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१६. पंचपरमेष्ठी की आरती इह विधि मंगल आरती कीजे, पंच परम पद भज सुख लीजे ॥ टेक ॥
| 16. Panchaparamésthi Ki Arati | 16. Panchaparamesthi Ki Arati Iha Vidhi Mangala Ārati Kijē,
Eh-Vidhi Mangal Arati is the Ārati of the Panchh
Paramesthi the Arihanta, the Siddha, the Acharya, Pancha Parama Pada Bhaja Sukha Lije .. Teka .
the Upadhyāyā, and the Sādhu. It also eulogizes the
eleven Pratimā Dhāris and the Jinavāni. The Pratimā Pahali Ārati Sri Jinarājā,
Dhāris are those who have taken eleven special vows
on the path to become a Sadhu. The Jinavāni are the Bhavadadhi-Para-Utara-Jihaja (Ih.lije)
Jain Scriptures.
पहली आरती श्री जिनराजा, भवदधि-पार-उतार-जिहाजा ॥ इह. ॥
दूसरि आरती सिद्धन केरी, सुमरन करत मिटे भव-फेरी ॥ इह. ॥
This Mangal Arati explains that when we bow down to Dūsari Ārati Siddhana Kēri,
these five Paramesthis, we gain ultimate happiness. (1) Sumarana Karata Mite Bhava-Pheri (Ih.lije)
In the first Arati, we pay our respects to the Arihantas,
who will help us cross the ocean of life cycles. Tiji Arati Sūra Munindā,
In the second Arati, we pay our respects to the SidJanma-Marana-Dukha Dura Karimva (Ih.lije) | dhas; simply thinking about then will help us to break
the cycle of wordly life and death. (3)
तीजी आरती सूर मुनिंदा, जन्म-मरन-दुख दूर करिवा ॥ इह. ॥
चौथी आरती श्री उवझाया, दर्शन देखत पाप पलाया ॥ इह. ॥
Chauthi Arati Śri Uvajhāyā, Darsana Dekhata Papa Palaya (Ih.lije)
In the third Arati we pay our respects to the Achāryās, the leaders of Jain Sangh, who will help us remove all the pains related to life cycles. (4)
पांचवि आरती साधु तिहारी
Pāñchavi Ārati Sadhu Tihāri कुमति विनाशन शिव-अधिकारी ॥ इह. ॥ | Kumati Vinasana Siva-Adhikari (Ih.lije)
In the furth Arati we pay our respects to the Upadhyāyas: seeing their faith and knowledge will help remove bad Karmas. (5)
छट्ठी ग्यारह प्रतिमाधारी, श्रावक बंदो आनंद कारी ॥ इह. ॥
Chhatthi Gyāraha Pratimādhāri, Sravaka Bando Ananda Kari (Ih.lije)
In the firth Ārati, we pay our respects to Sadhus and Sadhvis, who help us to destroy false knowledge and show us the path to moksha. (6)
In the sixth Arati, we pay our respects to those Srävakās who follow the eleven Pratimās; when we bow to them, we experience happiness. (7)
सातमि आरती श्री जिनवानी,
इह. ॥ 'द्यानत' सुरग-मुकति-सुखदानी ॥ इह. ॥
Sātami Ārati Sri Jinavāni, | 'Dyanata' Suraga-Mukati-Sukhadani (Ih.lije)
In the seventh Arati, we pay our respects to Jinavāņi, the Scriptures, which lead us to the right path of the ultimate goal of liberation. (8)
