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यश और तेज की (अतिशय-शोभ-विभाजि) अत्यधिक शोभा को प्राप्त तथा (पाप-विभाजि) पाप को नष्ट करने वाले (भानु प्रतिमानि) सूर्य के समान (यानि कानि च) जितने भी अन्य मन्दिर हैं; (तानि) उन सबको (अहं) मैं (सदा वन्दे) हमेशा नमस्कार करता हूँ।
Description of the images of Jinas in the chaityālayas of Naņdiswara island - The natural chaityālayas of Naņdiswara island contain the idols/images of Jinas- which are five hundred dhanushas (bows) in height, beautiful, well preportionate, highly fascinating and made of gems, gold and silver and are as lusterous as crores of suns combined. I always respectfuly bow down and pay obeisance to them. I also similarly pay obeisance to all other temples of Jinas situated in all directions. Temples which are extremely glorious, glamourous and do destroy/remove sins in the same manner, in which the sun destroys/removes darkness.
सप्तत्यधिक-शतप्रिय, धर्मक्षेत्रगत-तीर्थकर-वर-वृषभान्। भूतभविष्यत्संप्रति-काल-भवान् भवविहानये विनतोऽस्मि ।। 28 ।।
(भूत-भविष्यत-सम्प्रतिकाल-भवान) अतीतकाल, भावीकाल और वर्तमान काल में होने वाले (सप्तति-अधिक-शत-प्रियधर्म-क्षेत्र-गततीर्थंकर-वर-वृषभान) जिन क्षेत्रों में धर्म अत्यन्त प्रिय है ऐसे १७० प्रिय धर्मक्षेत्रों-आर्यखण्डों में स्थित अतिशय श्रेष्ठ तीर्थंकरों को मैं (भव-विहानये) संसार-भ्रमण का छेद करने के लिये (विनतः अस्मि) विनयपूर्वक, विधिवत् नमस्कार करता हूँ।
Eulogy of Tirthaņkaras - I duly and respectfuly pay obeisance to each and every one of one hundred seventy (170) supreme Tirthaņkaras of all the three times present, past and future - incarnating in one hundred and seventy (170) Aryakhandas/regions of Arryas, the dwellers where of love religion. I do so in order to end my transmigrations in mundane existence.
Note - There are five Videh regions, in each one of them, there are thirty two aryan regions. Hence there are (32 x 5 = 160) one hundred sixty Tirthankaras. Besides there are five
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