Ratnakarandaka Shravakachar

SR No.: 007745
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Vijay K Jain
Publisher: Vikalp Printers
Publication Year: 2016
Total Pages: 291
Language: English, Hindi, Sanskrit
Classification: Book_Devnagari & Book_English
File Size: 4 MB

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rushed to welcome the Lord. He made obeisance to the Lord by circumambulating thrice and then bowed to Him by touching the ground with five parts of his body. He offered to the World Teacher an eminent, high seat. He washed with extreme devotion the Lotus Feet of the Lord and applied the water that had become sacred after coming in contact with the Lotus Feet of the Lord to his forehead and other parts of body. He worshipped the Lord with great devotion and with pure and pious eight substances. With utmost humility and purity of heart he bowed and pleaded the Lord to accept his offering. His affectionate devotion to the Lord had made his heart pure. By articulating the glory of the Lord, he made his speech pure. By performing the aforesaid bodily activities, he attained the purity of his body. He pronounced with sincerity the purity of food. This way, with nine kinds of devotion (navadhā bhakti), King Kūla gave the supreme gift of pure food to the greatest of all saints. The devas witnessed the event with extreme delight and in approval of the noble act of offering food to the Most Worthy Recipient, rained down choice gems, flowers, and fragrant water in the royal compound. They made cheering sound of "Victory! Victory!" and beat the heavenly drums.
Jain, Vijay K. (2015), "Acarya Samantabhadra's Svayambhūstotra - Adoration of The Twenty-four Tirthankara", , p. 210-211.
Acarya Amṛtacandra's Puruṣārthasiddhyupaya: गृहमागताय गुणिने मधुकरवृत्त्या परानपीडयते ।
वितरति यो नाऽतिथये स कथं न हि लोभवान् भवति ॥ १७३ ॥
How can a householder be not called greedy who does not offer food etc. to an ascetic, who is full of virtues and accepts gift (food) like a honeybee without causing harm to others, when he (the ascetic) visits his home?
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