________________ Siri Sirivalakaha te for ), 'bija' (i.e: Start), and "ana. heata' (i.e. kundalakara '0'); to gether with the (sixteen) vowels. (196) "Meditate upon the (lotus-like) circle having eight petals; (also) upon the Sildhas etc. (i.e. Siddhas, Acharyas, Upadhyagas and Sadhus) with ओंकार, द्रींकार and स्वाहा, in the (four) principal directions (respectively); ( also ) upon the (True) Faith eto. (i.e. the True Faith, the True Knowledge, the True Character and the True Penance) in the (four) by-directions. (197) "Round about (the inside of) the secord circle (of a round shape), write (lit. recite, eight) letters on its eight alternate) patals in the eight directions, making circles round them (i. e, the letters); and in the remaining (alternate) eight petals (write eight times thus: "Bu THE RETU " and) meditate upon the First Pada (i.e. Arihanta) among the (five) * Parmeshti Padas'. (198) " In the third circle, medidate upon the (48) Labdhi-Padas'' arranged by means of eight brilliant circles (drawn in) eight directions (with) three lines (drawn) from the right (each consisting of sixteen Labdhi-Padhas,-the total number being 48). (199)
