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दर्शनं देवदेवस्य, दर्शनं पापनाशनम् |
दर्शन स्वर्गसोपानं, दर्शनं मोक्षसाधनम् ।। darshanam devadevasya darshanam päpanäshanam
darshanam svargasopänam darshanam mokshasädhanam || The vision and reflection of the Tirthankar's idol is the destroyer of all sins. It is a step towards the means to the liberation of the soul.
heavens, and is a
मंगलं भगवान वीरो, मंगलं गौतम प्रभु ।
मंगलं स्थूलिभद्राद्या, जैन धर्मोस्तु मंगलं ।। mangalam bhagavana viro, mangalam gautama prabhu
mangalam sthülibhadrädyä, jaina dharmostu mangalam || Bhagawan Mahävir is auspicious, Ganadhar Gautam Swämi is auspicious; Acharya Sthulibhadra is auspicious; Jain religion is auspicious.
आदिमं पृथिवीनाथ-मादिमं निष्परिग्रहम् ।
आदिम तीर्थनाथं च ऋषमस्वामिनं स्तुमः || ädimam prthivinätha-mädimam nisparigraham
ädimam tirthanatham cha rushabhasväminam stumah || We adore Lord Rushabhadev who was the first king, who was the first to renounce all his possessions (everything) and who was the first Tirthankar.
मंगलं भगवान वीरो, मंगलं गौतमो गणि|
मंगलं कुन्दकुन्दार्यो, जैन धर्मोस्तु मंगलं ।। mangalam bhagavana viro, mangalam gautamo gani
mangalam kundakundäryo, jaina dharmostu mangalam || Bhagawan Mahavir is auspicious, Ganadhar Gautam Swami is auspicious; Acharya Kunda-kunda is auspicious, Jain religion is auspicious.
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