Ashtha prakari Puja

SR No.: 200023
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Pravin K Shah
Publisher: JAINA Education Committee
Total Pages: 3
Language: English
Classification: Article, Ritual_text, Jaina_Education, & 0_Jaina_education
File Size: 42 KB

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In the presence of my lord, I wish all my worldliness Will postpone indefinitely The household rice is the kind of grain seeds, which are non-fertile. One cannot grow rice plants by seeding the household rice. Symbolically it means that rice is the last birth. By doing this puja one should thrive to put all the efforts in the life in such a way that this life becomes one's last life and after the end of this life one will be liberated and will not be reborn again. 7. Naivedya Puja: (Tasty Food) A[aharl pd me< kyaj, ivGgh g#y AnNt. Er krl te dlijye, A[aharl izv sNt. 1 Many a times I have gone hungry And traveled through many lives O Pure One! Without a trace of desire, Do satiate me eternally Naivedya symbolizes a tasty food. By doing this puja, one should thrive to reduce or eliminate the attachment to tasty food. Healthy food is essential for survival, however one should not live for to eat a tasty food. Ultimate aim in one's life is to attain a life where no food is essential for our existence and that is the life of a liberated Soul, who lives in Moksha forever in ultimate bliss. 8. Fal Puja: (Fruit) #NOaidk pUja -[1, )I lave xrl rag. pue;aeAm pUji krl, mage izvPS)i Tyag. 1 Just as Indra and other devs Out of their extreme love for you, I bring along 'fruits' to worship. Upon meeting you, O Supreme soul, I renounce worldly aspirations And desire only Moksha As the fruit of all my actions Fruit symbolizes Moksha or Liberation. If we live our life without any attachment to worldly affair, continue to perform our duty without any expectation and reward, be witnessed to all the incidents that occurred surrounding to and within us, truly follow ascetic life, and have a love and compassion to all living beings, we will attain the fruit of Moksha or liberation. This is the last Puja symbolizing the ultimate achievement of our life.