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Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir
an adoration is offered to all those jivas who have attained Vitaragata or victory over attachments and hatred. All Vitrags are adored and saluted in the mantra, whether they are Hindus or Sikhs or Buddhists or Jains.
The Navakarmantra is a glorification of all those who have attained perfection by means of endeavours.
“Namo Arihantanam". That means we adore and salute all those who have conquered attachments and hatred, desires and passions, distortions and derogations, whether they are living at present or whether they lived in the past or whether they are going to appear in the future. In that mantra all Arihants of all times are adored.
in the Navakarmantra all Siddhas are adored and salu ted. All Siddhas who have attained perfection, who are devoid of attachments and hatred; who are absolutely sublime like Sri Ram and Lord Krishna, who have attained absolute perfection and purity are saluted in the mantra.
All the austerities that should be carried out to become Arihants or Siddhas are described in Dharma.
THE WAY TO BECOME AN ARIHANT :
What is the proper way to attain the status of the Arihant ?
The potentiality to become a Paramatma lies latent and dormant in every soul. We must search for it and we must exercise that potentiality so that our Atma may become Paramatma.
Mahaveer does not have any monopoly over the status of an Aribant ; there is no secrecy in it ; anyone can attain that status. That potentiality is present in every soul.
The Paramatma is an omniscient one. He is the mighttiest of seers. He has shown by his example how an
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