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old, sitting at a distance (lit. not very near) before the image of the primeval lord Jina, having a stick of incense placed over it, with adoration performed with the help of golden lotuses, bathed quite afresh, sitting in a Padma posture appearing as if paralysed, dug in, engraved and carved out, her limbs being reflected in the walls of the shrine, chanting the sacred syllables without a break, revolving, rolled on the tips of the right hand at the end of the muttering of the syllables with the creeper like thumb, the rosary of beads, spotted out with an eye having its gleam shooting downwards being strung with pearls thick like the emric fruit, clad in silk barks of the heavenly tree, excelling in charms the charms of the triad of worlds. The Vidyadhara sage teaching to Meghavahana, the secret charm in accordance with the Jaina canon actually teaches the religious philosophy of the Hinduites.who stress the point of alertness in taking to any task taken in hand, the application of mind regarding its performance whereby the intellect and perseverance being compeers to Arani and their striking agent form the sources of (lit. parents of) accomplishment of a task and the fire respectively. These two i.e. intellect and perseverance are the two complimentary agents to the activity of a man and there is nothing in the world that is not accomplished through them. Having said so he looked towards the side and with the rite of meditation on the deity connected with the sacred chant performed accordingly, placed on the body of his ownself as also on that of the king the corselet made of the syllables of the sacred chant meant as a talisman and instructed that lore (Aparājitā) with syllables pronounced in a low tone near his ear-lobes. The king accepted that accordingly. The belief in the efficacy of the performance of the propitious rites accompanied by muttering of sacred syllables in honour of Śrī till she got pleased and conferred a boon has been upheld in accordance with the Hindu religious fervour.2 The performance of the ritual connected with the adoration of Śrī with the muttering of Aparajita lore has been ordained with the due observance of freedom from the worries of material ends (i.e. kingly duties), taking to stay in the wattle hut situate to the palace, bathing three times a day, keeping the body well-governed by the taking of limited food, sleeping on the Kuśā-couch, taking to the vow ordaining the propagation of
1. केवलं कर्त्तव्येषु दूढमप्रमादिना भवितव्यम्, आलोचितव्यं च सम्यक्प्रज्ञया प्रस्तावोचितमनुष्ठानम्, प्रज्ञोद्यमावरणिमन्थाविव हविर्भुजः पितरौ कार्यसिद्धेः तौ हि पुरुषव्यापारनुगृहीतौ नास्ति तद्वस्तु यन्न साधयतः इत्यभिधाय कृतपार्श्वावलोकनो विहितमन्त्रदेवतानुध्यानविधिर्विधाय नरपतेरात्मनश्च वपुषि रक्षामन्त्रक्षरमयं ...... कर्णमूलमनुच्चकैरुच्चरिचताक्षरपदस्तां विद्यां न्यवेदयत् । राजाऽपि सविनयाबद्धकरसम्पुट : श्रद्धावता हृदयेन... तां ....TM. Vol. I p. 99.
2. विधेहि तावन्मन्त्रजपविधिम् आराधितप्रसन्नया राजलक्ष्म्या वितीर्णमाप्नोतु पुत्रवरमियम् । Ibid vol. I p. 102.
