English Translation of Dvatrimshatika (1) Friendship with beings, Cheering with virtuous. Kindness with Painful, Netural with Errorfuls, offer me these Always. In my heart lord ! Prayaer ! Do Now with full Devotion. (2) Just like the sword from drag alyas separgte, thus soul almighty from body perishing donate. The Strength Lord To Rid off…
== ”’Twelve Vows of Lay People (Shrävaks and Shrävikäs)”’ == Jain ethics outlines the following twelve vows of limited nature to be carried out by lay people. Every Jain should adopt these vows according to one’s individual capacity and circumstances with the intent to ultimately adopt the 5 Mahävratas (great vows). These vows are to…
Scriptural Canous Benefits from the darshan of Jin’s idol गारापाहारिणी मुद्रा गरूड़स्य यथा तथा। जिनस्याप्येनसो हंत्री दुरिताराति पातिन:।। Garapaharini mudra garudasya yatha tatha, Jinasyapyenaso hantri duritarati patinah. As the garuda mudra (merely through darshan) is capable of destroying the snake poision, in the same way, the Jin mudra is absolutely capable of annihilating the sins….
Why A Communion Guru darshan-very few people are able to have it. However, there are some individuals who have pretty good fortune in this matter. Communion (satsangati), guru darshan-these are synonymous. In this word, two things are very rare. Tulsidas ji says : संत समागम प्रभु भजन, तुलसी दुर्लभ दोय। सुत दारा अरु लक्ष्मी, पापी…
Why the rosary ? If you had time, you also turned the rosary. Almost in every religion or culture rosary carries an importance of its own. Rosary is turned over by all sorts of edvotees. Some people turn it reverse. Beads are usually carried outwards. Some turn through breathing. Some turn a rosary of jewels,…