________________ Error! No text of specified style in document. mudyotakam dalita-papa-tamo-vitanam; samyak pranamya jina-pada-yugam yugada, -valambanam bhava-jale patatam jananam.... VerseNo.(1)lbowdownatthe(lotus)feetoftheLord,theveryfeetthatcanbrightenthejewelsinthecrownwornbythe Devaswhohavecometoworship Him. Theveryfeetwhicharecapableofremovingthedarknessofsinsandarecapa bleofrescuingthepeopleengulfedinthetransmigrationofthissamsarasincetimeimmemorial. यः संस्तुतः सकल-वाङ्मय-तत्त्व-बोधादुद्भूत-बुद्धि-पटुभिः सुर-लोक-नाथैः; स्तोत्रैर्जगत्रितय-चित्तहरैरुदारैः, स्तोष्ये किलाहमपि तं प्रथमं जिनेन्द्रम् yah samstutah sakala-vanmaya-tattva-bodhadudbhuta-buddhi-patubhih sura-loka-nathaih; stotrairjagattritaya-cittaharairudaraih, stosye kilahamapi tam prathamam jinendram. VerseNo.(2)TheDevas,whopossessknowledgeofallthescripturesandimmenseintelligence,praiseHimandsin gthestotrassobeautifullythatitcaptivatesthepeopleofthreeworlds, Itoowillnowendeavourtosingthestotrainprai seofthefirstJinendra,thefirstTirthankara,Rishabhadeva. बुद्ध्या विनापि विबुधार्चित-पादपीठ! स्तोतुं समुद्यत-मतिर्विगत-त्रपोऽहम्: बालं विहाय जल-संस्थितमिन्दुबिम्ब, -मन्यः क इच्छति जनः सहसा ग्रहीतुम्! buddhya vinapi vibudharcita-padapitha! stotum samudyata-matirvigata-trapo'ham; balam vihaya jala-samsthitamindubimba, -manyah ka icchati janah sahasa grahitum! ...... ............................3 VerseNo.(3)"OLord,youaretheonewhoisworshippedbythemostintelligentonesandlontheotherhandistryingto worshipyou(eulogiseyou)withouthavinganyintelligence,thisseemslikeanshamelessact."Thisislikeanactofac hildwhowantstogetholdofanimageofthemoonreflectedinthewater. वक्तुं गुणान् गुणसमुद्र! शशाङ्ककान्तान्, Page 2 of 19