58 Bhaktamar Stotra

Author(s): Purvacharya
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Error! No text of specified style in document. भक्तामरस्तोत्रBhaktamarStotra Introduction The Seventhrecitation theBhaktamara Stotrahasauniqueplacein Jainstotraliterature. Thishasbeenconsideredadevotionalpoemparexcellence.Wehavese enthatthefirstsmaranaNamaskaramantraisveryimportantforeveryJainandthatiswhyeveryJainknowsorrecite stheNamaskaraMantrawithutmostdevotion. TheBhaktamara Stotraissomewhatdifferentandwecannotcompa rethetwo. TheNamaskaraMantraisasmallsmaranaconsistingofonlynineshortsentenceswhereastheBhaktam ara Stotraisalongpoemcomposedin Sanskrit, whichisquite difficultformanyJains. TheNamaskaraMantraisasim plecompositionofdevotionandobeisance. However, theimportanceoftheBhaktamara Stotrainthe Jainliteraryfie Idcannotbeignoredoroverlooked. TherearepeoplebothinIndiaandoutsidewhocanrecitethisstotrawitheaseand precisionofpronunciation.Infact, therearesmallchildren, evenoutsidelndia,whosemothertongueisnotGujarati, Hindior Sanskrit, buttheyhaverememberedtheBhaktamara Stotrabyheartandcanrecitealltheversesofthisstotr afaultlesslywithouthesitation. Therearepeoplewhowouldrecitethisdayandnight. Therearepeoplewhothinkthat theBhaktamara Stotrahasimmensepowersandcanfreemanfromallsortsofworriesanddifficulties. Thisistheonlyrecitationonwhichthemaximumnumbersofbooks;audiocassettesandvideocassettesaretobefou nd. Thishasbeentranslatedintomorethanadozenlanguages. Variouswriters whoeitherexplainorinterpretthesto traindifferentwayshavecomposeddozensorperhapshundredsofpoems. Thestotra'simportance alsoliesinthef actthatthereareatleastthreebeautifultemplesinindiatotallydevotedtothisstotra.Ineachtemplealltheversesofthi sstotrawiththeiryantrashavebeencarvedinmarble,andthestatuesofthefirst TirthankaraRishabhadeva,andthe poetofthisstotrahavebeenerectedinthesetemples. Thereisnodoubtthatanyonewholovesgoodpoetrywillbetouchedbythebeautyofthecomposition. Anyonewhoha snofaithbutwantstoexamineorevaluatethepoemfromaliteraryanglewillnodoubtpraiseitsbeautifulmasterlyco mposition. Thereforeitishardlysurprisingthatthosewhohaveanunwaveringfaithinthe Tirthankarasregardthisas algemofdevotionalliterature capableofmakingadevoteeimmortal'. Thepoeticwordselectioninthisstotra, theactofcomparisonofattributesofthe Tirthankaratothatofthesunormoon orthedeepestoceanisjustspellbinding. Onegoesonreadingthestotraandslowlygetsimmersedintheatmospher ethatitcreates. Peoplenotonlyrecitethisathomesorintemples,someworshipitbywayofrecitingmantrasassociatedwithitandso meevenworshiptheyantradiagrams. Thereisaproperritualofworshipspeciallydevisedwherelaypeoplejoininth eceremonyandpaytheirrespectstoeveryverseofthisstotra.ltisworth notingthattheimportanceofthisstotrahasin creasedwiththepassageoftime. Thisstotrawillnowbeexploredinmuchmoredepth. Thisrecitation hasbeencomposedinpraiseofthefirstTirthanka rawhosenameis Rishabhadeva.HeisalsoknownasAdinathabecausehewasthefirstandhappenedto'begin'ors howeveryartandcrafttomankind. Thewordadimeansthefirstorthebeginningoftime. 3/1.10 Original Sutra, Transliteration and Meaning HIGH-GUTA-AA-AJUT-YHTUTT, मुद्योतकं दलित-पाप-तमो-वितानम्; सम्यक् प्रणम्य जिन-पाद-युगं युगादा, -वालम्बनं भव-जले पततां जनानाम् bhaktamara-pranata-mauli-mani-prabhana, ShrimadRajyash Soori in Bhaktamar Darshan . Shri JainDharmaPedhi,Bharuch. Page 1 of 19

