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________________ Error! No text of specified style in document. ...... 8/9. dcausenofeartothosewhoremembertheuniversalpreceptor'sfeet:thefeetwhichhavealleviatedmiseriesinallthr eeworlds...... ............... 6/7. OParshvanatha!whosoeverinthisworldrecitesthemantraembodiedwithyourname,wouldconsiderthelargestof snakeswhohasaflashinghood,throbbingredeyesandvibratingtongueandwhoispoisonous,asameresmallinsect. ......... OParshvanatha, whoeverjustbowsdowntoyou(orwhoeverhasthebusinessofworshippingyou)wouldcrossade epforestquicklyandreachthedestinationdesiredintheirhearts. Evenifthatforestisfearedbyallbecauseofthieves, wildanimals,lionsandwheremanyhavebeenrobbedorkilledinthepast............... .................. 10/11. OParshvanatha!The Nails(ofyourfeet), whichshinelikepreciousgems, reflecttheimagesofkingswhentheybowd ownatyourfeet.OLord!thosewhoaccepttheweaponofyourwords(yourscripturalpath)canignoreeventhefiercegiganticlionwithfieryeyes, widejawsandwhohaspiercedtheexpanseoftemplesofelephantsbytheirsharpclaws...... 12/13. OParshvanatha!Thosewhohavesoughtrefugeatyourfeet,canignorethefierceelephantwithmaceliketusksresemblingthemooninwhiteness,raisedlongtrunks,yellowedeyesandwhoisroaringlikeadarkcloudfull ofrain. ................ 14/15. OParshvanatha!Thesoldierswhorecite yournamecangainvictoryovertheenemieswithgreatprideinabattlewhe retheheadlessbodiesfightonandwherethebabyelephantsscreamwhenhitbyspears. ................. 16/17. Alldiseasesandfearsofwater, fire, snake thief, enemy, lion, elephantandbattleperishjustbyrecitingthenameofP arshvanatha. ....... 18. Thisrecitationiscapableofremovingallfears,pleasingtonoblepeopleandislikeatreasureofauspicioushappenin gs. Whoeverrecitesthiseveninforest,atdawnorintheevening,facingobstaclesorduringthedarkfearfulnightinca setheyaresufferingfromfearofthestate(king), yakshas,rakshasas,baddreams, evilconstellationsoranyadversit y,canobtainpeace. Maythe LordParshvanatha, whosefeethavebeenworshippedbythepeopleofalltheworlds,re moveallthesinsofMantunga(thepoetofthis Stavana). (Comment:Itisquitelikelythattheoriginalsmaranaendshere.Manymanuscriptscontaintwentyoneverses. AcommentaryonthissmaranabyChirantanMoonistopsaftertwentyoneverses. Thisshowsthatothermonkshaveaddedtheotherverseslater. However, themanuscriptslhaveseenwhichareallfrom 16thcenturyonwards-givemorethentwentyoneverses. One,mssNo3032ofPatancollection, hastwentythreeverseswhereasallremainingones(seelistofmsschecked)havetwentyfourverses. Nowadaystheversion withtwentyfourversesispopularanditisrecitedduringtheannualPratikramanaritual. Theonemoreandimportantreasoninbelievingthattheremusthavebeenoriginallytwentyoneversesonlyisthatthepoet'snameusuallyappearsinthelastverse. Herealso, thepoetMantunga'snameappea rsinverse No.twenty-one,whichleadsonetobelievethattheremusthavebeentwentyoneversesintheoriginalversion. Thesmaranahasbeennamedasthe'Bhayahara Stotra (therecitation whichremovesallfears)andallmainfearshavebeenenumeratedintwentyoneverses. Theotherthreeversesseemcomplimentaryandputmorestressonworshipping Parshvanatha. Thisis onemorereasontobelievethatthelastthreehavebeenaddedafterwards.. ................ 19to21. MayParshvanathawhowasnotperturbedbytheobstaclescreatedbyKamathandwhomgods, humansandcelesti alsetc., haveworshippedbethevictoriousone. ................ 22. Theonewhoknowstheeighteenlettermantra(whichishidden)inthemiddleofthis stotra),(automatically)meditate suponParshvanatha'sultimateblissfulstatemanifestedbythemantra. Thefamouseighteenlettermantraisbelievedtohavebeenincluded'inthemiddle ofthisstotra. Howeveronecanno tclearlylocateoridentifythesaidmantrainthisstotra. Thehiddenmantraiscomposedofthefollowingsixwords: Page 5 of 6
| SR No. | 300580 |
| Book Title | 56 Namiyun 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 | 14 MB |