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All the Pujäs in Nandavarta are carried out by offering Vasskepa, Chandan-Saffron and with flowers. The poojan is performed in the following sequence:
1. All eight auspicious elements starting from Arihant to Samyag Charitra. 2. All 24 mothers of 24 Tirthankars 3. 16 goddesses of Knowledge. They look after the followers of Arihant Bhagwant. 4. Nine Lokantik gods who are destined to salvation in next birth. 5. 64 Indras, who are profusely mentioned in Snatra pujä, are being offered pujä which then is
offered to the 64 queens of Indras. 6. 24 yaksha of 24 Tirthankars are offered pujäs. 7. 24 yakshini too are offered pujäs. 8. 10 Dikpals. They are the saviours of 10 different directions. 9. 9 Planets. 10. All the heavenly gods are remembered on this pious occasion and honoured with pujäs. 11. Then comes 12 parshadas (court yards) of Samosaran, (Palatial creation where Tirthankars
sit on golden and jewelled throne and give discourses.) 12. Dwarpal(Doorkeeper) of 15 Gadha (Castle) of Samosaran 13. Dwarpal of 2nd Gadha (Castle) 14. Dwarpal of 3rd Gadha (Castle) 15. Afterwards flowers mixed with rice are showered upon all Mantrik letters. 16. Then a Yantra has to be wrapped in red cloth and kept aside, next to Kumbha Sthapna. 17. Aarti of 108 lamps, Mangal Deevo and Shantikalash follow this procedure. 18. Then all the gods and goddesses who were invited to protect the rites and rituals of this poojan
are being thanked and requested with honour and chanting of Visarjan (withdrawing) Mantra
to return to their respective places. 19. Then Chaityavandan and forgiveness prayer for any mistakes occurred during reciting any
Mantra and offering pujäs.
Shri Parshva Panch Kalyanak Pujä
There are five very auspicious events in the life of a Tirthankar. They are (1) Chyavan (Conception) Kalyanak, (2) Janma (Birth) Kalyanak, (3) Diksha (Renunciation - initiation into monkhood) Kalyanak, (4) KevalGnan (Enlightenment - attaining omniscience) Kalyanak and (5) Nirvana (Moksha) Kalyanak. A Tirthankar has acquired the Tirthankar-Näm Karma in the second previous life by having an intense desire to alleviate the suffering of all living beings. The fruits of that karma resulted in the soul being born as a Tirthankar Bhagawan. PanchaKalyänak Pujäs commemorate these five major events of the Tirthankar's life. Tirthankars are supreme human beings and our faultless human models in whom we take spiritual refuge. Basically in Shri Parshva PanchKalyanak Pujä, Shree Acharya Veervijayji Maharaj has praised Tirthankar Shankheswar Parshvanath and we perform the pujäby celebrating the following five auspicious events of Tirthankar Parshvanath's life: Chyavana or Garbha Kalyänak - (Conception Event) This is the event when the Tirthankar's soul leaves its previous body, and is conceived in the mother's womb. After Tirthankar's soul is conceived, the mother, Queen Vamadevi has fourteen dreams as per Shvetämbar tradition. Janma Kalyänak - (Birth Event) This is the event when the Tirthankar is born and was named Parshva-Kumar. Celestial beings (Indras and other heavenly beings) are devoted to Tirthankars and take part in ceremonies like birth and the bathing of newborn on Mount Meru.
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