59 Kalyan Mandir Stotra

SR No.: 300570
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Purvacharya
Publisher: ZZZ Unknown
Total Pages: 1
Language: Gujarati
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Error! No text of specified style in document. MantungacharyaintheBhaktamara Stotradescribesthisphenomenoninadifferentstyle:"Whenseatedonalionth ronewithmultifacetedjewels,yourbrightandgoldenbody,shineslikethediscofthesunradiatingunderthesky,seat edonthesummitoftheeasternmountain. TheBhaktamarahasbeencomposedinpraiseofthe TirthankaraRishabhadevawhosecomplexionwasgolden, a ndthereforethepoethascomparedhisshiningbeautytothatoftherisingsunwithgoldencoloursradiatingintheeast ernsky. (6) Divine Halo:The Ashokatreeseemstohavelostitscolourbytheshiningdarkhalowhichsurroundsyouandwhich isspreadingabove. ThiswayOpassionlessone!Whowouldnotloosehiscolours(attachmentinworldlymatters)by theinfluenceofyourmerepresence? Comments:ThesameattributehasbeenpresentedintheBhaktamaraStotrainthefollowingmanner: Theglorioushalo(bhamandal) aroundyouwhichsurpassesthebrightnessofallluminousobjectsintheuniverse,dispelsthedarknessoft henight, ismorebrightthanthecountlesssunsputtogetherandstillitisascoolandsoothingasthemoon. Inthiscase, theverseintheKalyan Mandirseemstoplacethegloryofbhamandalinamorebeautifulmanneranditalsomentionsthetheoryofkarmainaverysubtleway.Theattachmenttoan ythingortoanybodycausesaflowofkarmaparticles, whichbindasoulandpolluteit. Theparticlesalsoformaninvisib leauralesya),whichchangesasperhismentalattitude. Herethepoetverywiselystatesthatthegloryofthe Tirthank arahelpsinremovingthecoloursofattachmentandthatalsohelpsintheremovalofkarmaparticles.TheBhaktamar a Stotradoesnotmentionkarmainadirectoranindirectwaywhendescribingthebhamandalaspect, butitdoesglorifythebhamandalbysayingthatithasqualities, whichsurpassesthatofboththesunandthemoon. 24 (7)CelestialDrum:OGod! believethatthecelestialdrumwhichisresoundingintheskyannouncestothethreeworl ds:Olivingbeingsshakeoffidleness, approachandresorttotheleaderofthecaravan(i.e. You)leadingtothecityofth efinalemancipation. Comments:Inthecaseofthisattributeofthecelestialdrums(Dundubhis),boththe Bhaktamara StotraandtheKalya nMandirStotramoreorlesssaythesamething:viz.thedeepandhighsoundofdrumsproclaimsthevictoryofthepro pagatorofthetruereligion,andplaysthetunesofhisfame. (8)Canopy OLord!Themoonhasbeendeprivedofherilluminationbecauseyouhaveilluminatedtheworlds. The(rounddiscoft he)canopyoveryourhead, whichisstuddedwithpearls, lookslikethemoon, withaclusterofstars(intheformofhangi ngpearls), standinginattendancetoserveyou. CommentsAsfarasthedescriptionofthreetieredcanopies(Chhatra)goes, theverseintheBhaktamara Stotracaptivatesread er'shearts. WhilsttheKalyan MandirStotraissayingthatthemoonisassumingthebodyofthecanopy,theBhaktam ara Stotranarratesthephenomenonthus: Thethreecanopies(Chhatratrayam), adornthespaceoveryourhead. Thesecanopiesarelikeawhite,glowingmoon, andhavepreventedthehe atoftheraysofthesun. Thebeautyofthesecanopiesisgreatlyincreasedbytheswingingpearls(onthem),whichaga inproclaim yoursupremacyoverthethreeworlds. Thisvividdescriptionpaintsabeautifulpictureinone'smindwhile readingtheverse. Theideaofswingingpearlssingingthesupremacyofthe Tirthankaraissimplymarvelous 26. OLord!Youshineinalldirectionsonaccountofthetriadofthewallswhicharebeautifullymadeofrubies,goldandsilv er. Thetriadofyourlustre,prestigeandgloryfillthethreeworldsandareamassedtogether. Comments: Thisversedescribestheassemblyofthe Tirthankara.Every Tirthankarapreachesinadivine'assembl yhall constructedbythegods. Thestructureofthisassembly,calledthesamovasaranainJainterminology,consist softhreecircularwalls. Thespeakeri.e.the Tirthankaraoccupiesthecentralpart.AllaroundHim Devas, humansan danimalsseatintheirrespectivecirclesandlistentothesermondeliveredbythe Tirthankara. Thereusuallyisasepa rateareaforeventhevehiclesofallthegodswhoareattendingthesamovasarana.Itisalsosaidthatthreecircularwal Isaremadeofthreedifferenttypesofmaterials. 27 25 Page 20 of 23