Snatra Puja in English Detroit

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

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Asth chamar dhare Aasth pankha lahi; Char raksha kari char dipakgrahi,
Eight devis are holding the chamar (fan) above the mother and the son while other eight are blowing the wind gently with the fans in their hands. Four devis are standing in each corner as the the protector of the baby and other four stands with lighted lamps in their hands.
Ghar kari kel na may sut laavati; Karan shuchi karma jal kalashe nhavaravati,
Many devis from all the lokas came to join in the celebration. The other devis made three small huts with banana leaves With deep religious feelings in their heart, they took the baby in the first hut to clean and took him to the second to bathe with pure water and dry him up with angluchana (clean white towels).
Kusoom puji alankar paheravati; Raakhadi bandhi jai shayan padharavati,
They dressed him in beautiful clean clothes and took him to the next hut. Here they tied the raksha potali( red thread) around the wrists to protect him from all the bad demons and any trouble causing elements. They dressed him with rich jewelary. They took the baby back to the Queen and laid him back next to her.
Namiya kahe may tuj baal lilavati; Meru ravi chandra lage jivaje jagpati, Swami gun gavati; nij ghar jaavati, Tene same Indra sinhasan kaampavati.....4
While bowing down to the mother and the son, they are praising his greatness. They are telling the mother that we wish your little lively and beautiful boy will live as long as there are sun and moon in the sky. They went to their own homes dancing and praising and being marry. At that time the sinhasan (throne) of the Indra Maharaj shook.
Jin janmyagi; Jin vela janani dhare, Tin velagi; Indra Sinhasan thar hare,
When the Queen gave birth to the Jineshwar, the throne of the Indra Maharj shook.
Dahinottargi; Jeta Jin janame yada, Dishinayakgi; Soham ishan binhu tada.......1
The sinhasan of the Indra of the south region of the Bharat kshtrea was shaken by this birth.
Tada chinte Indra manama; Kaun avasar aae banyo,
Started by this, the Indra Maharaj is wondering what kind of incident took place in his region that shook his sinhasan.
Jin janma avadhinane jani; Harsh anand upanyo..........1
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