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A Hand Book of Jainology
UPTO THIS POINT FIVE THRIKAS HAVE BEEN DESCRIBED. THE REMAINING FIVE ARE DESCRIBED BELOW.
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6) Dishatyag: Now you have to perform the Chaityavandan. This activity of Chaityavandan should not be impeded by anything. That means, the Chaityavandan that has begun in your mind should not be shaken even to the slightest extent and should remain firm upto the end. Therefore, you must, before commencing this activity, stop looking in any direction above, below, sideways etc. Until the Chaityavandan is over, your eyes must be fixed on the idol.
7) Pramarjan : While sitting you must clean the ground 3 times with your upper cloth so that no jivas may be killed by your sitting there.
8) Alamban: Having sat down, you must provide three props to your mind 1) The image of the Lord; 2) The sutras you utter; and 3) their meaning. Your mind should be concentrated on these three things.
9) Mudra (Posture): Among the eight Angas of Yoga (spiritual practice such as Yama and Niyama etc.) the right posture is the third Anga. Even the right posture is an absolute necessity to attain the sublime fruits of Chaityavandan. Those fruits can be attained by means of a special posture of the body.
(i) Yoga Mudra: At the time of glorifying the Lord and of reciting the sutras etc. you must put together your palms; put the fingers of your hand into the spaces between the fingers of the other hand. Keep both the ring-fingers in equal position. Then bending your hand upto the elbow putting them together over your stomach you must salute the Lord.
(ii) Muktashuktimudra: You must keep your hands in the posture of an oyster shell; both the hands should be put together such that there is space between the two palms and the fingers meet. This posture is used at the time of carrying out the Pranidhan trik (while reciting the sutras "Javanthi Cheyi Ayam", "Javantkevi Sahu", and "Jai Viyaraya").
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