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Samvatsari Pratikramana
I bow down to 24 Tirthankars after purifying the mind, speech and body by contemplating, reprehending, repenting and despising my sins in the presence of a spiritual preceptor. (50)
The whole congregation of shravak and Shravikas will sing devotional hymn in glorification of the goddess of all
knowledge goddess saraswati.
Eulogy of the God of Scriptures Sua-devaya bhagavai, nänä-varaniya-kamma
sanghäyaam. Tesim khaveu sayayam, jesim sua-säyare bhatti. (1)
Saraswati Devi, Goddess of Learning, I stand in meditation and offer my prayer to you. Saraswati Devi! Destroy the knowledge obscuring Karma (Jnänvarniya karma) of devotees who have faith in the Scriptures, the ocean of enlightened knowledge. (1)
Hymn of praise to Goddess of Learning Saraswati Devi.
After seating down and raising right knee,
recite 'Vanditu Sutra'.
Paying obeisance to the highly venerable five-fold hierarchy
Namo Arihantānam. en Namo Siddhānam. Namo Ayariyānam. Namo Uvajjhāyānam.
Namo loe savva-Sāhunam.
