Snatra Puja in English Detroit

Author(s): Jain Center Detroit
Publisher: USA Jain Center Detroit MI

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Shetrunjay samo tirath nahi, Reekhav samo nahi deh; Gautam sarakha guru nahi, vali vali vandu jeh!.. 2 I repeatdly bow to the incomparable Shetrunjay tirth, Rushabhdev Bhagwan and Guru Shri Gautamswami.
Icchami Khamasamano...
Sidhachal samaru sada, Sorath desh mahan; Manushya janma pami kari, vandu var hajar!....3 I bow a hajjar (thousands) times to the Lord for blessing me with this Manushya Bhava (Human life) in this Bharat Kshetra (our universe)
Icchami Khamasamano......
Cheitya Vandan Vidhi
This Vandana (bow) is worshiping the Lord Mahavir and other Tirthankars with utmost sincerity and modesty.
I bow to all the places of pilgrimage and to the idols of the omniscients in heaven, another world and this world of ours!
I salute to the Jin idols in all three worlds. I offer obeisance to the Lord Jineshawar and Ksama-Sramana. I offer obeisance to all the Sramana's present in the regions of Bharat, Airawat and Mahavideh Kshetra. I bow to the Panch Paramesthi.
Perform the Chaityavandan vidhi
Stand holding the kalash with both hands
Sayal Jineshwar pay nami; Kalyanak vidhi tas, Varnavata sunata thaka; Sangh ni puge aash........
Bowing down at the feet of the Jineshwar Bhagwan; describing and celebrating the birth ceremony of the Jineshwar Bhagwan, the sakal sangh wish to fulfill the desire of soul purification.
Samakit gun thane parinamya; Vali vratdhar sanyam sukh ramya, Vishsthanak vidhie tap kari; Aisi bhav daya dilma dhari.. .........1
In the earlier bhavs Jineshwar was born in various families where he lived a very happy but very religious life. He observed 20 different very difficult penance and became very passionate at heart for all living beings.
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