Nav Smarana

Author(s): Vinod Kapashi
Publisher: Vinod Kapashi

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be imagined. An aspirant looses his existence temporarily in this and he is, as it were, being carried away to a different time in a divine atmosphere.
(11) Aum, I worship the one hundred and seventy Jineshvaras whose colours are like gold, shankh, parvala, nilmani and megha (jewels), who are without illusion and are worshipped by the devas (gods). Swähä. (Not all Tirthankaras had a same skin complexion. Some have a white complexion and some black. Some even have golden coloured skin, some have bluish and some have greyish complexions. Colours of their skin have been compared with golden yellow, (like shankh), whitish, grey, bluish (nilmani) and dark (megha or clouds).
(12) May the bad spirit, if there is any, in Bhavanpati, Vanvyantar, Jyotishi and Vaimänik devas, stay away.
(As per Jain cosmology there are four types of devas or 'gods' living in different regions of the universe. The first type- Bhuvanpatis live in areas occupied by the different hells in the lower part of the universe. The second and third category of gods- Vänvyantar and Jyotishi- live in the central part, and the fourth and last types live in the upper part of the universe. The writer of this stotra states that may the spirits, if any, who may be living in these regions stay away from the worshippers.)
(13) All the bad effects of disease, the planets, ghosts and witches are destroyed if this mantra is written on a wooden board, by using the ink made from sandalwood paste and camphor, and if the water after cleaning this board is drunk by a devotee.
(14) This yantra of the one hundred and seventy Jineshvaras -which is also a divine mantra, is capable of destroying all evils and enemies, and should be written/inscribed on the main) door of the house. O noble ones! worship this forever.
The Yantra :
25 Ha 20 Sa Kshi | 70 Ha 55 Sa
80 Ra 45 Ra Pa 35 Ra 10 Ra
Kshi Pa Aum Swa
15 Hun 30 Su Swa 60 Hun 65 Su
50 Hah 75 Sah Ha 5 Hah 40 Sah
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Smarana No 5. The Namiuna Stotra
In our list of Nine auspicious recitations, No 5 and is also called the Bhaya-hara Stotra, which means the stotra which removes fears (bhaya). The smarana is recited for removing fear and therefore all major fears are mentioned in this smarana.
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Types of Fear in Jain Hymnology
Man is always living in the shadow of fear. Some fears are genuine whereas many fears are imaginary and are nothing but different types of phobias. However, it is fair to say that it would be hard to find anyone who is free from fear. Our sub-conscious mind harbours fear. Sometimes we even do not realise this. Some people always think