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He thought further
I will
translate all Agams in Sanskrit.
And he immediately translated Namokar Mantra in Sanskrit.
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After some time he went to his guru, Acharya Vriddhavadi, and said
Gurudev became serious and looked at Siddhasen
Why?
Acharya Vriddhavadi said harshly
How dare you do that? How such evil idea came into your mind?
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Gurudev !! have translated Namokar Mantra in Sanskrit.
Gurudev! Prakrit is the language of villagers. Sanskrit is the language of scholars. Therefore I want to translate all scriptures in Sanskrit.
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