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(viewing) of the Ashta Mangal is auspicious and earns good Karma (Punya) and attracts positive energy. In this auspicious ritual of Ashta Mangal Patla-Poojan, Ashtaprakäri Pujä is performed.
Ashtamangal (The eight auspicious sacred symbols hold deep spiritual significance for Jains)
1. Swastika, 2. Shrivatsa, 3. Nandyavart, 4. Vardhamanak, 5. Kalash, 6. Bhadrasan, 7. Minyugal, 8. Darpan
1. Swastika: symbolizes four destinies; a) human beings, b) heavenly beings, c) hellsih beings and
d) tiryanchs (rest of the living beings). The root of Swastika is SU+US; SU means benefic and US means existence; so it also represents glory, prosperity, progress and success.
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2. Shrivatsa: symbolizes the endless cycle of re-birth.
3. Nandyavart: This is a big Swastika with nine corners. It indicates treasure of nine kinds of material, physical, mental and spiritual
4. Vardhamanak: Vardhaman means to increase. Vardhamanak symbolizes increase in wealth, health and most importantly spiritual progress.
5. Kalash: symbolizes all spiritual wealth. It symbolizes completeness of knowledge. Its mouth represents eternity, the throat - losing old mode and the base represents occupying new mode. 6. Bhadrasan: Also called Sinhasan, meaning throne. It is auspicious because it is sanctified by the feet of Lord Jina.
7. Minyugal: symbolize beings rescued from the ocean of misery of earthly existence. 8. Darpan: symbolizes true self. True self is our own soul.
Day 3
SUNDAY 21 AUGUST 2005
Shri Siddha Chakra Poojan (The Grand Worship of Siddhachakra Yantra)
Shri SiddhaChakra Poojan is a versatile and auspicious poojan in Jain ritual and rites. It annihilates Karmic bondages and elevates soul to highest altitude of goal, both spiritually and worldly. But one has to perform with Samvarbhav (stopping of influx of karmic matters).
This poojan has become more popular because it was carried out by MAYANA and SHRIPAL some two million years ago in the era of 20th Tirthankara Munisuvrataswami. They followed the procedure prescribed in the scripture and as directed by their learned preceptor Chandarshi during their whole life span. Guru Gautam Swami narrated this story to King Shrenik of Magadh. Mayana and Shripal carried out Ayambil Oli (Taking of tasteless food for nine consecutive days) for four and half years continuously. When it was over they celebrated it with wonderful and gorgeous felicitation of Shri Siddhachakraji Yantra. Shripal Raas is read in every Ayambil Oli. Part of the worship is a narration of the story of King Shripal who is believed to have gained miraculous benefits due to the worship of this yantra.
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