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## First Light
|| Om Arhate Namah ||
|| Prabhushrimadvijayrajendrasuriswarasadgurubhyoh Namah || Kalikalasarvagna - Shri Hemachandracharya-pranita
Yogashastra
Swopagnavivarana
Sahit
|| 1 || Namo Durvararagadi, - Vairivar - Nivarinne. Arhate Yoginathaaya, Mahaviraaya
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**Meaning:** My salutations to the Arhant, the Lord of Yogis, and the protector of the beings of the world, Shri Shraman Bhagwan Mahavira, who removes the enemies like raga-dvesha, etc., which are very difficult to overcome. || 1 ||
|| 1 || Pranamya Siddhadhbhuta-yogasampadae, Shriviranathaaya, Vimuktishaline. Swayoga- Shastraarth - Visheshnirnayoh, Bhavyavabodhaaya Maya Vidhasyate ||
**Meaning:** Having paid my respects to Shri Mahavira Swami, who is endowed with extraordinary yogic powers and is free from the defects of raga, etc., I will present a detailed explanation (commentary) of my own Yogashastra, which is full of special meanings, for the understanding of the worthy beings.
**Meaning**
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**Intention:** Kalikalasarvagna Shrimad Hemachandracharya, while composing this Yogashastra, states the purpose of writing his own commentary on it with the mangalacharan - 'Swayogashastraarth - Visheshnirnayoh Bhavyavabodhaaya Maya Vidhasyate', meaning, 'I am writing this commentary (tika) to give the true meaning of my Yogashastra to the worthy beings.' So that no one can interpret it arbitrarily with their own intellect and mislead the inquisitive people. Inspired by this intention, Shri Hemachandracharya has written a commentary on his own work.
**Commentary:** In the first verse of Mahavira - Yogashastra, the word 'Mahavira' is the special. The meaning of Mahavira is - greater than the heroes. A warrior who defeats thousands of soldiers in battle is not truly called a hero. A hero, in the true sense, is one who 'destroys (defeats) the enemies of karma in a special way'. Or, one who is strong and enthusiastic in penance by destroying karma, is called a hero. This is the definition of the word 'veer' from the point of view of characteristics or etymology. But Bhagwan Vardhaman was even more heroic than other heroes. How did Bhagwan become famous as Mahavira? In this regard, we present a special incident from his life here.
**The title of Mahavira bestowed by Indra:**
When the birth festival of the infant (Bhagwan) Mahavira was being celebrated, Indra (who had arrived a short time earlier) had a doubt in his mind - how will this small child Vardhaman bear the weight of the water that will be poured on his body during the coronation? The infant Vardhaman, by his physical strength, increased his mental strength, and to dispel Indra's aforementioned doubt, as soon as he touched Mount Sumeru with the big toe of his right foot, the peak of Mount Sumeru and the earth began to tremble, the sea also became agitated; the entire universe was terrified. At that time, Indra
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