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Error! No text of specified style in document. mudyotakam dalita-papa-tamo-vitanam; samyak pranamya jina-pada-yugam yugada, -valambanam bhava-jale patatam jananam.... VerseNo.(1)lbowdownatthe(lotus)feetoftheLord,theveryfeetthatcanbrightenthejewelsinthecrownwornbythe Devaswhohavecometoworship Him. Theveryfeetwhicharecapableofremovingthedarknessofsinsandarecapa bleofrescuingthepeopleengulfedinthetransmigrationofthissamsarasincetimeimmemorial. यः संस्तुतः सकल-वाङ्मय-तत्त्व-बोधादुद्भूत-बुद्धि-पटुभिः सुर-लोक-नाथैः; स्तोत्रैर्जगत्रितय-चित्तहरैरुदारैः, स्तोष्ये किलाहमपि तं प्रथमं जिनेन्द्रम् yah samstutah sakala-vanmaya-tattva-bodhadudbhuta-buddhi-patubhih sura-loka-nathaih; stotrairjagattritaya-cittaharairudaraih, stosye kilahamapi tam prathamam jinendram. VerseNo.(2)TheDevas,whopossessknowledgeofallthescripturesandimmenseintelligence,praiseHimandsin gthestotrassobeautifullythatitcaptivatesthepeopleofthreeworlds, Itoowillnowendeavourtosingthestotrainprai seofthefirstJinendra,thefirstTirthankara,Rishabhadeva. बुद्ध्या विनापि विबुधार्चित-पादपीठ! स्तोतुं समुद्यत-मतिर्विगत-त्रपोऽहम्: बालं विहाय जल-संस्थितमिन्दुबिम्ब, -मन्यः क इच्छति जनः सहसा ग्रहीतुम्! buddhya vinapi vibudharcita-padapitha! stotum samudyata-matirvigata-trapo'ham; balam vihaya jala-samsthitamindubimba, -manyah ka icchati janah sahasa grahitum! ...... ............................3 VerseNo.(3)"OLord,youaretheonewhoisworshippedbythemostintelligentonesandlontheotherhandistryingto worshipyou(eulogiseyou)withouthavinganyintelligence,thisseemslikeanshamelessact."Thisislikeanactofac hildwhowantstogetholdofanimageofthemoonreflectedinthewater. वक्तुं गुणान् गुणसमुद्र! शशाङ्ककान्तान्, Page 2 of 19

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Error! No text of specified style in document. कस्ते क्षमः सुर-गुरु-प्रतिमोऽपि बुद्ध्या; कल्पान्त-काल-पवनोद्धत-नक्र-चक्रं, को वा तरीतुमलमम्बुनिधिं भुजाभ्याम्?............ vaktum gunan gunasamudra! sasankakantan, kaste ksamah sura-guru-pratimo'pi buddhya; kalpanta-kala-pavanoddhata-nakra-cakram, ko va taritumalamambunidhim bhujabhyam? ..... VerseNo.(4)0oceanofvirtues!Eventheguruofcelestialbeings,withtheirimmensewisdomisnotcapableofpraisi ngyourvirtues, whichareasblissfulasthemoon.Whocanswimacrosstheocean,whichisinfestedbycrocodilesan dislashedbythehurricanewindblowingatthetimeofthedestructionoftheuniverse, with hisbarehands? (Nooneca n) सोऽहं तथापि तव भक्तिवशान्मुनीश!, कर्तुं स्तवं विगतशक्तिरपि प्रवृत्तः; प्रीत्यात्म-वीर्यमविचार्य मृगो मृगेन्द्र, नाभ्येति किं निजशिशोः परिपालनाऽर्थम. so'ham tathapi tava bhaktivasanmunisa!, kartum stavam vigatasaktirapi pravrttah; prityatma-viryamavicarya mrgo mrgendram, nabhyeti kim nijasisoh paripalana'rtham..... VerseNo.(5)(Thepoetadmitshisinabilitytosingthesongofpraises)"OtheLordofascetics!ltisonlybecauseofthed evotionthatlhaveembarkeduponcomposingthisstotra, inspiteofmylackofpower(worthiness). Thisislikeanactof amotherdeerwhowouldforgetaboutherownstrength,andbecauseofthelovetowardsheroffspring, confrontalion ifitcomestoprotectingthechildfromthatlion." अल्प-श्रुतं श्रुतवतां परिहास-धाम, त्वद्-भक्तिरेव मुखरीकुरूते बलान्माम; यत्कोकिलः किल मधौ मधुरं विरौति, तच्चारु-चूत-कलिका-निकरैकहेतुः alpa-srutam srutavatam parihasa-dhama, tvad-bhaktireva mukharikurute balanmam; Page 3 of 19

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Error! No text of specified style in document. yatkokilah kila madhau madhuram virauti, taccaru-cuta-kalika-nikaraikahetuh.. VerseNo.(6) possesslittleknowledgeandthereforelamanobjectofridiculetothescholarsbutyourbhaktimakesm e(orcompelsme)tosinghymnsinpraiseofyou. Thisislikeacuckoowho, inspringtime,suddenlystartssingingwitha sweetvoiceonseeingthemangosprouts. त्वत्संस्तवेन भव-सन्तति-सन्निबद्धं पापं क्षणात्क्षयमुपैति शरीरभाजाम; आक्रान्त-लोकमलि-नीलमशेषमाशु, सूर्यांशु-भिन्नमिव शार्वरमन्धकारम् tvatsamstavena bhava-santati-sannibaddham, papam ksanatksayamupaiti sarirabhajam; akranta-lokamali-nilamasesamasu, suryamsu-bhinnamiva sarvaramandhakaram. "................................/ VerseNo.(7)OLord,bysingingyourhymn,thesinsofmortals,whichhavebeenaccumulatedinvariousbirths, are automaticallyannihilated. Justastheraysofthesundispelthedarknessofthenightevenifit(thedarkness)wasasbl ackasthebumblebees. मत्वेति नाथ! तव संस्तवनं मयेद, -मारभ्यते तनुधियापि तव प्रभावात्; चेतो हरिष्यति सतां नलिनी-दलेषु, मुक्ताफल-द्युतिमुपैति ननूदबिन्दुः matveti natha! tava samstavanam mayeda, -marabhyate tanudhiyapi tava prabhavat; ceto harisyati satam nalini-dalesu, muktaphala-dyutimupaiti nanudabinduh.............. VerseNo.(8)Ihavecomposedthisversewiththebeliefthat,thoughlhavelessintelligenceowingtoyourpowers,this workofminewillattracttheattentionofnoblepeoplejustasevenadropofwatershineslikeapearlwhenrestingonthe petalofalotus.(Thiswaygoodpeoplewouldappreciatemyversesbecausetheverseshavebeencomposedinprai seofyou. Evenadropofwaterlookslikeapearlwhenitissittingontheedgeofalotuspetal.) आस्तां तव स्तवनमस्त-समस्त-दोष, Page 4 of 19

