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I bow down to you, Arihanta Bhagawän.
You are the source of true spiritual knowledge and You establish the four-fold Jain Sangha. So, You are called Tirthankar. You attain Keval-jnän on your own without the guidance of a spiritual Guru. You exemplify the best and most fearless human being. You are the most respected supreme entity of the
universe. You are the benefactor of the universe. You are like a lamp of knowledge which illuminates and spiritually enlightens the universe. You bestow fearlessness. You bestow true understanding of the nature of the soul and right path leading to liberation. You bestow the ultimate refuge to all living beings. You bestow right faith. You are the preacher and the guide of true religion.
You have ended the cycles of birth and death in all four realms (human, animal, subhuman, and heaven), and you help others do the same. Thus, you are the beholder of the Dharma Chakra and are like the supreme king (known as Chakravarti). You are the beholder of everlasting perfect knowledge (Keval-jnän) and perfect perception. You are free of imperfectness.
You have achieved the status of a Jin (conqueror of four passions viz. anger, ego, deceit, and greed), and You help others achieve the same. You have attained perfect perception, and You help others attain the same. You have attained Moksha, and You help others attain Moksha as well.
I bow down to Tirthankar Bhagawäns, who know and perceive all. Oh! Tirthankar Bhagawän, You have attained Moksha, the abode of everlasting bliss, which is free of sufferings, and from where no one has to return to four realms of life. I bow down to Tirthankar Bhagawäns, the conqueror of all fears.
Oh! Tirthankar Bhagawän, I bow down to you with my thoughts, speech, and body. I bow down to all who have attained Moksha, those who will attain Moksha and those who are Tirthankars at present.
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