English Pratikraman Introduction and Ritual together for English Speaking Jains

Author(s): Mayur and Rita Lodaya (Speaker)
Publisher: JAINA Education Committee

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PRATIKRAMAN RITUAL
1.2 Benedictory Verse - Chattäri Mangalam Sutra After praying to the five great personalities, this sutra explains that the Tirthankars, Liberated souls (Siddhas), Ascetics, and the religion preached by Tirthankars are very auspicious and divine and we should take refuge in them.
चत्तारि मंगलं सूत्र:
चत्तारि मंगलं, अरिहंता मंगलं, सिद्धा मंगलं, साहू मंगलं, केवलिपण्णत्तो धम्मो मंगलं । चत्तारि लोगत्तमा, अरिहंता लोगुत्तमा, सिद्धा लोगत्तमा, साह लोगुत्तमा, केवलिपण्णत्तो धम्मो लोगुत्तमो | चत्तारि सरणं पवज्जामि, अरिहंते सरणं पवज्जामि, सिद्धे सरणं पवज्जामि, साहू सरणं पवज्जामि,
केवलि पण्णत्तं धम्म सरणं पवज्जामि ।। Chattäri Mangalam Sutra: chattäri mangalam, arihantä mangalam, siddhä mangalam, sähu mangalam, kevali pannatto dhammo mangalam.
chattäri loguttamä, arihantä loguttamä, siddhä loguttamä, sähu loguttamä, kevali pannatto dhammo loguttamo.
chattäri saranam pavvajjämi, arihantä saranam pavvajjami, siddhä saranam pavvajjämi, sähu saranam pavvajjämi, kevali pannatam dhammum saranam pavajjämi.
These four are the most auspicious in the universe: The Arihantas, the Siddhas, the ascetics, and the religion shown by the omniscient beings (Tirthankars). These four are the most divine in the universe: The Arihantas, the Siddhas, the ascetics, and the religion shown by the omniscient beings (Tirthankars).
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