________________ - Translation 39 * There is no supreme thing other than these Nine Dignities; (and) in them ( and them) alone there is the essence of the whole of the Jaina Religion. (192) "Those (souls) who bave (already) emancipated (themselves), those who do so (at presaut), and those who will do so (in future), -all these indeed ! (have), undoubtedly (done so) only by means of the worship of the Nine Dignities. (193). . . in " Many (souls) have obtained the lordship of the three worlds (i.e. have become the Siddhas or the Tirthankaras ) by propitiating with great devotion any one of these (nine) Dignities. (194) : << The Acharyas of old have shown the follo. wing extracted rite (* Uddbar') of this Siddha chakra, formed by these Nine Dignities...(195) "Recite ('saraha, Sk. smarata ') in the heart (i.e. centre) of the 'yantra' ('pidha') the 'gayana' (i.e. the letter '') together with the.. kalika'j.e. 's' (avagraha) which is put for the letter 'q'; with 'I' above and below it; together with nada' (i.e. ardhachandrakara''? and bindukala! [i.e. anuswara' (:)); together with panava! (i. e.
