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SAMAYIK AND PRATIKRAMAN
My Feelings
While observing Samayik and Pratikraman while living in the USA over the past 40 years, I have seen that the young generation experiences a lot of difficulty reading the original text in Devanagri script. I wanted to get the whole book written in English letters and translated into English so everyone can recite the Shlokas and understand their meaning. During my stay in Indore, I expressed such desire to Dr. Anupam Jain who referred me to Shri Subhash Jain who readily agreed to do the work. Dr Manuj took up the task to get the work computerized correctly specially in Transliteration of Prakrit and Sanskrit and finally agreed to edit. I feel proud that the book is being published by an organization of Jain scholars of India - Shri Akil Baratvarsheeya Digambar Jain Vidvat Parishad.
Mrs. Dhanlaxmi P. Zaveri
8676 Waterside Court Laurel. Maryland, 20723-2016,
USA e-mail : laxmizaveri@gmail.com
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Editor's Note अरुहासिद्धायरिया उवझाया सव्वसाहु परमेट्टी।
ते विह चिट्ठहि आदे तम्हा आदा हु मे सरण। aruha:siddharyariya: uvajha:ya: savvasa:hu parametthi:. te vi hu chitthahi a:de tamha: a:da: hu me saranam..
The abode of five supreme souls [Panchparmeshthi] is the soul of the being, hence, our objective should be to concentrate upon the soul.
Pratikraman means asking for apology of wrong doings. The feeling of confession and repentance shed off our sins. Samayik is the state of equanimity-a way to concentration. Smt. Dhanlaxmi P. Zaveri always felt the need of the work in Roman transliteration with English meaning while observing Samayik and Pratikraman herself for the benefit of the young generation of USA. Ex Principal Mr. Subhash Jain did a great task in translating it in to English and had been a guiding hand to give the transliteration and correction in the final draft.
It is a great pleasure to publish the work under the banner Akhil Bharteeya Digambar Jain Vidvat Parishad. I hope the work will prove useful for non- Hindi, English knowing readers.
Dr. Mahendra Kumar Jain 'Manuj
secretary: Pt. Jayant Kumar Jain, Sikar
Publishing Manager Shri Akhil Bharatbarsheeya Digambar Jain Vidvat Parishad,
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