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## Forty-First Chapter
**301** The best of the twice-born should obtain three types of fires at the beginning of any ritual, born from the crown of Indra, the king of fire, through the resolve of the Triratna. **2** These three fires have attained utmost purity by becoming part of the worship during the final festival of liberation of the Tirthankara, the Ganadhara, and the last Kevali. **3** These three great fires, known as Garhapatya, Ahavaniya, and Dakshinagni, should be established in three separate hearths. **84** The twice-born who performs the worship of these three fires with mantras is called Ahitagni or Agnihotri, and his house is considered auspicious where such worship is performed daily. **85** The use of these three fires during daily worship is for cooking offerings, burning incense, and lighting lamps. The Garhapatya fire is used for cooking, the Ahavaniya fire for burning incense, and the Dakshinagni fire for lighting lamps. **86** These three fires should be protected with great care in the house and should never be given to others who are uninitiated. **87** Fire itself is not inherently pure, nor is it a divine form. It becomes pure through its connection with the worship of the divine form of the Arhat. **88** Therefore, the best of the twice-born consider it a part of worship and perform its worship. Thus, there is no fault in worshipping fire in the same way as the worship of the liberation field. **89** Just as the field becomes worthy of worship due to its connection with the Jina, so too does fire become worthy of worship. Therefore, just as there is no fault in worshipping the liberation field, there is also no fault in worshipping fire. **90** The twice-born consider the worship of fire desirable due to the expectation of practical conduct. Therefore, Jain Brahmanas should also use this practical conduct today. **91** These mantras mentioned above are general mantras, used in all rituals. Now, I will speak of the specific mantras related to specific rituals, as much as possible. **91**
**Notes:**
* **Triratna:** The three jewels of Jainism: Right Faith, Right Knowledge, and Right Conduct.
* **Tirthankara:** A spiritual teacher who has attained liberation.
* **Ganadhara:** A disciple of a Tirthankara who leads the Jain community.
* **Kevali:** A person who has attained omniscience.
* **Garhapatya:** The domestic fire.
* **Ahavaniya:** The fire used for offerings.
* **Dakshinagni:** The fire used for lighting lamps.
* **Ahitagni:** A person who performs fire rituals.
* **Agnihotri:** A person who performs fire rituals.
* **Uninitiated:** A person who has not undergone the initiation ceremony.
* **Arhat:** A liberated soul.
* **Liberation field:** The place where a Tirthankara attained liberation.
* **Practical conduct:** The way in which one should behave in the world.
* **Jain Brahmanas:** Jain priests.