Jain Journal 1967 04

Author(s): Jain Bhawan Publication
Publisher: Jain Bhawan Publication

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The sweet mandāra and kunda12 all in bloom
Full of fragrance, dainty all Overwhelming by the sweet hums of dragon-drones. 12
Bow I to thee, oh Vira! the limitless, the fierce Thou, like a plough piercing the crust of the earth, Art the piercer of the veil of ignorance
Which produces the world;
Thou like a vigorous stream removing all silt Art the remover of all our desires unpious; Thou, like a lion subduing a tameless elephant, Art the subduer of all uncontrollable passions. 13
Bow I to Vira! Thou art the destroyer of all ghati-karma13 That obstructs the attainment of our coveted goal;
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Thou art the therapist to the bunch of heinous diseases That is our life on this earth;
Thou art above all greed and attachment
Thou art the piercer of the dark-veil of lust
And thy bodily lustre puts to shame Even the glow of the purest gold. 14
Oh Vira! Thou like a stormy gust Removeth the dust of piled-up doubts Do I worship with reverence thy holy feet Enlightened that are by the glow of gems From the crest of the worshipful Indra and other gods, And swollen with the pour of nicely-shaded pollen. 15
Oh Vira! Bow I to the monks of thy order Who are inspired by the sermons of thy fifth Ganadhara11 Who himself drank deep, drone-like, at thy lotus feet. They are the abode of wisdom and piety With auspicious emblems on their physical frame To these, the bearers of the Right Conduct Of Order four, do bow I. 16
12 Flowers of these names of celestial trees.
These are four in number. These cover up the soul's power of infinite knowledge, vision, blissfulness and generate delusion in jiva regarding his own true nature. Kevala knowledge dawns when ghati karmas are destroyed.
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14 First disciples and upholders of the Gana (Order). Mahavira had eleven Ganadharas. Fifth Ganadhara was Sudharma. Teachings of Mahavira were recorded in the sacred Agamas as they were expounded by Sudharma to his disciple Jambu.