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Error! No text of specified style in document. त्वत्संकथापि जगतां दुरितानि हन्ति; दूरे सहस्रकिरणः कुरुते प्रभव, पद्माकरेषु जलजानि विकाशभांजि.. astam tava stavanamasta-samasta-dosam, tvatsankathapi jagatam duritani hanti; dure sahasrakiranah kurute prabhaiva, padmakaresu jalajani vikasabhanji... VerseNo.(9) Letaloneyourstotrawhichcandestroyallthefaults, justthenarrationofyourlifecanannihilateallthesin sofmundanebeings. Thesunmakesthelotusbudsinthelakesbloom(atdawn)eventhoughitismillionsofmilesawa नात्यद्भुतं भुवनभूषण! भूत-नाथ!, भूतैर्गुणैर्भुवि भवन्तमभिष्टुवन्तः तुल्या भवन्ति भवतो ननु तेन किं वा?, भूत्याश्रितं य इह नात्मसमं करोति?..... natyadbhutam bhuvanabhusana! bhuta-natha!, bhutairgunairbhuvi bhavantamabhistuvantah; tulya bhavanti bhavato nanu tena kim va?, bhutyasritam ya iha natmasamam karoti?... Verse No.(10) OtheLordofallbeings(bhootnatha). Othejeweloftheuniverse!(bhuvanbhushan),itisnotsurprisingthatpeoplewhopraiseyoubecomevirtuous, adornedwithmerits, likeyourself. Whatist heuseofHimwhodoesnotmakeothers, whohavetakenrefugeuntoHimasprosperousas Himself. दृष्ट्वा भवन्तमनिमेष-विलोकनीयं, नान्यत्र तोषमुपयाति जनस्य चक्षुः; पीत्वा पयः शशि-करद्युति-दुग्ध-सिन्धोः, क्षारं जलं जल-निधेरशितुं क इच्छेत्? drstva bhavantamanimesa-vilokaniyam, nanyatra tosamupayati janasya caksuh; pitva payah sasi-karadyuti-dugdha-sindhoh, ksaram jalam jala-nidherasitum ka icchet?. ..............11 Page 5 of 19

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Error! No text of specified style in document. VerseNo.(11) Peoples'eyesdonotgetanysatisfactionelsewhereoncetheyhaveseenyouwiththeirunblinkingeye s. Whowouldliketotastethesaltywaterofanordinaryseaafterdrinkingthewaterofthe 'Milkyocean'shiningliketheraysofthemoon?(Noone.) यैः शान्त-राग-रुचिभिः परमाभिस्त्वं, निर्मापितस्त्रिभुवनैक-ललाम-भूत!; तावन्त एव खलु तेऽप्यणवः पृथिव्यां, यत्ते समानमपरं नहि रूपमस्ति. yaih santa-raga-rucibhih paramanubhistvam, ............................ 12 nirmapitastribhuvanaika-lalama-bhuta!: tavanta eva khalu te'pyanavah prthivyam, yatte samanamaparam nahi rupamasti. ...................... 12 VerseNo.(12)OJewelinthecrownofthethreeworlds!Inthisuniverse,certainlythereareonlyasmanyatomsposse ssingthemelodiouspeace(shantraga ruchi)asyouareformedof,becausethereisnooneaselegant(rupam)asyourself. वक्त्रं क्व ते सुर-नरोरग-नेत्र-हारि. निःशेषनिर्जित-जगत्रितयोपमानम्?; बिम्बं कलंक-मलिनं क्व निशाकरस्य?, यद्वासरे भवति पाण्डु-पलाश-कल्पम्. vaktram kva te sura-naroraga-netra-hari. nihsesanirjita-jagattritayopamanam?; bimbam kalanka-malinam kva nisakarasya?, yadvasare bhavati pandu-palasa-kalpam..... ............13 VerseNo.(13)Whereisyourfacewhichstealstheeyes(netrahari,attracts)ofthecelestialbeings, humansandserpentgodsandwhichfarexcelsthestandardsofcomparisonwit htheworlds,andwhereindeedisthemoonwhichhasspotsandwhichbecomepaleliketheleavesofthepandutreeo nthe daybreak. संपूर्ण-मण्डल-शशांक-कला-कलापशुभ्रा गुणास्त्रिभुवनं तव लंघयन्ति; ये संश्रितास्त्रिजगदीश्वर नाथमेकं, Page 6 of 19

