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ĀTMABODHA (ĀLOCANĀ) OF PADMANANDI
English Translation
By
Y. S. Shastri
1. O Lord Jinesa ! if (ones) mind meditates on you-the tieasure of bliss
and pure Reality; if there is a great Mantra-(Sacred letters) (with oneself) in the form of rememberance of your name, which is infinitely radiant; if (dnes) journey is on the path of three Jewels, (then) what impediment can be there in regard to attaining) the desired object (j. o, liberation) of noble people ?!
2. O Lord ! non-acquisition, non-attachment, equanimity, annihilation of
Karma? and all-pervading perfact knowledge with full of bliss and vigour, is the pure path (preached) by you to renounce the mundane world. Thus, adoration of your feet is always consented to by the poble people,
3. O Lord of three worlds ! if I have reached surely this steady (state
of mind) on account of your worship, then indeed, where is fear from even the most powerful enemy in form of mundane life? What even tormenting mid-day heat of summer cando to a person who
1. This verse indicates the importance of three things in the life of an
aspirant of liberation, i. e, meditation on pure blissful Atman, recitation of name of the Lord, and the path of three Jewels which consists of Right faith, Right knowledge and Right conduct. The word "Tritayatmaka' reminds us of Umāsvāti's statement in Tattvärthasūtra viz. 'Samyagdarsana-Ināna- Cāritrāņi mokşamārgah'- T. S. 1-1,
2. Kộtspa Karmakşayomokşah' - T. S. X-3,
