Gems Of Jaina Wisdom

SR No.: 022375
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Dashrath Jain, P C Jain
Publisher: Jain Granthagar
Publication Year: 2012
Total Pages: 180
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 19 MB

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there are eight chaityālayas (one on each) on the mountains named Ratikara. The island of Nadiswara is highly lustrous whose great reputation (name and fame) is pervaiding in all the directions every where on the sphere of earth comparable with the combinations/aggrigates of moon-rays. All these natural chaityālayas/temples of Jinas are ever worshiped by lords of celestial beings..
आषाढ़-कार्तिकाख्ये, फाल्गुनमासे च शुक्लपक्षेऽष्टभ्याः । आरभ्याष्ट-दिनेषु च, सौधर्म-प्रमुख-विबुधपतयो भक्त्या।। 13।। तेषु महामह-मुचितं प्रचुराक्षत-गन्ध-पुष्प-धूपै-र्दिव्यैः । सर्वज्ञ-प्रतिमाना-मप्रतिमानां प्रकुर्वते सर्व-हितम्।। 14।।
(आषाढ़-कार्तिकाख्ये फाल्गुन मासे च) आषाढ़, कार्तिक और फाल्गुन माह में (शुक्ल पक्षे अष्टम्याः आरभ्य) शुक्लपक्ष में अष्टमी से प्रारम्भ होकर के (अष्टदिनेषु च) और आठ दिनों में (सौधर्म-प्रमुखविबधुपतयः) सौधर्म इन्द्र आदि को लेकर समस्त इन्द्र (भक्त्या) भक्ति से (तेषु) उन ५२ अकृत्रिम चैत्यालयों में (दिव्यैः प्रचुर अक्षत गन्ध पुष्प धूपैः) अत्यधिक मात्रा में दिव्य अक्षत, चन्दन, पुष्प और धूप से (अप्रतिमानान्) उपमातीत (प्रतिमाना) प्रतिमाओं की (सर्वहितम्) सब जन हितकारी (उचित) योग्य (महामहं प्रकुर्वते) महामह नामक जिनेन्द्र पूजा को रचाते हैं।
All the lords of celestial being, begining from Saudharma Indra, do joyfuly worship matchless/unparalled idols/image of Jinas installed in the fifty two natural chaityālayas with/ by means of divine unbroken rice, divine sandal, divine flowers and divine incense, which is befitting and beneficial to all; and perform the worship named “Mahāmaha” during the last eight days of the bright fortnights of the months of Asada, Kārtika and Falgun every year.
भेदेन वर्णना का, सौधर्मः स्नपन-कर्तृता-मापन्नः । परिचारक-भावमिताः, शेषेन्द्र-रुन्द्र-चन्द्र-निर्मल-यशसः।। 1511 मंगल-पात्राणि पुनस्तद्-देव्यो बिम्रितिस्म शुभ्र-गुणाढयाः। अप्सरसो नर्तक्यः, शेष-सुरास्तत्र लोकनाव्यग्रधियः।। 16 ।।
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