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Error! No text of specified style in document. कस्तान्निवारयति संचरतो यथेष्टम्?.... sampurna-mandala-sasanka-kala-kalapa subhra gunastribhuvanam tava langhayanti; ye samsritastrijagadisvara nathamekam, kastannivarayati sancarato yathestam?. 14 Verse No.(14)OLordofthethreeworlds!Yourinfinitevirtues thatareliketheglowofthefullmoonaregoingbeyondth euniverse.Whocanpreventthosevirtuestomoveanywheretheywantto,oncetheyhavetakenrefugeuntoyou.(No one.) चित्रं किमत्र यदि ते त्रिदशांगनाभि र्नीतं मनागपि मनो न विकारमार्गम?; कल्पान्त-काल-मरुता चलिताचलेन, किं मंदराद्रि-शिखरं चलितं कदाचित्?. citram kimatra yadi te tridasanganabhi rnitam managapi mano na vikaramargam?; kalpanta-kala-maruta сalitäcalena, kim mandaradri-sikharam calitam kadacit? ... ..............15 VerseNo.(15)Itisnotsurprisingthateventheheavenly(celestial)nymphscouldnotpolluteyourmindbytheirtempti nggestures. Willthepeakofthe Mandarmountainbemovedbythewindblowingatthetimeofthedoomsday? निधूम-वर्तिपवर्जित-तैल-पूरः, कृत्स्नं जगत्त्रयमिदं प्रकटीकरोषि; गम्यो न जातु मरुतां चलिताचलानां, दीपोऽपरस्त्वमसि नाथ! जगत्प्रकाशः.. nirdhuma-varttipavarjita-taila-purah, krtsnam jagattrayamidam prakatikarosi; gamyo na jatu marutam calitacalanam, dipo'parastvamasinatha! jagatprakasah...... ..16 VerseNo.(16)OLord!Youarethelampwhichisfreefromsmokeandwhichhasnowick.Thislampdoesnotneedany oilandeventhewindswhichmovesthemovabledoesnotaffectit. Youarethatdivinelamp, thelightoftheworld. नास्तं कदाचिदुपयासि न राहुगम्यः, Page 7 of 19

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Error! No text of specified style in document. स्पष्टीकरोषि सहसा युगपज्जगन्ति; नाम्भोधरोदरनिरुद्ध-महाप्रभावः, सूर्यातिशायि-महिमासि मुनीन्द्र! लोके. nastam kadacidupayasi na rahugamyah, spastikarosi sahasa yugapajjaganti; nambhodharodaraniruddha-mahaprabhavah, suryatisayi-mahimasi munindra! loke. VerseNo.(17)OLordoftheascetics!Yourgloryisgreaterthanthatofthesun,becauseneitherofyoueverset,norare youengulfedbytheplanetRahu(yourbrightensisnothinderedbyanyeclipse. AsperancientIndianbelief, theplane tRahuswallowsthesunforthetimethatcausestheeclipseofthesun.Inasimilarwaythe Rahucaneclipsethemoona Iso.(Thenextversetalksoftheeclipseofthemoon).Moreoveryoubrightenthewholeworldallofasudden(inaflash) andyourgloriousradianceisnotobstructedbytheclouds. नित्योदयं दलित-मोहमहान्धकारं, गम्यं न राहु-वदनस्य न वारिदानाम्; विभ्राजते तव मुखाब्जमनल्पकान्ति, विद्योतयज्जगदपूर्व-शशांक-बिम्बम्. nityodayam dalita-mohamahandhakaram, gamyam na rahu-vadanasya na varidanam; bhrajate tava mukhabjamanalpakanti, 18 vidyotayajjagadapurva-sasanka-bimbam.... 18 VerseNo.(18)OLord!Yourlotuslikefaceislikethemoonwithanextraordinaryshine.Italwaysshinesbright(inthesk y),ithasdestroyedthedarknessofillusion(mohaniya karma).ItcannotbeengulfedbytheplanetRahuorobstructedbyclouds.ltpossessesimmenselustreandbrighten stheworld. किं शर्वरीषु शशिनाहिन विवस्वता वा?, युष्मन्मुखेन्दु दलितेषु तमस्सु नाथ!, निष्पन्न-शालिवनशालिनि जीव लोके, कार्य कियज्जलधरैर्जलभार-नमैः? kim sarvarisu sasinahni vivasvata va?, yusmanmukhendu dalitesu tamassu natha!. Page 8 of 19

