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THE THIRD PRAKIRNAKA
भक्तपरिक्षा
Bhaktaparijñā (भत्तपरिणा)
( Bhattaparinna) No. 298
579(f).
1895-98 Extent.-- fol. I44 to fol. 16b. Description.-- 173 verses in all ; complete ; the passage in prose just
at the beginning is not found in the printed edition of the Agamodaya Samiti Series. Moreover, it generally precedes Catuhsarana. See Nos. 266 and 267. For other details see Maraṇavidhi No.->7
579 (a). .
____I895-98. Author.-- Virabhadra Gani. See No. 306. Subject.-- This is the third prakirnaka out of the ten well-known
ones, and it deals with ethical precepts. Begins.--fol. I48चत्तारि मंगलं । अरिहंता । मंगलं । सिद्धा मंगलं। साह मंगलं ।
केवलिपन्नत्तो धम्मो मंगलं । चत्तारि लोगोत्तमा । अरिहंता लोगोत्तमो। सिद्धा लोगोत्तमा । साह लोगोत्तमा । केवलिपन्नत्तो धम्मो लोगोत्तमा । चत्तारि सरणं पवज्जामि ॥ अरिहंते सरणं पवज्जामि । सिद्धे सरणं पवज्जामि । साह सरणं पवज्जामि । केवलिपन्नत्तं धम्म सरणं पवज्जामि ॥छ ।
नमिऊण महाइसयं । महाणुभावं मुणिं महावीरें।
भाणिमो भत्तपरिन । नियम(?स)रणहा परहा य ॥१etc. Ends.--fol. 16b इय जोईसरजिणवीरभदृभणियाणुसारिणीमिणमो।
भत्तपरिवं धन्ना पहंति भावंति सेवंति ॥७२॥ (स )त्तरसयं जिणाण ब गाहाणं समयखेत्त पन्नत्तं । आराह ते(? हंतो) विहिणा सासयसौ(सो)क्खं लहइ मोक्खं ॥१७३
भत्तपरिना सम्मत्तामिति ॥छ । Reference.-- Published by Dhanapatsinh at Calcutta, in A. D. 1886
along with nine other prakirnakas. See No. 266. It is also published with chāyā in the Agamodaya Samiti Series as No. 46. For contents etc. , see Weber II, and Indian Antiquary vol. XXI, pp. IIO-III.
