59 Kalyan Mandir Stotra

SR No.: 300570
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Purvacharya
Publisher: ZZZ Unknown
Total Pages: 1
Language: Gujarati
Classification: Audio_File, Ritual_text, & Sutra_Svetambar
File Size: 27 MB

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Error! No text of specified style in document. Ojina!Howcanitbethatyouareconsideredthesaviourofmundanebeingswhentheythemselvescarryyouintheirh eartswhilecrossingtheseaofexistence?Orindeed, thataleatherbag(forholdingwater)floatsonwater,iscertainlyt heeffectoftheairinsideit? 10 Comments:Whatthepoetissayingisthatalthoughtheairisinsidethebagitisinstrumentalinkeepingthebagafloat. LikewiseevenwhentheLordisinsidethedevotee'sheart, Heistheonewhocansavetheman. Whenonecarriessom ethingwith him,itbecomesdifficulttoswimbutthepoetissayingthateventhoughsomepeoplecarryyoutheycanea silyswimanddonotsinkbecauseofyourweight. Thisisanexampleof contradiction'virodhabhasa),oneofthegem sofindianpoetry,calledalankara. Eventhegodoflove(anddesire)whocouldwinover Hara(Hindu GodShankara)andothers,weredestroyedwithina momentbyyou(youwerenottemptedbyanydesiresforphysicallove),likethewaterdestroyed(swallowedup)byth eirresistibleunderwaterfireeventhoughnormallyitiscapableofextinguishingfire. 11 Comments:Thestyleofpoetryinverses 10and1 1 isuniqueto Sanskritliterature. Thealankaradescribescontradict oryattributesasbefore(virodhabhasaalankara). Inverse No. 10 asimileofaleatherbagisused.Aleatherbag(mush ak)canholdwaterand/orairinsidebutitcanfloatonthewater. Thepoetasksaquestionhowcomethebagfloatswhen itcarriessomethinginitandgetsheavierbytheweight? Likewisethepoetaskswhetherthe Tirthankaraisasaviouror ishebeingsavedbyothers. Becausepeoplecarrythe Tirthankaraintheirheartasiftheyaresavinghimbutinfactthe Tirthankarasavesthemfromthisseaofsamsara. InverseNo 11 similarcomparisonsaremade. Waterisknowntoextinguishfirebutahugeunderwaterfiremayswallo wthesamewater. Likewiseyoudestroytheverylust, whichdestroyedthemightiestpeople. 11 OMaster, Howcanthosebeingsswimtheoceanofdeathsandrebirthwiththegreatesteasewhilstcarryingyouinthe irheart,eventhough youareveryheavy?Indeed, theprowessofthegreatisincomprehensible. 12 Comments:TheaboveverseissomewhatsimilartoNo 10andbringsaboutthesamephenomenon, viz.allbeingsar efloatingintheseaofsamsaraandarestrugglingtoreachthefinaldestination. Thosewhocarrythe Tirthankarainth eirheartmanagetocrosssamsaraeasily. Howcouldyoumanagetodestroykarmathieves, whenyou, Oomnipresentone!Haveattheveryoutsetnoangerwit hinyou.Orwhy,doesnotthemassofsnow, thoughcold, burn/destroyforestshavingdarkbluetrees? 13 Comments:AgainNos. 12andNo13havethesamestyleasverses 10 and 11.InverseNo 12virodhabhasaalankara (contradiction)isapparent.Onecannotswimeasilywhilstcarryingaheavythingonhimbutpeoplewhocarrythemig htyLordintheirheartswimveryeasilyintheseaofsamsara. InverseNo 13, thepoetusesthesamealankara,whichis easytocomprehend. Ojina, Theyogisalwayssearchforyou,intheinterioroftheirlotuslikeheart, asthereisnoabodeforthepureseedsotherthentheinterioroflotuspetals. 14 OLordofthe Jinas!Bymeditatinguponyou,mundanebeingsattainthesupremestatusinamoment, Similarlyisthec aseinthisworldwithpiecesoforewhichsoonceasetobestonesandbecomegoldbytheapplicationofsevereheat. 15 Ojina, Howisitthatyoudestroythatverybodyofthenoblehumanbeings(whydotheydie?)intheinteriorofwhichthe yenshrineyou?Perhapsthisisthenatureofanarbitrator, whoisappointedbecauseofaconflict, bringingtheveryco nflicttoanend. 16 OLordofthe Jinas!Thedevoteeswhomeditateuponyouattaintoyoursuperiorabilityinthisworld. Thisislikeapheno menonofwaterwhen(continuously)lookeduponasnectarattainsthequalitiesofnectaranddestroystheeffectofp oison. 17 OOmnipotentbeing!eventhefollowersoftheotherschoolsofphilosophycertainlyresorttoyoualone,mistakingyo uforHari, Haraandothergods. Thisislikeacasewhereinawhiteconchismistakenashavingvariouscoloursbythos ewhosufferfromadefectintheireyes. 18 (Hariisanothernameofthe HindugodVishnuandHarameans Shankara,thegodofdestruction.) Nowthepoetdescribeseightdivineattributesofthe Tirthankara. TheyhavebeendiscussedinquiteadetailinPart2. Page 18 of 23