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"What is it? Is it a bow, or is it a salutation?" This question is asked twice in the text. The meaning of the text from "I wish to bow to you, free from sin" to "My humble obeisance" is - I wish to bow to you, free from sin. Therefore, please grant me space, or permission to enter. This text indicates the act of requesting permission to enter. In the present text, one must bow their body halfway until the word "Anujanaha". This is one bow. And when one bows again as before, that is the second bow. Thus, there are two salutations in the ritual act. When a child receives initiation or is born, they have this posture - they hold both hands on their head. This is called "Yathajat". The posture should be "Yathajat" while bowing. Upon receiving permission to enter the space, sit in the "Ubhradak" posture, extend both hands towards the Guru, and touch the Guru's feet with both hands. In the text "Ahokayam", the letter "A" should be pronounced softly. From there, take the hands and touch the middle part of the head while pronouncing the letter "Ho" loudly. Thus, one cycle is completed in the pronunciation of the word "Aho". Similarly, one cycle should be completed in the pronunciation of the word "Kayam". In the same way, one cycle should be completed in the pronunciation of "Kayasamphasan" while pronouncing "Kay". Thus, these are three cycles. After that, in "Jatta Bhe", the letter "J" should be pronounced softly and the Guru's feet should be touched with the hand. And while pronouncing "Tta" with a medium voice, the hands should be removed from the Guru's feet and placed on the "Adhar".
And while pronouncing the letter "Bhe" loudly, the middle part of the head should be touched with the hand. This is one cycle. Similarly, while pronouncing the letters "J", "V", "Ni", and while pronouncing the letters "Jn", "Ch", "Bhe", the third cycle should be completed. Thus, there are six cycles in total in one salutation. There are also six cycles in the second salutation. Thus, there are twelve cycles in the ritual act.
After entering the space, during the "Kshamna", both the disciple and the Acharya perform two "Shironaman" together, and similarly, two "Shironaman" are performed during the second salutation. Thus, there are four "Shironaman". When the disciple bows, the mind, speech, and body should be controlled. These are the three "Gupti". During the first salutation, one enters the "Avgrahayachana", and similarly, during the second salutation as well. Thus, these are two entrances. After performing the first salutation with the necessary actions, exiting from the space is called "Nishkraman". This is only one. In the second salutation, one does not exit but remains at the Guru's feet and completes the sutra. These are the twenty-five essentials of the salutation.
Thus, in this present "Samavay", like the previous "Samavays", there is a beautiful collection of knowledge-enhancing material. The thirteenth and fourteenth "Samavays": An analysis
In the thirteenth "Samavay", there are thirteen places of action, "Soudharm", thirteen "Viman" in "Ishankalp", thirteen "Vastu" named "Pranayu" in the twelfth "Purva", thirteen types of "Yog" in "Garbhaj Tiryanch", "Panchendriya", thirteen "Palyopama" and thirteen "Sagaropama" positions of the Sun's sphere, Narakas, and Devas. The details regarding action, etc., have been written extensively on the previous pages.
In the fourteenth "Samavay", there are fourteen "Bhootgram", fourteen "Purva", fourteen thousand "Shraman" of Bhagwan Mahavira, fourteen "Jivasthan", fourteen "Ratna" of the "Chakravarti", fourteen great rivers, fourteen "Palyopama" and fourteen "Sagaropama" positions of Narakas and Devas, along with a description of the fourteen "Bhav" through which beings go to liberation.
Here, first of all, fourteen "Bhootgram" are mentioned. "Bhoot" means beings and "Gram" means group, i.e., 158. "Sthananga-Samavayanga", pp. 810-812 - Pt. Dalsukh Malvaniya
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