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ASHTA-PRAKÄRI PUJÄ
While doing Jal Puja, please recite the following Duha and Meaning मेरु शिखर नवरावे - meru sikhara navarave
मेरु शिखर नवरावे हो सुरपति, मेरु शिखर नवरावे; जन्म काल जिनवरजी को जाणी, पंच-रूप करी आवे...हो..1. Meru sikhara navaräve ho surapati, Meru sikhara navaräve; Janma käla jinavaraji ko jäni, Panca-rupa kari äve. ...ho. 1. रत्न प्रमुख अड जातिना कलशा, औषधि चूरण मिलावे; खीर समुद्र तीर्थोदक आणी, स्नात्र करी गुण गावे...हो.......2. Ratna pramukha ada jätinä kalasä, Ausadhi curana miläve; Khira samudra tirthodaka äni, Snätra kari guna gäve...ho. 2. एणी पेरे जिन-प्रतिमा को न्हवण करी, बोधि-बीज मानुं वावे; अनुक्रमे गुण रत्नाकर फरसी, जिन उत्तम पद पावे. हो. .3. Eni pere jina-pratimä ko nhavana kari, Bodhi-bija mänu väve; Anukrame guna ratnäkara pharasi, Jina uttama pada pave.ho... Meaning of Jal Puja My soul is a Kalash (a small pitcher used to bath the idol) of knowledge, which is full of equanimity representing water. As I bathe the idol of Arihanta, I pray that the impurities of my Karma wash away from my soul Water also symbolizes the ocean. Every living being continuously travels through the ocean of birth, life, and death. This Pujä reminds us that one should live a life as pure as water with honesty, truthfulness, love, and compassion towards all living beings. This way, one will be able to cross life's ocean and attain liberation.
JAIN PUJA BOOK
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