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

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________________ CHAPTER 3 (The Kleven Extraordinary qualities that come about wher, the Tirthankar has destroyed the four Ghatt Euch Kerg and reached Omnicience) (chorizo utazi 92 Siiaerer In this chapter the First Keven slokas describe one AtisHAYR (57112 in each couplet. 1. Oh Lord! Becouse of the state of Omniscience that you have reached which 1€ the result of your Tirthankara Nana Kares (Aziataetiti Ofish - the greatest and the holiest Karma a Jeg forms in his third previous birth) you have the extraordinary quality of being seen facing everyone. Because of this you give joy to humans, devas, animals etc... all who have come to listen to you. 2. On Veetraga, in a small distance of one Yolana (Zivot - about four miles, though there is uncertainty over this conversion to miles) which is the circumference of your Samavasarana (PAHTJ QUt - this 18 a fantastiqbuilding built by the Devas for the Vegtrage to give his discourse - see Chapter 111/Verse 5) crores (1 crore • 10 millions of animals, birds, insect, humns and devas can sit with great comfort! (The seating arrangement has distinct places for dirrerent people - for a greater description of this Sauvagaren see... 3. Oh Jineshwara! Your discourse 18 in a particular type of Andhamacadhi (31 cm biet language...... and yet it automatically translated itselr into the language of the

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