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## The Nature of Padasthan Dhyana
**Yoga Shastra, Eighth Prakash, Verses 38-44**
Even those who have committed thousands of sins and killed hundreds of beings, like the creature called Tithanch, have attained heaven by properly worshipping this mantra. (36-37) The creatures like the bull, the blanket and the shawl, the Chandakoushik serpent, the Nandan frog, etc., have gone to the Devaloka. (809)
**The Vidya of Panchaparmesthi**
The Vidya is sixteen lettered, arising from the names of the Guru Panchaka. By chanting it two hundred times, one attains the fruit of one fast. (38)
**Meaning:** The word "Namah" arising from the names of the Panchaparmesthi, and their names without declensions, "Arihant Siddha Ayariy Uvvajhay Saahu", thus making a sixteen lettered Vidya, by chanting it two hundred times, one attains the fruit of one fast. (38)
**The Vidya of Arihant and Siddha**
By chanting the six lettered Vidya "Arihant Siddha" three hundred times, the four lettered Vidya "Arihant" four hundred times, and the "A" mantra five hundred times, the Yogi attains the fruit of one fast. (39)
**Meaning:** By chanting the six lettered Vidya "Arihant Siddha" three hundred times, the four lettered Vidya "Arihant" four hundred times, and the "A" mantra five hundred times, the Yogi attains the fruit of one fast. (39)
This is the fruit of a general fast for the Bhadra souls. The main fruit is heaven and liberation. This is explained further. (811)
**The True Fruit of the Mantras**
The fruit of chanting these mantras, which is described as one fast, is said for the sake of inducing the young souls to chant. In reality, the wise men say that the fruit is heaven and liberation. (40)
**Meaning:** The fruit of chanting these mantras, which is described as one fast, is said for the sake of inducing the young souls to chant. In reality, the wise men say that the fruit is heaven and liberation. (40)
**The Padmayi Devata Dhyana**
The five lettered, five tattva Vidya, derived from the Vidya Pravad, when practiced continuously, destroys worldly sorrows. (41)
**Meaning:** The five lettered, five tattva Vidya, derived from the Vidya Pravad, when practiced continuously, destroys worldly sorrows. (41)
**The Mantra of Mangala, Uttama and Sharan**
The meditator who remembers the three words Mangala, Uttama and Sharan, along with Arihant, Siddha, Sadhu and Dharma, with a focused mind, attains liberation. (42)
**Meaning:** The meditator who remembers the three words Mangala, Uttama and Sharan, along with Arihant, Siddha, Sadhu and Dharma, with a focused mind, attains liberation. (42)
**Explanation:** The four Mangalas are: Arihant Mangala, Siddha Mangala, Saahu Mangala, and Kevali Pannaatto Dhammmo Mangala. The four Uttamas are: Arihanta Uttama, Siddha Uttama, Saahu Uttama, and Kevali Pannaatto Dhammmo Uttama. The four Sharans are: Arihanta Saranam Pavajjami, Siddha Saranam Pavajjami, Saahu Saranam Pavajjami, and Kevali Pannaatto Dhammmo Saranam Pavajjami. This means that the three words Mangala, Uttama and Sharan should be combined with the above four words. (42)
**The Vidya and the Mantra**
Half the verse describes the Vidya, and half the verse describes the mantra. (814)
**The Vidya and the Mantra of Liberation**
One should meditate on the fifteen lettered Vidya "Om Arihant-Siddha Sayogikevali Swaha", which grants liberation and happiness. One should remember the mantra "Om Shrim Hrim Aham Namah", which is equal to the Sarvagya, and illuminates all knowledge. (43)
**Meaning:** One should meditate on the fifteen lettered Vidya "Om Arihant-Siddha Sayogikevali Swaha", which grants liberation and happiness. One should remember the mantra "Om Shrim Hrim Aham Namah", which is equal to the Sarvagya, and illuminates all knowledge. (43)
This is called the Sarvagya-like mantra. Its glory is described. (815)
**The Power of the Mantra**
No one is capable of fully describing the power of this mantra. It is equal to the Sarvagya Bhagavan. (44)
**Meaning:** This mantra is equal to the Sarvagya Bhagavan. No one is capable of fully describing the power of this mantra and Vidya. (44)