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Niyamasāra
नियमसार
This concludes Ācārya Kundakunda's Niyamasāra
- The Essence of Soul-adoration (With Authentic Explanatory Notes)
With great devotion, I make obeisance humble at the Worshipful Feet of Acārya Kundakunda, a glittering jewel among the authors of the Scripture, whose expositions illumine the Reality, as preached by the Omniscient Lord.
At the conclusion of this worthy endeavour I adore and
worship the Lotus Feet of Lord Ajitanātha, the second Tīrthańkara, for continued propitiousness: Ācārya Samantabhadra's Svayambhūstotra: अद्यापि यस्याजितशासनस्य सतां प्रणेतुः प्रतिमङ्गलार्थम् । प्रगृह्यते नाम परं पवित्रं स्वसिद्धिकामेन जनेन लोके ॥ (२-२-७)
जिनका अनेकान्त शासन दूसरों (एकान्तवादियों) के द्वारा पराजित नहीं हो सकता है
और जो सत्पुरुषों के प्रधान नायक हैं (भव्य जीवों को मोक्षमार्ग में प्रवर्तन कराने वाले हैं), आज भी इस लोक में अपने इष्ट प्रयोजन को सिद्ध करने की इच्छा रखने वाले जनसमूह के द्वारा उन भगवान् अजितनाथ का परम पवित्र नाम प्रत्येक मंगल के निमित्त सादर ग्रहण किया जाता है।
Lord Ajitanātha's regime, which promulgated the right path to liberation, was the principal guide for the virtuous men, and those who subscribed to the absolutistic point-of-view could not counter it. Even today, the most auspicious name of Lord Ajitanātha is taken as a propitious omen by all men wishing for the accomplishment of their goals.
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