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A Hand Book of Jainology रैवताद्रो जिनो नेमिर्युगादिविमलाचले । ऋषीणामाश्रमादेव, मुक्तिमार्गस्यकारणम् ॥ ४ ॥
(प्रभासपुराण) Lord Neminath abides on Raivatadri (Girnar) and Lord Adinath abides on Vimalachal (Shatrunjay - Siddhagiri). These mountains enable people to pursue the path of Moksha since the ashrams of great Rishis (Sages) were located there.
" स्पृष्ट्वा शत्रुञ्जयं तीर्थ, नत्वा रैवतकाचलं । स्नात्वा गजपदे कुण्डे, पुनर्जन्म न विद्यते" ॥ ५ ॥ " परमात्मानमात्मानं लसत्केवलनिर्मलं । निरञ्जनं निराकारं ऋषभं तु महाऋषिम" ।। ६ ॥
(स्कन्द पुराण) Man will not have punarjanma (he will be free from the cycle of birth and death) if he touches Shatrunjay Tirth; if he bows to Girnar; and if he bathes in Gajapadkund. All meditate upon Maharshi (Sage) Rishabhdev, who has an ideal form; who inspires enthusiasm in men; who is a pure soul having attained Kevaljnan (supreme knowledge); who is spotless and formless.
" अष्टषष्टिसु तीर्थेषु यात्रायां यत् फलं भवेत् । आदिनाथस्य देवस्य, स्मरणेनापि तद् भवेत् ॥ ७॥
(नाग पुराण) The fruit that can be attained by visiting the sixty eight holy places, can be attained by meditating on Lord Adinath. (Lord Adinath is the other name of Rishabhdev).
अकारादि हकारान्तं, मूर्दाधोरेफसंयुतम् । नाद बिन्दुकलाकान्त, चन्द्रमण्डलसन्निभम् ॥ ८ ॥ "एतद् देवि! हरं तत्त्वं, यो विजानाति तत्त्वतः । संसारबन्धनं छित्त्वा, स गच्छेत् परमां गतिम ॥ ९ ॥
. (नाग पुराण) ___ The word, Arhan begins with (a) and ends with (ha). Above and below it has the crescent moon-shaped curves with
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