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ASHTA-PRAKÄRI PUJÄ
O Pure One! Without a trace of desire, Do satiate me eternally. Mantra
ॐ ह्रीं श्रीं, परमपुरुषाय परमेश्वराय, जन्म-जरा-मृत्यु निवारणाय, श्रीमते जिनेन्द्राय, नैवेद्यं यजामहे स्वाहा ।। Om Hreem Shreem, Paramapurushäya, Parameshvaräya, Janma-jarä-mrutyu-niväranäya Shreemate Jinendraya, Naivedyam Yajamahe Swähä. Ring Thali Do Naivedya Puja Meaning of Naivedya Puja In the course of the cycle of birth and death, I have remained hungry many times but that was transitory. O! Arihanta! give me the permanent state where there is no desire of food. Naivedya symbolizes tasty foods. By doing this Pujä, one should strive to reduce or eliminate the attachment to tasty food. Healthy food is essential for survival: however, one should not live to eat tasty foods. The ultimate aim in one's life is to attain a state where no food is essential for one's existence, and that is the life of a liberated Soul, who resides in Moksha forever in ultimate bliss.
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