Book Title: Chakkammuvaeso
Author(s): Madhusudan Modi
Publisher: Oriental Institute

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________________ Lxiv Then having heard what the sage said, the Brāhmaṇa replied that that sort of worship could be done only by a rich person and asked him how a poor man like him could do such a worship. He again asked him for another ceremony, which could destroy his poverty. He then told him the Jina-pūjā-purandara-vidhi. [K. 8. ] That ceremony would give to an ordinary god, the state of a Tirthaņkara. A person should put a control on four sorts of food in the bright half of twelve months and should fast on the new-moon day. Then he should go to the Jinatemple and perform the worship of eight kinds. After that worship he should fold his hands and should take eight rounds repeating navakāra-incantation. He should do that every day; then hear the sermon and go home. He should eat only once for six days and should fast on the eighth day of the month. On that day he should remain at the temple and keep the full-night vigil and should go home in the morning. (K. 9.) Then at the end he should perform the celebration of that ceremony by offering food to the fourfold Sangha according to his capacity. A person might finish the ceremony in a day or he might extend it for eight days and end it with a celebration. He would then become the best of gods. The Brāhmaṇa understood that ceremony. He became a Srāvaka and taught that ceremony to the Yakşa-kings like Hemaprabha and others. Then the Yakşa-king in his own air-car, took him to his native town named Ratnanivāsa. [K. 10] The Yakşa-king arranged a reception for him; and the Brāhmaṇa at once obtained the advantage by taking to the Jaina faith. The Brāhmaṇa then performed the ceremony extending to eight days for the Yakşa. king and then there was a celebration. He was given riches and the Yakşa-king thanked him that he was able to perform the ceremony with his help; and said that he was his friend due to the same religious belief. [K. 11.) The Brāhmaṇa told him that though he had not built temples, the Yakşas bowed to him on account of his favour; if he believed him to be his friend, he wished that he should take him to his own town Pệthvi-bhūșana, after first paying his respects to sage Silavibhūşaņa. The Yakşa-king in his own air-car took him to silavibhusana. The Brahmana then bowed to him. The Yakşa-king then took him to his town and told king Aridamana all about him. He received him and asked him to perform the ceremony for him. [K. 12.] The Brāhmaṇa performed that ceremony for the king extending to eight days and there was a festival at the end. The king took him as his preceptor and gave him much wealth. The Brāhmaṇa performed every day three times the eight-fold worship of the Jina and lived happily. He gave up his life by fasting and became the Indra in Saudharma heaven. (Sandhi : 11 :) (K. 1.) In this section the second duty of a householder viz. the worship of the preceptor is described. The qualities of a real preceptor are described;

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