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Exposition of Pratikramana Stotras
Explanation: The number of 18000 restraints is calculated as follows: 10 for ten cardinal virtues, 10 for all the categories of living beings (5 for one sense organs, 3 for 2-4 sense organs, 2 for 5 sense organs with and without knowledge), 5 for each sense organs, 4 for each type of transgression regards to food, fear, sex and possessions and 3 type of activities (mind, speech and body) (10x10x5x4x3)=6000x 3 types of actors it comes to 18000 restraints.
45. Laghu Shänti Stava Sutra
Object: In this short hymn, Lord Shäntinätha is praised by using many different adjectives.
Sutra and Meaning: શાંતિ શાંતિ નિશાંત, શત શતાશિવ નમસ્કૃત્ય, સ્તોતુઃ શાંતિ નિમિત્ત, મંત્રપદે શાંતયે સ્તૌમિ. ૧ shäntim shänti nishätam, säntam säntäshivam namaskrutya; stotuh shäntinimittam, mantrapadaih shäntaye staumi. 1 Lord Shäntinätha, the storehouse of peace, passionless, whose all the calamities have been destroyed and who bestows peace on the worshipers, I pay respect to you by reciting this hymn of praise in the form of couplets. 1
ઓમિતિ નિશ્ચિત વંચસે, નમો નમો ભગવતેહંત પૂજામ શાંતિજિનાય જયવતે, યશસ્વિને સ્વામિને દમિનામ. ૨ omiti nishchita vachase, namo namo bhagvaterhate pujäm; shäntijinäya jayavate, yashasvine swämine daminäm. 2 Lord Shäntinätha, like the letter Om your words are the truth. You are divine (aishwarya), worshipful, conqueror of attachments and aversions, victorious, repressor of senses and master of ascetics; I salute you again and again. 2 સકલા તિશેષક મહી, સંપત્તિ-સમન્વિતાય શસ્યાય, રૈલોકયપુજિતાય ચ, નમો નમ: શાંતિદેવાય. ૩
