Book Title: Lalit Vistarakhya Chaitya Stavvrutti
Author(s): Bhadrankarsuri, Vikramsenvijay
Publisher: Bhuvan Bhandrankar Sahitya Prachar Kendra
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of 'Chaityavandana' amounts to supreme pursuatha (Diligencel) 'Liberatiom and if the act is frequently performed, all the 'Karmas' get destroyed.
By performing the act of Chaityavandana, such extrordinary benefit is gained, for it increases pure sentiments. If the act of Chaityavandana Is perfomed on proper lines, the perfomer benefitted by obtaining exalted mind and its instincts.
He who possesses obvious and distinct knotedge of the meaning and mystery of Chaityavandana can onlyperform it in its true sense of the word.
In the commentary named 'Lalitavistra', the commentator Acharya, Sri Haribhadrasuri declares :
"Our effort is to impart the knowledge necessary in bringing about purity in the act of Chaityavandana'. Therefore the value of this explanation is very great for those who perform Chaityavandana regularly and the persons who don't perform such sublime act are inspired thereby.
Even today the act of Chaiyavandana in the Jain sway is performed by thousands and millions of people regularly, so this act is 'alive'. This act ought to be performed silently, religiously and whole-heartedly, there should not be any din and bustle in performing it.
The act of Chaityavandana being performed siletnly, religiously and wholeheartedly is only accepted by the scriptures. The act full of din and bustle is not considered to be valid. The learned don's have trust and faith such act, and that is verily natural.
There are a number of events of place and others in this 'act' Declaring this. Reverned Sri Haribhadrasuri has refuted the person holding the opinion that the 'act' is full of din only. Besides the fact, that the act, in which there are place (Sthana), Colour (Varna), Wealth (Artha) and prop (Alambana), cause the benefits of sublime mind, is justified by him.
The main point of the volume 'Lalitavistara' is that in the act of Chaityavandana the 'Chaityas' which are saluted are the images of Sri Arihanta gods, and the images are named as Chaityas because the salutation and the other acts directed to them result in mind with commended meditation.
How is the capability of producing mind with commended deep meditation acquired through the images of Sri Arihanta gods ? The answer to that question is obtained by knowing the form of Bhara Arihanta.
In this commentary the aphorism which is explained at first is 'THICUT and that is known as 'Sakrastava' also. In this aphorism, thirsty-three adjectives are given in order to know the form of 'BhavaArihanta'. Each of these adjectives is so pregnant with meaning that Reverend Sri Haribhadrasuri Maharaja endeavoured exceedingly to explain it.
As a result of this endeavour we come to know that Sri Tirthankara gods are in connection with the three worlds. They have strongly desired for the welfare of all living beings of the three worlds. In order to have vivid vision
