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Samvatsari Pratikramana
I bow down to those Arihant Bhagwants who founded the religion, established the tirths (temples, idols or pilgrimage places) and are sel-frealized (2) The best among Men, like a lion among men, like the best lotus among men, like the best Gandhahathi (fragrant elephant) among men (3) The best among all the worlds, the guide of the worlds, benefactors of the world, like a lamp which lights up and guides the whole world (4) One who gives abhaydan (the gift of fearlessness), who gives eyes that are used to get shrutgyan (written knowledge), who gives refuge and equanimity to all (5) Ones who are the founders of the religion, teach us the religion, are the heads of the religion, are the emperors of and guide us about charity, right behavior, austerities and right attitude (6) Ones who possess the best and indestructible knowledge, faith and conviction, and have risen from their status of ascetics (7) Ones who have triumphed over their attachments and aversions and help others win over theirs, ones who swim and help others swim across the ocean of sansar, ones who have mastered the tattvas (the truths) and help others learn them and free them of their past karmas (8) Ones who know everything, who see everything, are beneficial to all, steady, free of diseases, imperishable, infinite, indestructible, without any worries, who have reached Siddhagati from where there is no return or rebirth, who have conquered their attachments and aversions, who have subjugated all their fears I bow down to such Jineshwars (9) Those who have become Siddha in the past, those who will be siddha in the future and those that are living at present, I pay my obeisance to them by my thoughts, words and body (10)
