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________________ Error! No text of specified style in document. Theseeightattributeshappenorarecreatedbyotherdemigodstoproclaimthegloryofthe Tirthankaraduringthetim eofthedivinesermon. Theseeightattributesarecalledthe EightPratiharyas'. Hereweshallseethoseeightattributesinthefollowingeight verses. (1)The Ashokatree: 19 Leaveasidethecaseofahumanbeing, (for)evenatreebecomesfreefromsorrow(ashoka)onaccountofit's beinginyourproximityatthetimeyoupreach.Doesnottheworldoflivingbeingsincludingev entreesawake(orbecomefreefromsorrow)attherisingofthesun? Comments: Hereadualmeaning(shlesh)isapplied.ATirthankaraisseatedunderatreecalledthe Ashoka.In Sans kritlanguageashokaalsomeans(a-shoka)absenceofsorrowimplyingthatthe Ashokatreehasreallybecomeashoka(freefromsorrow)intheproximityofthedivinepresence. (2)The ShowerofFlowers: Omasterofallmonks, itisamatterofsurprisethatanuninterruptedshowerofcelestialblo ssomsfallsdownallaroundyouwiththeirstalksturneddownwards,orwhyinyourpresencefettersofthegoodmindedcertainlyfalldown(disintegrate). 20 Comments:Againwhilstsayingthatallflowersfallinsuchamannerthattheirstalkshaveturneddownwards, thepoe ttriestoimplythatthedevotees'karmaalsofalls downwardsinthepresenceofthe Tirthankara, Parshvanatha.Inthe Bhaktamara Stotra, thepoethasdescribedtheshowerofflowersinthisfashion:"Whentheflowers, mixedwithfragr antdropsofrainwaterarefallingdowninthegentlebreeze,fromthetreeslike Mandar, Sundar, NameruandSuparija ta(namesofthetrees)itgivesanimpressionasiftheshowerofyourgentlewordsisfallingdown." (3)The Divine Speech: Itisproperthatyourspeechwhichspringsupfromtheoceanofyourgraveheartisregardedasambrosia;for,bydrinki ngit,thenobleones(bhavyas) whoparticipateinthesupremejoy,quicklyattainthestatusofpermanentyouthandim mortality. 21 VerseNo.22(4)TheChamara-Whisk: OLord!Theclustersofthesacredcelestialwhisks(Chamaras)whichfirstbendverylow(asiftheybowdowntoyou)a ndthenriseup, proclaimthatthosepureheartedpersons whobowtothismasterofthesagesaresuretoreachthehig hestgrade. 22 Comments: Hereonemustreallyimaginethissituation. The Tirthankaraisseatedinthesamovasarana.Twoattend antsaregentlyfanningHimwith whisks. Theylowerthewhisksandthenliftgentlyinarhythmicmotion. Seehowthep oethasperceivedthisphenomenon. oftheBhaktamara Stotrasays:"OLord!Whenthewhisks(Chamaras), whichareas whiteastheflowersofkunda,ar egentlyfannedeithersideofyourhandsomeandgoldenbody:(andwhenithappens)yourbodylookslikethe Meru mountain)fromthepeaksofwhichflowsthestreamsofpurewaterwhiteasthefreshmoon. 30" Itcanbenotedherethatboththekalyan MandirandtheBhaktamarahavedescribedmanydivineattributesofthe Tirt hankara,butinbothcasespoetshaveusedtheirownstyleofcomparisonandmakingcomparisonswith differentph enomena.Inthecaseofthe Bhaktamara Stotra, whilstdescribingthisattribute, thepoet Mantungasaysthatwhenw hiteChamarasarebeingusedtofanthe Tirthankararhythmicallyitlookslikeastreamofwaterflowinggentlyfromthe topofamountain. Inthisstotra, SiddhasenaDiwakarhasmadeadifferenttypeofcomparison. Thosewhohumblybo wdownaresuretoriseupinthepresenceofthe Tirthankaraas Chamarasdo. (5)The Throne (Simhasana) Thenoblepeople(bhavyas)hereardentlylookatyouwhois dark, whosespeechisgraveandwhoisseatedonaglitte ringgoldenlionthronestuddedwithjewels, asisthecasewiththepeacockswhoeagerlylookatthedark, thundering, andfreshcloudwhich hasrisentothesummitofthegoldenmountain. 23 Comments:Itissaidthatthe TirthankaraParshvanathahadadarkcomplexion.Parshvanatha'sidolsareusuallym adefromthedarkcolouredmarble.HerethepoetcomparesthebeautyofshiningdarkcolourofParshvanathawhois seatedonathronetothedarkcloudsonthepeakofamountain. Page 19 of 23
| SR No. | 300570 |
| Book Title | 59 Kalyan Mandir Stotra |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Purvacharya |
| Publisher | ZZZ Unknown |
| Publication Year | |
| Total Pages | 1 |
| Language | Gujarati |
| Classification | Audio_File, Ritual_text, & Sutra_Svetambar |
| File Size | 27 MB |