Snatra Puja in English Detroit

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

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I bow to all possible one hundred and seventy Tirthankar of this present cycle at one time. Twenty of them are present in this adhidwip in the Bharat Kshetra.
Atit anagat kale ananta; Tirthankar jagdish;
There has been numerous Tirthankars from the begining and there will be numourous in the future and I bow to all of them.
Sadharan e kalash je gave; SHREE SHUBHVIR savvai; Mangal lila sukhabhar pave; Ghar ghar harsh vadhai....9
Shree Shubh Vijayji Maharaj says, anyone who offers this abhishek with deep religious belief, will be blessesd with joy, happiness and prosperity in their homes.
All the devotees sprinkle the rice at this time.
The devotees bathe the Jineshwar with milky water, perform the seva with kesar and offer the flower while other devotees sing various religious stavans.
Lun Utaro
The Jal Abhishek is done three times around the face of the murti while reciting this sutra.
Lun utaro jinvar ange; Nirmal jal dhara man range.......1 Jeem jeem tad tad lunaj foote; Teem teem ashubh karm bandh toote....2 Nayan saluna Shree Jinji na; anupam roop daya ras bhina, .....3 Roop salunu Jinaji nu dise; Lajyu lun te jal ma pese.....4 Tran pradakshina dei jaldhara; Jalan khepavi e lun udara.....5 Je jin upar dumano prani; Tem em thajo lun jyu pani.....6 Agar krushnagar kundaru sugandhe; Dhoop kari je vividh prabandhe.....7
After performong the ashthaprakari puja, this ritual is sung by the devotees.
This vidhi is performed to express love, affection and care for the newly born Tirthankar. The devotee is asking for forgivness, to remove any bad spells and for losing concentration in the worldly matters during the snatra puja vidhi.
JAY JAY AARTI
The Aarti is performed to celebrate and sing the praises of Adishwar Bhagwan.
MANGAL DIVO
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