________________ Notes 113 (viz. अ, आ, , ई, उ, ऊ ऋ ऋ , करदे, ओ, औ, में, *:,) at the end. This means that round about (prela:) the final symbol obtained above, we are to put all the ( 16 )vowels. सरह (Sk. स्मरत) remember in the mind i. e. recite or write. St. 197. This stanza gives us the description of the first grey having a lotus-like shape with eight petals. अडदलवलए [Sk. अष्टदलवलयः (1)] A (lotus-like) circle having 8 petals. सपणवमायाइए सुवाहते (Sk. सप्रणवमायादिकान् स्वाहांतान् ) Together with ॐ ह्रींकार (माया) and स्वाहा. माया is a synonym of बीज both meaning ह्री. सिध्याए (Sk. सिद्धादिकान्) i. e. सिद्ध, आचार्य, उपाध्याय and साधु. दसणाइए (Sk. दर्शनादीनि) i. e. दर्शन, शान, चारित्र and तप. The method of drawing the first ou described here is roughly as fojlows: First we are to draw a lotus-like cirole having 8 petals. Then we are to bow down to the सिद्ध, आचार्य, उपाध्याय and साधु writing the formula ॐद्री...स्वाहा' in all the 4 directions respectively, putting in the ellipse the name of the four Dignities in the dative case one by one according to their ranks. In the same way we are to bow down to दर्शन, शान, चारित्र and तप in the four by-directions writing the same formula in the same manner.
