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

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________________ In Ajit Shänti Stavana (one of the nine-recitations), the poet says in the thirty-ninth verse: Those who recite or listen to Ajit Shänti twice a day can get rid of their old diseases and also new diseases do not afflict them. In a beautiful composition called the Shri Chintamani Pärshvanätha Stotra', the poet writes: "Those who bow down to Pärshvanatha with devotion, do not suffer from evils like disease, sadness, quarrels, enemies, worries, unbalanced mind, fear, obstacles and poverty. Bad omens are destroyed and they have nothing to fear from lions, elephants or snakes. In the Rishimandal Stotra, another popular stotra, which is not explored in this book, the following fears are listed and how one can protect oneself. The fears from different types of witches- they are dakini, rakini, lakini, kakini, shakini, hakini, yakini. It is not clear what the differences between these various spirits are. Pandit Dhirajläl Shah, in his book Shri Rishimandal Aaradhna writes - 'for awakening kundalini at the bottom of the spine, yogis are advised to learn about the powers which lie in the seven chakras. One particular goddess or spirit is associated with one particular chakra. The above seven spirit goddess (or witches) are associated with seven chakras in the human body' In the above stotra, there are other fears besides those seven goddesses or witches. They are: 1. snakes 2. fire 3. lions 4. bad people 5. kings The Manibhadra Veer Stotra", whose author is not known, states: O God Manibhadra ! Please protect us from all bad spirits (bhoot, pret, shäkini, rakshasa). Furthermore, in verse No. Twenty the poet states: There are never any fears from the kings, thieves and snakes do not bite the people who worship Manibhadra. O God, please protect me (too). In Shärda-stava, another traditional hymn, the following fears are listed: 1. elephant 2. lion 3. plague no roga naiva shoka, na kalah-kalna, nari-mari pracharah navadhirnasamadhi na cha dar-durite, dushta daridrata no no shakinya graha no, na harikariganaha vyal vetal jalaha jayante Parshvachintamani nati vashtah praninam bhaktibhajam 2 Published by N D Shah, Bombay, 1977 (from Shri Pawagadh Chintamani) Page 80. Muni Navinchandra Vijay, Pawagadh 1995

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