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SHRIMAD BHAGVAD GITA-A JAIN PERSPECTIVE
smrutirnatha, Punatu cheto durita janebhyah.”Meaming, “Oh Lord! You are really a Vitaraga (one who has shed all passions)and so, prayers do not please you, nor are you displeased by adverse criticisms because you have destroyed al types of adversary feelings. All the same, the remembrance of your merits purifies our mind.” A prayer of this type is the best type of Karma according to Jainism.
It is interesting to note that the most outstanding of Jain prayers is contained in what is known as “Navakar Mantra”, which contains nothing secterian or personal to any individual or to any of the jain prophets and asks for nothing in return. It does nothing more than offering sincere veneration to those souls who are already liberated and also those who are on the pathof liberation. These may belong to any sect or religious belief. This enchantment is as under:
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