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most impressive and has the best qualities, is revered by the devanganas - beautiful divine dancers and singers of the devas, whose voice is like the sound of the flute and the resonating sounds of the veena (a musical string instrument), a mixture of various instruments, pleasant to the ears, innocent and talented singers and dancers, who seem to have tied net like jewellery on their ankles and other jewellery that make melodious sounds when they move, dancing beautifully with elaborate expressions (qualities of a devangana). I bow down to one who aids achieve moksh, who is praised by the rushisamuday (assembly of Saints) and the devasamuday (assembly of Gods) as also by the devis, Oh! Achiever of such reverences, who grants peace in all the three worlds, who has eradicated all his karmas and faults, I bow down to such an honourable Shri Shantinath Jineshwar (30,31)
શ્રી અજિતનાથ પ્રભુ અને શ્રી શાંતિનાથ પ્રભુની સ્તુતિઓ Chhatt-chamar-padag-jua-jav-mandia;
Zaya vara magar-turaya-sirivachha-sulanchhana, Deev-samudda-mandar-disagaya-sohia,
Satthia-vasah-seeha-raha-chakka-varankiya. (32) laliayam Sahavalattha samappaittha, adosaduttha gunehim jittha, Pasaysittha taven puttha,
sirihim ittha risihim juttha. (33) vanavasia
Te taven dhua-savvapavaya, savvaloa-hia-mula-pavaya, Santhua ajia-santi-paayaya,
hun tu me sivuhan dayaya. (34) aparantika
One who is covered with a chhatra (decorative umbrella), fanned by a chamar (fan), one who has a victory flag and a pillar, an alligator, a horse and Shrivatsa as his emblem, is decorated by a lamp, an ocean, Mount Meru and diggaj, one who is engraved with a swastik, a bull, a lion, a chariot and a disc. One who is of a peaceful disposition, steady in his practice of self control, without any faults, full of good qualities, always willing to help others, who have performed many austerities, revered by Laxmi, served by the saints, one