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________________ 11. jaga-cintAmaNisUtra - Jaga-Chintamani Sutra 11. Introduction The Jag Chintamani sutra is a Chaitya Vandan Sutra. It is recited in the temple and during Pratikraman ritual when prayer is recited. In this sutra the prayer is offered to the temples and the Murtis of Tirthankar Bhagawan which are eternal, meaning have always existed and will always exist. 11. jaga-cintAmaNi icchA-kAreNa saMdisaha bhagavana! caitya-vandana karUM? icchaM. jaga-cintAmaNi! jaga-nAha! jaga-gurU! jaga-rakkhaNa! jaga-baMdhava! jaga-satthavAha! jaga-bhAva-viakkhaNa! aTThAvaya-saMThavia-rUva! kammaTTha-viNAsaNa! cauvIsaM pi jiNavara! jayaMta a-ppaDihaya sAsaNa. kamma-bhUmihiM kamma-bhUmihiM paDhama-saMghayaNi, ukkosaya sattari-saya jiNa-varANa viharaMta labbhai; nava-koDihiM kevalINa, koDI-sahassa nava sAha gammai. saMpai jiNavara vIsa muNi, bihuM koDihiM varanANa; samaNaha koDi-sahassa-dua, Nijjai nicca vihANi. ......... jayau sAmiya jayau sAmiya risaha sattuMji, ujjiMti paha-nemi-jiNa, jayau vIra saccaurI-maMDaNa; bharu-acchahiM muNi-suvvaya, mahuri-pAsa duha-duria-khaMDaNa, avara-videhiM tittha-yarA, cihaM disi vidisi jiM ke vi; tIANAgaya saMpaiya, vaMdauM jiNa savve vi................................3. sattA-Navai sahassA, lakkhA chappanna aTTha-koDIo. battIsa-saya bAsiyAI, tia-loe ceie vaMde. ........... ...............4. panarasa-koDi-sayAI, koDi bAyAla lakkha aDavannA. chattIsa-sahasa-asIiM, sAsaya-biMbAI paNamAmi...
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________________ 11. Jaga-Chintamani Chaitya-Vandana Ichchha-karena sandisaha bhagavan! Chaitya-vandana karu? Ichchham. Jaga-chintamani! Jaga-naha! Jaga-guru! Jaga-rakkhana! Jaga-bandhava! Jaga-satthavaha! Jaga-bhava-viakkhana! Atthavaya-santhavia-ruva! Kammattha-vinasana! Chauvisam pi jinavara! Jayantu a-ppadihaya-sasana.............. 1. Kamma-bhumihim kamma-bhumihim padhama-sanghayani, Ukkosaya sattari-saya jina-varana viharanta labbhai; Nava-kodihim kevalina, kodi-sahassa nava sahu gammai. Sampai jinavara visa muni, bihum kodihim varanana; Samanaha kodi-sahassa-dua, thunijjai nichcha vihani............. 2. Jayau samiya jayau samiya risaha sattunji, Ujjinti pahu-nemi-jina, jayau vira sachchauri-mandana; Bharu-achchhahim muni-suvvaya, mahuri-pasa duha-duria-khandana, Avara-videhim tittha-yara, chihum disi vidisi jim ke vi; Tianagaya sampaiya, vandau jina savve vi.... Satta-navai sahassa, lakkha shhappanna attha-kodio. Battisa-saya basiyqim, tia-loe cheie vande. ..................... 4. Panarasa-kodi-sayaim, kodi bayala lakkha adavanna. Chhattisa-sahasa-asiim, sasaya-bimbaim panamami............. ........... 3. . .. ...... 11. Sutra Meaning: Oh! Guru Maharaj, please voluntarily give me permission to do Chaitya Vandan. (If Guru Maharaj is present, he will say, "Please do so.") I accept your permission. 1 Oh! Tirthankar Bhagawan, you are like the best of the best jewel (Chintamani). You are the ultimate head of the universe. You are the preceptor of the whole universe. You are the protector of the universe. You are like an elder brother to the whole universe. You are the guide of the entire universe and you perceive the inner thoughts of the entire universe. Oh! Twenty-four Tirthankaras, your Murtis are consecrated on Mt. Ashtapad. You have eradicated all eight categories of Karma. The four-fold Jain order established by you will go on forever. You are the greatest of the greatest......... In all Karma Bhumi, there may exist simultaneously a maximum 170 Jineshvar Bhagawan, who are endowed with the unique and best physiques, 90 million omniscient (Kevaljnani) and, 90000 million monks. I pray every day in the early morning to the twenty Tirthankaras (of this time cycle and of Bharat Kshetra), 20 million omniscient monks and, 20,000 million other monks who are currently present........ ................ 3 Oh! Lord, you are the great. You are the great. Oh! Bhagawan Rushabhdev, your Murti graces Mt. Shatrunjay, Oh! Neminath Bhagawan, your Murti graces Mt. Girnar, Oh! Bhagawan Mahavir Swami, your Murti graces the temple in the town of Sachor, like a precious ornament. Oh! Bhagawan Munisuvrat Swami, your Murti graces the temple in the town of Bharuch. Oh! Bhagawan Parshvanath, your Murti graces the temple in the town of Mathura and you eradicate 2
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________________ the sufferings and the sins of the people. I offer my obeisance to all the Jineshvar Bhagawan, who may have ever existed anytime in the past, may exist anytime in the future and are present now anywhere in the universe. I am bowing down to 8,57,000,282 eternal temples and 15,42,58,36,080 eternal Tirthankar Murtis, which are always present in the universe. ................ 5. 11. General Meaning: According to Jain scriptures, the shape of universe resembles like a man standing with his hands on his waist and his legs wide apart. The universe is divided in three parts: Very top of the universe is known as Siddhashila, where the liberated souls exist. Area above the waist (upper part) is the place where the heavens are located. Humans live in the middle part Hell is located in the lower part, below the waist. In the middle part, which is known as Madhya-Lok, there are innumerable numbers of concentric circles of land alternating with ocean. The most central part is a land known as Jambu Dvip (Island). Jambu Dvip is surrounded by a ring of ocean. This ocean is surrounded by a ring of land, known as Dhataki Khand, and the next land in the series is known as Pushkar Dvip. Dhataki Khand is twice the size of Jambu Dvip and Pushkar Dvip is twice the size of Dhataki Khand. Jambu Dvip is divided in three sections. The northern part is known as Airavat Kshetra, the Kshetra. We live in Jambu Dvip and India is located in Bharat Kshetra. Dhataki Khand being twice in size as of Jambu Dvip thus has two Bharat Kshetra, two Airavat Kshetra and two Maha Videha Kshetra. Accordingly Pushkar Dvip has four of each Kshetras. The whole of Jambu Dvip, the whole of Dhataki Khand and only half of the Pushkar Dvip are considered as Karma Bhumi. Thus Karma Bhumi consists of 5 Bharat Kshetras, 5 Airavat Kshetras and 5 Maha Videha Kshetras. Tirthankar Bhagawan does not exist in Bharat Kshetra and Airavat Kshetra at all times. If they do, there can be only one living Tirthankar Bhagawan per each Kshetra. Maha Videha Kshetra is further divided in 32 sections, each known as Vijay. In each Vijay of Maha Videha Kshetra there may exist one Tirthankar Bhagawan at any given time. However, at any given time there are at least four Vijay, where Tirthankar Bhagawan is present. Thus, in Maha Videha Kshetra there could be a maximum of 32 Tirthankar Bhagawan and a minimum of 4 Tirthankar Bhagawan at any given time. Hence the maximum number of Tirthankar Bhagawan that may exist simultaneously in Karma Bhumi are as follows. 5 Bharat Kshetra 5 Airavat Kshetra
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________________ 5 Maha Videha Kshetra 5 x 32 = 160 170 Total - Maximum Number of Tirthankar The minimum number of Tirthankar Bhagawan present at any given time is as follows: 5 Maha Videha Kshetra 5 x 4 = 20. 4