Book Title: Nav Smarana
Author(s): Vinod Kapashi
Publisher: Vinod Kapashi

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________________ 16 goddesses: 1. Rohini, 2. Pragnapti, 3. Vajrashrunkhlä, 4. Vajräankushi, 5. ApratiChakra 6. Purushdattä, 7. Käli, 8. Mahäkäli, 9. Gauri, 10. Gandhäri, 11. Sarvashra Mahäjvalä, 12. Mänavi, 13. Vairotyä, 14. Achhupta, 15. Mänasi, 16. Mahämänasi, Then the next circle includes the names of the eight demi gods of the Nag territory They are: Anant, Väsuki, Takshak, Karkoteek, Padmä, Mahäpadma, Shankhpal, Kulik. Then the circle after this would have the names of the mothers of the twenty-four Tirthankaras. They are: Marudevi, Vijyä, Senä, Siddharthä, Sumangalä, susimä, Prithvi, Lakshmanä, Ramä, Nunda, Vaishnavi, Jaya, Shyamä, Suyashä, Suvrată, Achirä, Shriya, Devi, Prabhävati, Padmä, Vaprä, Shivädevi, Vämädevi, Trishlä. Then comes the ten gods of the ten directions (Dikpälas) in the next circle. Indra, Jay, Agni, Ajit, Yama, Aparäjita, Nairutya, Jrumbh, Varun, Moha, Vayavya, Veer, Kuber, Narayan, Ishan, Vijaya. The next circle has eight petals, and each petal has to be inscribed with the different gods of the planets. There are nine planets so No. eight and No. nine are written on the eighth petal. Their names: 1. Chandra, 2. Surya, 3. Angärak 4. Budha, 5. Bruhaspäti, 6. Shukra, 7. Shani, 8. Rähu and 9. Ketu (both written on one petal) Then three spirals are drawn and the syllable Hrim is placed at the top and the syllable Zraum at the bottom. This is done in a special style. The syllables Kshi and la are also written in the square where indicated. 156

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