Nav Smarana

Author(s): Vinod Kapashi
Publisher: Vinod Kapashi

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23. Nanditakam
24. Mangalika
25. Bhasurakam
26. Lalitakam
27. Vanvasika
28. Aparantika
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Translation with Commentary
(1) I bow down to the two Tirthankaras- One is Ajitnätha who removes all fears and the second one is Shäntinätha who destroys all sins and dispels all discomforts. Both are Gurus of the world (Jagat- Guru) and grant peace.
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(2) Here I will worship the two Tirthankaras, whose inauspicious atoms have disappeared, who have practised great austerities, whose nature is pure, whose personalities are incomparable and who have perfectly seen all the thought-processes in the minds of all the people.
(3) I bow down to Ajit and Shanti (both Tirthankaras) as they remove all misery, remove all sins and they are always unconquerable (=ajit), yet they are givers of peace (=shänti).
(4) O Ajitnätha the noble one amongst the men! and O Shäntinätha the noble Jineshvara! Your worship would spread happiness, tolerance and intelligence.
(5) This bowing down to Ajitnätha and Shäntinätha gives better results, is full of virtues, and gives all eight types of divine achievements (maha-siddhis) and peace. Let it be the reason for nirvana and once done with proper ritual (Kriyavidhi), let that bring the freedom from karma bondage.
The eight types of divine achievements (mahä-siddhis) are:
1. Ability to become small as atom (Animä).
2. Ability to become large as Mount Meru (Mahimä).
3. Ability to become heavy (Garimä).
4. Ability to become light (Laghima).
5. Ability to get the things when you wish for them (Präpti).
6. Ability to behave as you wish (Prakamya).
7. Ability to control other things around you (ishitva).
8. Ability to control other person (vashitva).
These types of super achievements can only be secured after having gone through the hardest of penance like Mahävira did or after having been granted the boon of such achievements.
(6) O men! If you are looking for the removal of misery and want to obtain happiness, then you should take refuge unto Ajitnätha and Shäntinätha.
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(7) (About Ajitnätha) I also bow down to Ajitnätha, the one who is free from the ignorance which causes futile pleasures and pains (rati and arati), who is also free