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JAY KARANARA JINAVARA
jay karanārā jinavarā, duḥkh haranārā dev pāth padhun pahelo prabhu, āp tano nityamev pratham namu arihantane, bijā siddh bhagavān
trijā shri achāryane, upādhyāy guṇavant sādhu sarve lokamān, sādhavio shaņagār dhanya gurūmābāpane, vandun vāramvār
Common Sutras
Similar to the Navakār Mantra, this mantra bows to the perfect souls, the liberated souls, the heads of religious orders, the teachers and the saints. In reciting this mantra, we also bow to our gurus and our parents.
SANSKRT-STUTI darshanam dev-devasy, darshanam pāp-nāshanam, darshanam svarg-sopānam, darshanam mokśa-sādhanam.
arhanto bhagavant indramahitāh siddhāshch-siddhisthitāh,
āchāryā jin shāsanonnatikarāh pūjyā upādhyāyakāh, shri siddhānta-supāthakā munivarā, ratna-tryārādhakāh, panchaite paramesthinah pratidinam, kurvantu vo mangalam.
mangalam bhagavān viro, mangalam gautam prabhuhu,
mangalam sthulibhadrādhyā, jain dharmostu mangalam. The word "Stuti” means to praise. Stuti is sung to praise the Bhagwan when we enter a temple and have a first glimpse of Bhagwan. The above stuti are written in Sanskrt language and describe Bhagwan's various virtues.
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