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praise with deep reverence the noble deeds, japa and severe penance observed by Arihants; Siddhas, Acharyas, Upadhyayas and Sadhus. I aspire that may i humbly follow in their foot-steps.
Gnan Dan : 1 rejoice for my attempts if any; of getting written or printed religious books or sacred scriptures and for whatever little service I could render to the learned monks householders and also for arranging all the aids for acquiring knowledge (a sapado; paper, pencil, slate, books, etc.)
May this joyous aspiration of mine to ever grow in virtues gunas, as expressed above so transform me that I may perform deeds of virtues in a faultless manner, thus forming a sequence of punyanubandhi punya a virtuous deed giving rise to good merit-Punya which on fruition will again become a cause for producing more virtuous deeds results in to more earned merits and so on till I become worthy enough to exhaust all my karma including the meritorious ones. I aspire to become a siddha at the end of my journey.
गुणवद् बहुमानादेर्नित्यं स्मृत्या सक्रियाम् ।
जातं न पातयेद् भावं न जातं जनयेदपि ॥ Revearing noble persons and their noble deeds, develop in us, an inclination towards being good, which, even if it was absent initially, will certainly be formed in us and once thus formed, will not disappear.
अरिहंतो मह देवो जावज्जीवं सुसाहुणो गुरुणो ।
जिणपन्नतं तत्तं इअ सम्मतं मए गहि ॥ That for the rest of my life, Arihant alone is my God, only Jain Sadhus are my Gurus, and that alone is true knowledge, which is laid down by Jinas. This is the right faith in which I abide.
Daily Accomplishments of Religion : (1) If possible we should recite Punyaprakasha Stavan, Padamavati Jivrashi and beg apology of all living creatures, for doing injury to them. If daily recital is not possible, let it be done every month. In any case every householder should recite this at least once a year.
Thus as we reflect nobly, night after night, its influence is felt. Not only mental distractions subside but mind also becomes steady and
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