Jain Journal 2005 07

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

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JAIN JOURNAL : VOL-XL, NO. 1 July 2005
The very style powerfully expresses the respect which the rich leader gives to even an ordinary village servant.
There are other spare songs which express the wish of Jain folks to visit Shravanabelagola. Two sisters express their wish like this
'O, we should go to Belagola, purchase and wear new bangles and saree, and have the darsana of great Bāhubali?
Another folksong tells that*walking road is best for three miles; streets are fine at Belagaum; But Belagola is best in the whole state and Bāhubali statue on the hill there, is very fine'.
In another folkverse, the beauty and environment of Gomațeśvara statue is described in a superb manner.
“To the Jina of Belagola Head bath is then when it rains; Thunder and lightnings are the tāla in his hands And the shining stars are pūjā at his feet/
Similarly, there are folkverses on other Jaina pilgrimage places like - Humcha (Shimoga District), Sthavanidhi etc. Humcha is the place where Yakshi Padmāvati is settled. This deity has large mumber of devotees both in south India and north India. There are folksongs which express the feelings and beliefs of these devotees towards this Yakshi. There are stick-play songs on this goddess in which devotees invite this goddess to come and play with them, she plays with them and at the end, honours them also. One folksong says
“O mother Padmāvati, where are you I have brought the silver chained son given by you, to fulfil the promise made by me towards you." Such songs are there on Sthavanidhi Brahma Yakṣa also.