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The sight of the idol of the Lord, the God of all Gods, is the destroyer of all sins. It is a step toward the heavens, and is a means to the liberation of the soul.
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_मंगलं भगवान वीरो, मंगलं गौतम प्रभु । मंगलं स्थूलिभद्राद्या, मंगलं कुन्दुकुन्दार्यो, जैन धर्मोस्तु मंगलं ।।
JAIN PRAYERS
mangalam bhagaväna viro, mangalam gautama prabhu | mangalam sthülibhadrädyä, mangalam kundakundäryo, jaina dharmostu mangalam ||
Bhagawan Mahavir is auspicious, Ganadhar Gautam Swami is auspicious; Ächärya Sthulibhadra is auspicious; Ächärya Kunda-kunda is auspicious; the Jain religion is auspicious.
आदिमं पृथिवीनाथ-मादिमं निष्परिग्रहम् । आदिमं तीर्थनाथं च ऋषभस्वामिनं स्तुमः ।।
ädimam prthivinatha-mädimam nisparigraham | ädimam tirthanätham cha rsabhasväminam stumah ||
We adore Lord Rishabhadev who was the first king, who was the first to renounce all his possessions (everything) and who was the first Tirthankar.
उपसर्गाः क्षयं यान्ति, छिद्यन्ते विघ्नवल्लयः। मनः प्रसन्नतामेति, पूज्यमाने जिनेश्वरे । ।
upasargäh ksayam yänti, chhidyante vighnavallayah | manah prasannatämeti, püjyamäne jineshvare ||
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