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Exposition of Pratikramana Stotras
24. Siddhänam Buddhänam
Sidddhastava Sutra
Object: The description of homage paid to, all the Siddhas, Lord Mahävira, all the auspicious events of Lord Arishthanemi and 4, 8, 10 and 2 totaling to 24 Jinas.
Sutra and Meaning: સિદ્ધાર્થ બુદ્ધાણં, પારગમાણ, પરંપરગચાણ, લોઅગ્નમુવગચાણ, નમો સયા સલ્વસિદ્ધાણં. ૧ siddhänam buddhänam, pära-gayänam parampara-gayänam, loagga muvagayänam, namo sayä savva-siddhänam. 1 I pay homage, always to all the Siddhas, the enlightened ones who have crossed the ocean of mundane existence, who have gone there by climbing the stages of spiritual development in orderly fashion and have reached the summit of the Universe. 1 જો દેવાણ વિ દેવો, જે દેવા પજલી નમસંતિ, તે દેવદેવમહિઅં, સિરસા વડે મહાવીર. ૨ jo deväna vi devo, jam devä panjali namamsanti; tam deva-devamahiam, sirasä vande mahäviram. 2 I pay my respect by bowing down my head to Mahävira, who is the god of gods, who is adored by lords of gods, and whom gods worship with their hands clasped. 2 ઈક્કો વિ નમુક્કારો, જિણવર-વસહસ્સ વદ્ધમાણસ્મ, સંસારસાગરાઓ, તારે) નર વ નારિ વા. ૩ ikkovi namukkaro, jinavara-vasahassa vaddhmänassa; sansärasägaräo, tärei naram va närim va. 3 Even one salutation offered to the best among all the Tirthankaras Lord Vardhamäna will carry a man or a woman across the ocean of mundane existence. 3. ઉજિવંત સેલસિહ, દિફખા નાણ નિશીહિઆ જલ્સ, તે ઘમ્મચક્રવર્ટિ, અરિઠનેમિ નમસામિ. ૪ ujjinta-sela-sihare, dikkhä nänam nishiä jassa, tam dhammachhakka-vattim, arittha-nemim namamsämi. 4