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Error! No text of specified style in document. nispanna-salivanasalini jiva loke, karyam kiyajjaladharairjalabhara-namraih?. VerseNo.(19)Whatistheuseofthemoonatnightandwhatistheuseofthesunduringdaytime?Becauseyourmoonlikefaceiscapableofdispellingthedarknessoftheworld. Whatwillbetheuseofthe clouds surchargedwiththeburdenofwateroncethecropofriceisfullygrown.(i.e. Thereisnoneedforraintofalloncethecropisfullyripe.Wedonotneedthebrightnessofthesunorthemoo nwhenthe Tirthankaraishere.) ज्ञानं यथा त्वयि विभाति कृतावकाशं, नैवं तथा हरि-हरादिषु नायकेषु; तेजः स्फुरन्मणिषु याति यथा महत्त्वं, नैवं तुं काच-शकले किरणाकुलेऽपि. jnanam yatha tvayi vibhati krtavakasam, naivam tatha hari-haradisu nayakesu; tejah sphuranmanisu yati yatha mahattvam, naivam tum kaca-sakale kiranakule'pi. VerseNo.(20)TheknowledgeofHari(HinduGodofsustenanceVishnu),Hara(HinduGodofdestruction,Shankara)andtheotherGodsdonotshineasbrightastheydoinyourcase. Theraysoflightattainitsmagnificencewhentheyfallonadiamond, butthesamerayswouldnotseemasbrightwhent heyfallonapieceofglass. मन्ये वरं हरिहरादय एव दृष्टा, दृष्टेषु येषु हृदयं त्वयि तोषमेति; किं वीक्षितेन भवता भुवि येन नाऽन्यः; कश्चिन्मनो हरति नाथ! भवान्तरेऽपि. manye varam hariharadaya eva drsta, drstesu yesu hrdayam tvayi tosameti; kim viksitena bhavata bhuvi yena na'nyah; kascinmano harati natha! bhavantare'pi...... .............21 VerseNo.(21)lbelieveitwasbetterformethatlhavealreadyseenGodslikeHari,Hara,etc.,priortoseeingyou,beca usenow,afterseeingyoumyhearthasattainedcompletesatisfaction. Mymindwillnotbedivertednowfromyoueve ninthenextbirth. स्त्रीणां शतानि शतशो जनयन्ति पुत्रान, Page 9 of 19

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Error! No text of specified style in document. नान्या सुतं त्वदुपमं जननी प्रसूता; सर्वा दिशो दधति भानि सहस्ररश्मिं, प्राच्येव दिग्जनयति स्फुरदंशुजालम्. strinam satani sataso janayanti putran, nanya sutam tvadupamam janani prasuta; sarva diso dadhati bhani sahasrarasmim, pracyeva digjanayati sphuradamsujalam..... ...................22 Verse No.(22) Hundredsofwomengivebirthtohundredsofsonsbutthereisnomotherwhosesoncouldbecompare dtoyou. Alldirectionsshinewithdifferentstarsorconstellations, butthe Eastistheonlydirection, whichproduces(or brings)thecollectionofbrightestrays(ofthesun). त्वामामनन्ति मुनयः परमं पुमांसमादित्यवर्णममलं तमसः परस्तात्; त्वामेव सम्यगुपलभ्य जयन्ति मृत्यु, नान्यः शिवः शिवपदस्य मुनीन्द्र! पन्थाः. tvamamananti munayah paramam pumamsa 23 madityavarnamamalam tamasah parastat; tvameva samyagupalabhya jayanti mrtyum, nanyah sivah sivapadasya munindra! panthah..... .....................23 VerseNo.(23)OLord!SagesbelievethatyouaretheSupremeBeing,youhavethebrightcolourofthesun,youaresp otlessandyouarebeyondtherealmsofdarkness. Onecanconquerordeathbyonlyfollowingyourpath.Otheleader ofascetics(munindra)!Thereisnobetterpath(Shiva)leadingtosalvation(Shiva-pada). त्वामव्ययं विभूमचिन्त्यमसंख्यमाद्यं, ब्रह्माणमीश्वरमनन्तमनंगकेत्म; योगीश्वरं विदितयोगमनेकमेकं, 24 ज्ञानस्वरूपममलं प्रवदन्ति संतः. tvamavyayam vibhumacintyamasankhyamadyam, brahmanamisvaramanantamanangaketum; yogisvaram viditayogamanekamekam, jnanasvarupamamalam pravadanti santah.. 24 Page 10 of 19

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Error! No text of specified style in document. VerseNo.(24)OLord!Youareaddressedbythesaintsas: eternal as far as your soul is concerned; the one has become omniscient because of destruction of his karma; you have a form which is beyond comprehension; the one who is uncountable. you are the first Tirthankara, the first to teach the worldly affairs to mankind; the one with attributes of Lord Brahma; you have aishvarya, the divine halo around you; you are without end, the soul is eternal and you have attained liberation. God Vishnu is also refereed to as ananta; you are like a comet which destroys cupid, Lord Buddha is sometimes referred to as anangketu; vidit yogam: the Hindu sage Patanjali, who has written the Yoga books, is referred to as Yogishvara; The one who knows science of Yoga very well. the one with many virtues; as the soul -substance, you are only one; you have attained kevala- gyan; you are free from the dirt of karma particles बुद्धस्त्वमेव विबुधार्चित-बुद्धिबोधात्, त्वं शंकरोऽसि भुवन-त्रय-शंकरत्वात्, धाताऽसि धीर! शिवमार्ग-विधेर्विधानात्, व्यक्तं त्वमेव भगवन्! पुरुषोत्तमोऽसि. buddhastvameva vibudharcita-buddhibodhat, tvam sankaro'si bhuvana-traya-sankaratvat, dhata'si dhira! sivamarga-vidhervidhanat, vyaktam tvameva bhagavan! purusottamo'si.... ............. 25 VerseNo.(25) Thewiseoneshaveworshippedyou, therefore youalonearethewisestone(Buddha), Youare Shan karabecauseyouarethebenefactorofthreeworlds. Youhavelaiddowntheauspiciouspaththerefore youarethecr eator(Brahma)andyouareconsideredthebestamongmen(purushottam=Vishnu). तुभ्यं नमस्त्रिभुवनार्ति-हराय नाथ!, तुभ्यं नमः क्षितितलामल-भूषणाय!; तुभ्यं नमस्त्रिजगतः परमेश्वराय!; तुभ्यं नमो जिन! भवोदधि-शोषणाय. Page 11 of 19 26

