge in these four: The Arihantas, the Siddhas, the ascetics, and the religion expounded by the omniscient beings (Tirthankars).