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[YPHHએ પ્રમાણે સ્તુતિ કરીને અટકતાં, હે દેવાય, હે મહાવીર, તને અંજલિ જેડી પ્રણામ કરીને આ વિનતિ કરૂં છું. કૃપા કર અને વિનતિને
સ્વીકાર. વિનતિ એ જ છે કે ભવભવ તારા ચરણકમળની પરિચયદ્વારા Page 41474 ellertz4 yalx1°4fna ang. "-y4 रागद्वेषपरिक्षयेऽपि भवतः सम्यक्तरां श्रद्दधे
चिन्तारत्नवदीश ! भक्तिरमलाऽभीष्टार्थसंसाधिनी। सोऽयं न्यायसुमाञ्जलिस्तव पदे सम्यक्त्वगन्धोद्धरो निर्वाधो विनिवेशितोऽमृतरसं भक्ताय दासीष्ट तत् ॥ ४६ ॥
Oh God I Though I know full well that attachment and aversion have been completely destroyed by thee, I firmly believe that my pure devotion to thee will surely grant me my desired objects as is the case with Chintamani. Hence, I humbly place in thy holy feet Nyaya-Kusumanjali, a handful of Nyaya flowers which are full of fragrance of Samyaktva and which will never wither away and hope that this Nyaya-Kusumanjali will bestow nectar to thy devotees. ( 46 )
Note :-The author had distinctly pointed out in this verse that as God is free from attachment and aversion. He is not going to confer favour upon him; all the same this favour will be conferred upon him by his very devotion. For, devotion will pacify his soul and this is of primary importance in achieving salvation
There is no need to say that the Jainas worship God because thereby they automatically acquire, to a certain extent, the good qualities belonging to Him. It is well-known that a person
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