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Error! No text of specified style in document. tubhyam namastribhuvanarti-haraya natha!, tubhyam namah ksititalamala-bhusanaya!; tubhyam namastrijagatah paramesvaraya!; tubhyam namo jina! bhavodadhi-sosanaya. .......................26 VerseNo.(26)OLord!lbowdowntoyoubecauseyoudestroythemiseriesofthethreeworlds.lbowdowntoyou,asyo uarethejewelonthesurfaceoftheearth.lbowdowntoyouasyouarethe Lordofthethreeworlds,andlbowdowntoyo uasyoumaketheoceanofmundaneexistence(bhavodadhi)completelydry.(Freeusfromthecycleoftransmigrati on). को विस्मयोऽत्र? यदि नाम गणैरशेषैस्त्वं संश्रितो निरवकाशतया मुनीश! दोषैरुपात्त-विविधाश्रय-जात-गर्वैः, स्वप्नान्तरेऽपि न कदाचिदपीक्षितोऽसि. ko vismayo'tra? yadi nama gunairasesaistvam samsrito niravakasataya munisa!; dosairupatta-vividhasraya-jata-garvaih, svapnantare'pi na kadacidapiksito'si. (27)ltisnotsurprisingOLord,thatallthevirtues-nothavingfoundshelterelsewherehavetakenrefugeuntoyou.Andyouarenotseen, eveninadream, withviceelevatedbyfalsepridebecausetheyfind shelterelsewhere. उच्चैरशोक-तरु-संश्रितमुन्मयूखमाभाति रूपममलं भवतो नितान्तम्; स्पष्टोल्लसत्किरणमस्त-तमो-वितानं, बिम्बं रवेरिव पयोधर-पार्श्व-वर्ति. uccairasoka-taru-samsritamunmayukha mabhati rupamamalam bhavato nitantam; spastollasatkiranamasta-tamo-vitanam, bimbam raveriva payodhara-parsva-varti. ............28 Verse No(28)Whenyouareseatedunderthehigh Ashokatree,theraysemanatingfromyourperfectandshiningbo dyradiateupwardsliketheraysofthesunlocatedadjacenttothedenseclouds,anddispelsdarkness. Page 12 of 19

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Error! No text of specified style in document. सिंहासने मणि-मयूख-शिखा-विचित्रे, विभ्राजते तव वपुः कनकावदातम्; बिम्ब वियद्विलसदंशु-लता-वितानं, तुंगोदयाद्रि-शिरसीव सहस्र-रश्मेः simhasane mani-mayukha-sikha-vicitre, vibhrajate tava vapuh kanakavadatam; bimbam viyadvilasadamsu-lata-vitanam, tungodayadri-sirasiva sahasra-rasmeh ................29 VerseNo.(29)(Thesecondattribute:throneorlion-throne(Simhasana). Whenseatedonalionthronewithmultifacetedjewels,yourbrightandgoldenbodyshineslikethediscofthesunradiatingraysunderthesk y,seatedonthesummitoftheeasternmountain. कुन्दावदात-चल-चामर-चारु-शोभ, विभ्राजते तव वपुः कलधौत-कान्तम्; उद्यच्छशांक-शुचिनिर्झर-वारि-धारमुच्चैस्तटं सुरगिरेरिव शातकौम्भम्.... kundavadata-cala-camara-caru-sobham, vibhrajate tava vapuh kaladhauta-kantam; udyacchasanka-sucinirjhara-vari-dharamuccaistatam suragireriva satakaumbham.. 30 (30)OLord,whenthewhisks(chamaras),whichareaswhiteastheflowersofkunda,aregentlyfannedeithersideofy ourhandsomeandgoldenbody:yourbodylookslikethe Meru(mountain)fromthepeaksofwhichflowsthestreams ofpurewater,whiteasthefreshmoon. छत्रत्रयं तव विभाति शशांककान्त, मुच्चैः स्थितं स्थगित-भान्-कर-प्रतापम्; मुक्ताफल-प्रकर-जाल-विवृद्ध-शोभं, प्रख्यापयत्त्रिजगतः परमेश्वरत्वम्. chatratrayam tava vibhati sasankakanta, muccaih sthitam sthagita-bhanu-kara-pratapam; ......................... 31 Page 13 of 19

