51 Sakal Tirth Vandana

SR No.: 300500
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Purvacharya
Publisher: ZZZ Unknown
Total Pages: 1
Language: Gujarati
Classification: Audio_File, Ritual_text, & Sutra_Svetambar
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.. ......4. 51. Sutra Meaning: To pay obeisance to all the eternal (shasvata) and non-eternal (ashasvata) images of Tirthankars, and to prominent heavenly gods and seers. With my hands clasped, I worship all the places of pilgrimage, because millions of beneficial things happen upon recitation of the names of Tirthankars. In the first heaven there are 32 hundred thousand Jina-Temples. I pay my respect to all the Jina images daily In the second heaven there are 28 hundred thousand; in the third there are 12 hundred thousand: in the fourth there are 8 hundred thousand and in the fifth heaven there are 4 hundred thousand temples. I pay my homage to all the Jina images in them. ..... 2. In the sixth heaven there are 50 thousand; in the seventh heaven there are 40 thousand; in eighth heaven there are 6 thousand; in ninth heaven there are 4 hundred; and in the tenth heaven there are 4 hundred temples. I pay homage to all the Jina images in them. 3. In the eleventh heaven there are 3 hundred; in the twelfth heaven there are 3 hundred; in nine Grayvayakas there are 318; in the five heavens of spiritual conquest (anuttara), there are more than 84 hundred thousand Jain temples... (Explanation - There are five Anuttar heavens of Spiritual Conquest in the topmost part of the Upper World. Their individual names are Vijaya, Vaijayanta, Jayanta, Aparajita and Sarvarthasiddha. In the first four heavens, the heavenly gods (devas) will attain liberation during their third births. Heavenly gods in the Sarvarthasiddha heaven, the highest and most sublime, will attain liberation in their next birth. The nine Graiveyake heavens are so named because they are located near the neck of the Jain cosmos and just below Anuttara heavens). There are 97,023 thousand exquisite temples of Tirthankars. According to the description in scriptures the dimensions of each temple in the upper world are 100 Yojanas in length (1 Yojana is 4 miles), 50 Yojanas wide and 72 Yojanas in height. I pay homage to all of them 5. It should be remembered that in each Jina Temple with an assembly hall, there are 180 images of Jina. the ones without an assembly hall each have 120 images; that makes 152 million 94 hundred thousand and 40 thousand images (1,529,444,760) I bow to all of them 6. In the abyss (deep part) of the middle world, where there are residence for Bhavanapatis (palace dwelling celestial beings), there are 7 million 72 thousand huge temples (77,200,000) 7. In each temple, there are 180 images of Jinas. The total comes to 1389 million and 60 thousand images (13,896,000,000).......... ................... 8. In the middle world there are 3259 Jain temples, with 3 hundred thousand 91 thousand 3 hundred and 20 (391,320) images in them. In the regions of forest dwelling gods (vyantardeva) and luminous gods (jyotishika deva), there are innumerable temples. I pay my homage to all the images of Jinas in permanently located temples whose names are Rushabh, Chandranana, Varishena and Vardhmana 10. I pay homage and praise all the 20 images on Sametashikhara, 24 images on Ashtapad Mountain, and all the images on Shatrunjaya (Vimalachala), Girnara and Abu 11. I pay homage to Lord Parshvanatha at Shankheshwara, Lord Ajitnatha at Kesariyaji and Taranga, Antriksha and Varkana Parshvanatha, Jiravala and Stambhana Parshvanatha. 12. I pay homage to all the images in temples of villages, towns, cities and capital cities of all the provinces of Bharata; and every day I respect the 20 existing Tirthankaras of Mahavideha continent and infinite number of perfected souls (Siddhas) who are liberated.(siddhapada) ........................................... 13. I pay homage every morning to all the sages of two and a half islands (adhidwipa), who strictly observe themselves and help others to observe the eighteen thousands restraints, 5 major vows, the path of fivefold vigilance (samiti) and 5 categories of ethical behavior .............. 9.