Jain Marriage Ceremony English

Publisher: Pallavi and Dilip Mehta

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Now we will chant Mangalashtak, a group of eight verses, with the wish that may Dipti-Janak who have now become a couple, keeping Lord Jineshwar as witness, have harmony, love, peace and happiness at every moment in their life.
Mangalashtak (The Auspicious Eights)
1. Having bowed down to all the saints, we worship them with devotion. May that great Lord Mahavir, who has liberated the souls in bondage, having let flow the Ganges of love, be beneficial to the couple.
2. May all the (twenty-four) Tirthankaras, who have unfurled the flag of religion, who are the true companions of the soul and who are a giver of the nectar in the form of peace, do good to our Dipti & Janak, joyfully.
3. May the uninterrupted streams of love flowing from the hearts
of grandmother, Sushila, and grand father, Ramanikbhai, who have nourished her with love having taken her to their lap, who did never utter bitter words and who took care day and night to grow the seeds of culture in Dipti, be auspicious to the couple.