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Error! No text of specified style in document. muktaphala-prakara-jala-vivrddha-sobham, No. prakhyapayattrijagatah paramesvaratvam.. ............................................... 31 Verse (31) The three canopies (chhatra), adornthespaceoveryourhead. Thesecanopiesarelikeawhiteglowingmoonthathaspreventedthehea toftheraysofthesun. Thebeautyofthesecanopiesisgreatlyincreasedbytheswingingpearls(onthem),whichagai nproclaim yoursupremacyoverthethreeworlds. उन्निद्र-हेम-नव-पंकज-पुंज-कान्ति, पर्युल्लसन्नख-मयूख-शिखाभिरामौ; पादौ पदानि तव यत्र जिनेन्द्र! धत्तः, पद्मानि तत्र विबुधाः परिकल्पयन्ति. unnidra-hema-nava-pankaja-punja-kanti, paryullasannakha-mayukha-sikhabhiramau; padau padani tava yatra jinendra! dhattah, padmani tatra vibudhah parikalpayanti. ... 32 VerseNo.(32)(Aftertheabovefourfelicitationsoneofthethirtyfourdivineexcessesismentionedhere,andthepoetagainverybeautifullydescribeshowitisdone.) Translation: Jinendra, thegodsplacedivinegoldenlotusesunderyourfeetwhereveryouareabouttowalk(andw henyouwalk). Yourfeetsurroundedbythebloominggoldenfreshlotusshinebecauseoftherays(emanating)fromy ourfinger-nails. इत्थं यथा तव विभूतिरभूज्जिनेन्द्र!, धर्मोपदेशन-विधौ न तथा परस्य; यादृक् प्रभा दिनकृतः प्रहतान्धकारा, तादृक् कुतो ग्रह-गणस्य विकाशिनोऽपि? ittham yatha tava vibhutirabhujjinendra!, dharmopadesana-vidhau na tatha parasya; yadrk prabha dinakrtah prahatandhakara, .33 tadrk kuto graha-ganasya vikasino'pi? ....... Verse No.(33) O Jinendra, thekindofthesplendourandlucidity(seeninyourself)atthetimeofthediscoursecannotb ecomparedtoanythingelse.Thebrightnessofthesun, oncethedarknesshasbeendispelled,issomething, whichc annotbecomparedwiththelightofthestarsorplanets. Page 14 of 19

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Error! No text of specified style in document. श्च्योतन्मदाविल-विलोल-कपोल मूलमत्त-भ्रमद्-भ्रमर-नाद-विवृद्ध-कोपम्; ऐरावताभमिभमुद्धतमापतन्तं, दृष्ट्वा भयं भवति नो भवदाश्रितानाम्. scyotanmadavila-vilola-kapola mula matta-bhramad-bhramara-nada-vivrddha-kopam; airavatabhamibhamuddhatamapatantam, drstva bhayam bhavati no bhavadasritanam.. ..34 Verse No. (34) Those who take refuge unto you are not terrified on seeing a wild mammoth elephant (airavat), whose (elephant's) anger is increased by humming bees whirling round his cramium/temples, and who is dirty with the trickling thick liquid coming from his cramium/temples भिन्नेभ-कुम्भ-गलदुज्ज्वल-शोणिताक्तमुक्ताफल-प्रकर-भूषित-भूमि-भागः; बद्ध-क्रमः क्रमगतं हरिणाधिपोऽपि, नाक्रामति क्रम-युगाचल-संश्रितं ते. bhinnebha-kumbha-galadujjvala-sonitaktamuktaphala-prakara-bhusita-bhumi-bhagah; baddha-kramah kramagatam harinadhipo'pi, nakramati krama-yugacala-samsritam te....... .......35 VerseNo.(35)Thesecondfearisoflions. Evenalionwhohastornopenthe cramium/templesofanelephantandscatteredaroundwhitepearllikedrops(tricklingrut)whichhaveturnedcrimsonwiththebloodandwho(lion)isreadytopounceuponitsprey,doesnotattacktheoneswhohavetakenrefugeundertheshelter(mo untain)ofyourdivinefeet. कल्पान्त-काल-पवनोद्धत-वह्नि-कल्पं, दावानलं ज्वलितमुज्ज्वलमुत्फुलिंगम्; विश्वं जिघत्सुमिव संमुखमापतन्तं, त्वन्नाम-कीर्तन-जलं शमयत्यशेषम्. kalpanta-kala-pavanoddhata-vahni-kalpam, davanalam jvalitamujjvalamutphulingam; visvam jighatsumiva sammukhamapatantam, Page 15 of 19

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Error! No text of specified style in document. tvannama-kirtana-jalam samayatyasesam... .......................36 VerseNo.(36)Thethirdfearisthatoffire. Recitationofyournameislikewater, whichcompletelyextinguishesthefire, whichisemittingbigflamesandwhichh asbeenintensifiedbythedoomsdayhurricaneandwhichseemsreadytodestroythewholeworld. रक्तेक्षणं समद-कोकिल-कण्ठ-नीलं, क्रोधोद्धतं फणिनमुत्फणमापतन्तम् आक्रामति क्रम-युगेन निरस्त-शंकस्त्वन्नाम-नागदमनी हृदि यस्य पुंसः. ........ rakteksanam samada-kokila-kantha-nilam, krodhoddhatam phaninamutphanamapatantam; akramati krama-yugena nirasta-sanka stvannama-nagadamani hrdi yasya pumsah.... VerseNo.(37)Thefourthfearisthatofsnakes Thatmanwhopossessesthesnake-charmingknowledge(nag-damani)cancrossthepathofadeadlysnakeThesnakewhoisseatedwithraisedhoodandwhoseeyesareredwithangerandhasturneddarkblue,likethethroat ofanintoxicatedcuckoo. वल्गत्तुरंग-गज-गर्जित-भीम-नादमाजौ बलं बलवतामपि भूपतीनाम्; उद्यद्दिवाकर-मयूख-शिखापविद्धं, त्वत्कीर्तनात्तम इवाशु भिदामुपैति. valgatturanga-gaja-garjita-bhima-nadamajaai balam balavatamapi bhupatinam; ...........38 udyaddivakara-mayukha-sikhapaviddham, tvatkirtanattama ivasu bhidamupaiti. VerseNo.(38)Thefifthfearisthatofanarmyinbattle. Thearmyofmightykings, wherethehorsesarerunningatfullgallopandwheretheelephantsaremakingfiercenoise sbyroaring, isimmediatelydestroyedonthebattlefieldbypraisingyou,(itis)likethedarkness(whichisdestroyed) w henpiercedbythesharpendsoftheraysoftherisingsun. Page 16 of 19

