________________ from VARDHAMAN BHARATI, BANGALORE, the Producers of "SRI BHAKTAMARA STOTRA", "ATMA-SIDDHI SHASHTRA" "VIR-VANDANA" and other spiritual LPS to commemorate the sacred occasion of BHAGAWAN MAHAVIRA'S 2500th NIRVANA CELEBRATIONS-1975 & 2600th BIRTH CELEBRATIONS-2000. VANDRIA NAMASKARA MAHA-MANTRA (PRAKRIT) * MANGALAPATHA - MANGALIKA (PRAKRIT) * MAHAVIRASHTAKA STOTRA (SANSKRIT) BY BHAGENDU, PRECEDED BY HINDI COMMENTARY * HE JYOTI PUNJ (HINDI) Adoring Lyric By UPADHYAYA AMAR MUNI SHLOKA & HINDI COMMENTARY PARAMATMA STOTRA (SANSKRIT) By Unknown Poet SHORT HINDI COMMENTARY & TRIBUTE song of VIR-VANDANA entitled HE VITARAG! HE VARDHAMAN! (Hindi Lyric in the Rabindra Sangeet style-Bhairavi) By PROF. PRATAPKUMAR J. TOLIYA MAHAVIRA DARSHAN Script. Commentary. Spoken Word, iviusic Composition & Singing: Prof. Pratapicumar J. Toliya M.A. (Hindi); M.A. (Eng.) Sahitya Ratna, Radio Artiste & Exponent of Meditational Music. Abridged Life & Message of Bhagawan Mahavira Jain Spiritual, Hindi with Prakrit & Sanskrit Also, English commentary version महावीर दर्शन (भगवान महावीर का तत्त्वदर्शन युक्त संगीतमय जीवन) जे एग जाणइ से सव्वं जाणाइ "He knew everything who realised the soul Mahavira-In the eyes of Jain Poets: "In whose knowledge both the conscious & unconscious sentiments are equally expressed. who is endless and is adored with the equanimity amidst varying sentiments of growth, steadiness & decay; who leads others like the sun-the witness of the world-along the path of the world shown by him - May such Bhagawan Mahavira Swamy be my guide on the path of my life." -"MAHAVIRASHTAKA STOTRA" 1. Mahavira-In the eyes of Vedic Scriptures: "Ye worship Lord Mahavira, who is an ATITHI (ascetic) adorable, fasted for months and suffered the hardships of being naked, so that the three ignorance of SAMASYA (scepticism; VI PARYAYA (wrong knowledge) and ANADHYAVASAYA (indifference) and the MADAS (Intoxicants) of wealth power and knowledge may not arise." - "YAJURVEDA"XXX: 14 Mahavira in the eyes of Buddhist Scriptures: "Niggantha Nataputta (Mahavira) was allknowing & all-seeing I endowed with unlimited knowledge & vision, who alone could declare that, whether he was walking or standing still, sleeping or awake, the unlimited knowledge and vision were constantly his- continuous and unperturbed." - "MAJJHIMA NIKAYA", 92-93 The Omniscient-In the eyes of Omniscient Mahavira himself: "The Omniscient knows and sees all objects, no matter whether finite or infinite; the Omniscient knows all, and sees all, the Omniscient knows in all directions and sees in all directions, the Omniscient knows in all periods and in all respects, and he sees in all periods and in all respects. The omniscient has infinite knowledge and infinite vision. The omniscient has no cover on his knowledge, and no cover on his vision. It is for this, till very far." -"The BHAGAVATI SUTRA": 5-4: 79-49 Tr. K.C.Lalwani. THIS CREATION... Depicted here is the life-story 5 philosophy of such an ominiscient world-teacher, the 24th Jain Tirthankara Bhagawan Mahavira, who transformed himself from manhood to Godhood by his rigorous and thrilling, unique "Sadhana." The whole presentation based on Bhagawan Mahavira's own philosophy as seen and simpli fied in the modern times by his worthy heir Srimad Rajchandraji, is produced here in chronological events of the glimpses of Bhagawan Mahavira's life in abridged form, just to present whatever possible within the limits of this one L.P. Accompanying Leading Voices: (Singing) Smt. PAURAVI G. DESAI M.A. (Gui). Radio & TV artiste & devoted Singer of high repute with melodious voice. Commentary Smt. KAILAS P. SANGANI Announcer, All India Radio, Bombay Music Direction Shri Navin Shah & Prof. Pratapkumar J. Toliya IMPORTANT GUIDELINE KINDLY PLAY THIS DISC AT ANY TIME, BUT PREFERABLY IN THE SOLITUDE OF THE NIGHT OR EARLY MORNING HOURS... BURN AN AGARBATTI, TURN OFF THE LIGHTS, CLOSE YOUR EYES. LISTEN TO EVERY WORD AND SOUND AND YOU WILL FIND YOURSELF IN THE AGE & WORLD OF BHAGAWAN MAHAVIRA AVOID LISTENING DURING MENSTURATION, WHILE SMOKING AND EATING AND WHEN IN FLIPPANT MOOD. signed & Printed: Kiran Enterprises, Bangalore. Ph. +91-80-2264016 "Copyright Producers: Vardhaman Bharati Academy of Music, Meditation, Literature, Philosophy, Jainology & Research, 12. Cambridge Road, Bangalore-8. (India) Price Rs. 11/ ENG. / HINDI
