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Chapter Twenty-Three
Promitaakshara Vritta
O, treasure of virtues, we are indeed fortunate to be able to praise you, the Jina. Even though we are dull-witted and slow-spoken, our devotion to you bears fruit. ||17||
We are indeed fortunate to be able to praise you with words born from the essence of our intellect. Just as a man who is unable to drink the entire ocean of nectar would still drink as much as he can, so too do we offer our devotion to you. ||11||
Where are we, mere mortals, and where are you, the ocean of virtues, the supreme, the sinless? Even though we know this, our devotion to you compels us to speak. ||19||
Even the Ganadharas, with their vast intellect, are unable to fully comprehend your virtues. What wonder then, that we, who are your devotees, are able to praise you? ||10||
Drutvilambita Vritta
This unwavering devotion to you, the Jina, has awakened in us an unyielding desire to praise you. This devotion, born from your infinite virtues, compels us to sing your praises. ||12||
You are the knower of all, the creator of the world, the ocean of virtues, the indestructible. You are the savior of all beings, the one who guides the world. O Jina, please accept our praise. ||22||
They began to praise. ||116||
O Jina, it is certain that devotion to you bears fruit. Therefore, we, though dull-witted and slow-spoken, are eager to praise you, the treasure of virtues. ||117||
O Lord, we, who have been blessed with the power of intellect, are only able to offer you our devotion. Just as a man who is unable to drink the entire ocean of nectar would still drink as much as he can, so too do we offer our devotion to you. ||118||
O Lord, where are we, with our dull intellect, and where are you, the ocean of virtues, the supreme, the sinless? Even though we know this, our devotion to you compels us to speak. ||119||
O Lord, it is a wonder that we are able to praise your virtues, which even the Ganadharas are unable to fully comprehend. Or perhaps it is not a wonder, for those who have attained your grace are capable of anything. ||120||
Therefore, O Jina, the unwavering devotion to you, born from your infinite virtues, compels us to praise you. And so, we are eager to sing your praises today. ||121||
O Lord, you are the knower of all, the creator of the world, the ocean of virtues, the indestructible. You are the savior of all beings, the one who guides the world. O Jina, please accept our praise. ||122||
1. Past thoughts.
2. According to the power of intellect.
3. Without any fault.
4. Knowing them, knowing them.
5. Us.
6. They were very capable.
7. Desiring to praise.