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Error! No text of specified style in document. वेगावतार-तरणातुर-योध-भीमे; युद्धे जयं विजितदुर्जय-जेय-पक्षास्त्वत्पादपंकज-वनाश्रयिणो लभन्ते. kuntagra-bhinna-gaja-senita-varivahavegavatara-taranatura-yodha-bhime; yuddhe jayam vijitadurjaya-jeya-paksastvatpadapankaja-vanasrayino labhante. VerseNo.(39) Thosewhotakeshelterunderthelotusgroveofyourfeetgainvictorybyvanquishingtheunconquera bleenemiesinthewarwhichishorribleonaccountofthewarriorsbeingimpatienttocrossthepowerfulstreamsofblo odgushingforthfromtheelephantspiercedbythepointedendsoflances. अम्भोनिधौ क्षुभित-भीषण-नक्र-चक्रपाठीन-पीठ-भय-दोल्बण-वाडवाग्नौ; रंगत्तरंग-शिखर-स्थित-यानपात्रास्त्रासं विहाय भवतः स्मरणाद् व्रजन्ति. ambhonidhau ksubhita-bhisana-nakra-cakra 40 pathina-pitha-bhaya-dolbana-vadavagnau; rangattaranga-sikhara-sthita-yanapatrastrasam vihaya bhavatah smaranad vrajanti. ...... .......................40 VerseNo.(40)Thosewhorememberyoufearlessly,reach(theshore)evenwhentheyaresailinginavesselfloating ontopoftherisingbillowsoftheocean, theoceanwhereinasubmarinefireisalwaysburningandwhichistheabodeof theferociousandexcitedcrocodilesandalligators. उद्भूत भीषण-जलोदर-भार-भुग्नाः , शोच्यां दशामुपगताश्च्यत-जीविताशाः; त्वत्पाद-पंकज-रजोऽमृत-दिग्धदेहा, र्मत्या भवन्ति मकरध्वज-तुल्य रूपाः. udbhuta bhisana-jalodara-bhara-bhugnah, socyam dasamupagatascyuta-jivitasah; tvatpada-pankaja-rajo'mrta-digdhadeha, rmatya bhavanti makaradhvaja-tulya rupah. ...................41 Page 17 of 19

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Error! No text of specified style in document. VerseNo.(41)Themortals,bentdownundertheburdenofthedreadfuldiseaseofdropsy,whoarereducedtoadeplo rableconditionandwhohavelostalihopeofsurviving,fullyrecoverandbecomemosthandsome(makar- dhvaj tulaya roopa),whentheyanointtheirbodieswiththenectarlikeparticlestakenfromyourlotusfeet. आपादकण्ठमुरु शृंखल-वेष्टितांगा, गाढं बृहन्निगड-कोटि-निघृष्ट-जंघाः; त्वन्नाम मन्त्रमनिशं मनुजाः स्मरन्तः, सदयः स्वयं विगत-बन्ध-भया भवन्ति. apadakanthamuru srnkhala-vestitanga, ......................... 42 gadham brhannigada-koti-nighrsta-janghah; tvannama mantramanisam manujah smarantah, sadyah svayamvigata-bandha-bhaya bhavanti.. 42 Verse No.(42)Thosemenwhoselimbsaretiedfromheadtotoeinheavychains, whosethighshavebeenbruisedbyt heedgesofthechains, becomeatoncefreefromthefearofbondagebymeditatinguponyourname (orbychantingy ourname). मत्त-द्विपेन्द्र-मृग-राज-दवानलाहिसंग्राम-वारिधि-महोदर-बन्धनोत्थम; तस्याश् नाशम्पयाति भयं भियेव, यस्तावकं स्तवमिमं मतिमानधीते. matta-dvipendra-mrga-raja-davanalahisangrama-varidhi-mahodara-bandhanottham; tasyasu nasamupayati bhayam bhiyeva, yastavakam stavamimam matimanadhite... ............43 VerseNo.(43)(Inthisversethepoetsummarisesthefears,whichhavebeenmentionedinpreviousverses). स्तोत्र-स्रजं तव जिनेन्द्र! गणैर्निबद्धां, भक्त्या मया रुचिर-वर्ण-विचित्र-पुष्पाम; धत्ते जनो य इह कण्ठ-गतामजस्रं, तं मान-तुंगमवशा सम्पैति लक्ष्मीः .. ...... stotra-srajam tava jinendra! gunairnibaddham, Page 18 of 19

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Error! No text of specified style in document. bhaktya maya rucira-varna-vicitra-puspam; dhatte jano ya iha kantha-gatamajasram, tam mana-tungamavasa samupaiti laksmih. ....... Verse No.(44) Jinendra, the Goddessofwealth, Lakshmi,iscompelledtocometo Mantunga, whochantsthismult ifaceted verses with devotion. (The last part of the above sentencecanalsobetranslatedas'whowearsthegarlandofmulticolouredflowerswovenbymel.) Page 19 of 19