Book Title: Atma Shatakam Or Nirvan Shatakam
Author(s): Shankaracharya
Publisher: B L Institute

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________________ (2) Oh Lord! Your body is like the deep green coloured tree Chris ). Puiya Mallinatha and Pujya Parshwanatha amongst the last twenty-four Thirthankars (Veetraga) were of this colour); or like the crystal clear Jewel (2niža Fitt (Puiya Chandraprabhu and Pujya Suvidhinatha were of white colour), or like Gold (zy ) the rest of the sixteen Tirthankaras were of this colour; or like the red jewel (424215 - ruby) (Pufya Padmaprabha and Pulya Vasupu yg vere of this colour); or black (Pulya Nervinatha and PujyaMunisuvratswami were of this colour). Your body is pure and holy even without a bath, who in this whole world does not get attracted to your beautiful body?. like ) Oh Lord! Just as a garland from a Kalpavrakina(doccer . a tree said to have existed which gave whatever was asked of 1t) is always fragrant. Even though your body has not been anointed with various fragrant pastes of sandalwood, saffron etc. it is so attractive, that the eyes of the coddesses that have come down from heaven constantly rest on you, being very attracted by you. Oh Master, as though you have drunk some heavenly nectar and which has made you so healthy that all the groups of human deseases - compared here to a group of snakes as disease killed - have been defeated by you. That 1s, you are for ever free from disease!

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