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final arādhana. It consists of 122 gāthās. It describes merits of samståraka (gā. 1-30), nature of samstaraka (gā. 31-43), and benefits and happiness caused by sarstāraka (gā. 44-55). It gives illustrations of great souls? who resorted to saṁstäraka (gā. 56-87). It describes as to how the person who resorts to samstaraka begs all living beings to forgive him for wrongs, if any, done to them. And at last, it gives an account of his reflections conducive to spirituality (gā. 88-122).
11. Viratthao: This Prakirņaka is a stotra to Lord Varddhamāna, enumerating his 26 names which are as follows: 1. Aruha, 2. Arihaṁta, 3. Arahamta, 4. Deva, 5. Jiņa, 6. Vira, 7. Paramakāruniya, 8. Savvannu, 9. Savvadarisi, 10. Paraya, 11. Tikālaviū, 12. Nāha, 13. Viyarāya, 14. Kevalī, 15. Tihuyaņaguru, 16. Savva, 17. Tihuyaņavariţtha, 18. Bhayavař, 19. Titthayara, 20. Sakkanamamsiya, 21. Jiņimda, 22. Vaddhamāņa, 23. Hari, 24. Hara, 25. Kamalāsaņa and 26. Buddha. Meanings of these names are also given.
12. Kusalāņubamdhiajjhayana : Another title of this Prakīrṇaku is Causaranapainnaya. At present it is mostly known by this title. It is composed by Śrī Virabhadrācārya (11th Cent. V.S.). It consists of 63 gāthās. A brief description of the substance of this Prakirņaka is as follows: The first gāthā enumerates six essential obligations, viz. 1. abandonment of activities involving defects and violence, 2. praise (utkirtana), 3. respect to a person possessed of good qualities, 4. censure of offences, 5. examination of offences, 6. retention of good qualities. Gāthās 2-7 describe these six topics separately. The 8th gāthā enumerates the names of fourteen dreams that the mother of a tīrthařkara dreams before she gives birth to the tirthamkara. The 9th gāthă contains benediction. The 10th gāthā enumerates three topics, viz. resort to fourfold refuge, censure of evil actions and praise of good actions. Gāthās 11-48 treat of the four things one should take recourse to as refuge, viz. arihamta, the liberated, the Jaina clergy and the religion preached by the omniscient. Gāthās 49-54 contain censure of evil actions performed by a living being in the present and previous births. Gāthās 55-58 sing glory of good actions. At the end of the Prakirnaka, gāthās 59-63 mention fruits of taking recourse to the fourfold refuge, censuring one's evil actions and praising one's good actions.
13. Āurapaccakkhāņapainnayam [2] : This tract consists of 34
1. They are as follows: Anniyāputra, 500 disciples of Khamdaka Muni
Damda Muni, Sukošala Muni, Avaṁtisukumāra, Kārtikārya, Dharmasimha Muni, Cāņākya, Amayaghosa Muni, Lalitaghatā, Simhasena Muni, Cilātiputra, Gajasukumāla Muni and Lord Mahāvira's disciples who were burned by the tejoleśyā directed on them by Gośālaka.
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