Sakala tirtha vandu kara joda,
jinavara näme mangala kroda.
Pahele svarge läkha batrisa,
jinavara chaitya namu nisa-disa.....1.
Bije läkha atthävisa kahyä,
trije bära läkha saddahyä.
Chothe svarge ada lakha dhära,
pänchame vandu läkha ja chära.....2.
Chhatthe svarge sahasa pachäsa,
sätame chälisa sahasa präsäda.
Äthame svarge chha hajära,
nava dasame vandu sata chära......3.
Agiyära bärame tranase sära,
nava graiveyake tranase adhära.
Päncha anuttara sarve mali,
läkha choräsi adhikä vai....4.
Sahasa sattänu trevisa sära,
jinavara bhavana tano adhikära.
Lämbä so jojana vistära,
pachäsa unchä bahotera dhära. ...5.
Eka so ensi bimba pramäna,
sabhä sahita eka chaitye jäna.
So kroda bävana kroda sambhäla,
läkha choränu sahasa chauäla. .....6.
Sätase upara sätha visäla,
savi bimba pranamu trana käla.
Säta kroda ne bahotera läkha,
bhavanapatimä deva bhäkha......7.
Eka so ensi bimba pramäna,
eka eka chaitye sankhyä jäna.
Terase kroda nevyäsi kroda,
sätha läkha vandu kara joda......8.
Batrisase ne oganasätha,
tirchhä lokamä chaityano pätha.
Trana läkha ekänu hajära,
tranase visa te bimba juhära.......9.
Vyantara jyotisimä vali jeha,
säsvatä jina vandu teha.
Rsabha, chandränana, värisena,
vardhamäna näme guna-sena........10.
Sammeta-sikhara vandu jina visa,
astäpada vandu chovisa.
Vimalächala ne gadha giranära,
äbu upara jinavara juhära. ........11.
Sankhesvara kesariyo sära,
tärange sri ajita juhära.
Antarikkha varakäno päsa,
jiräulo ne thambhana päsa....12.
Gäma nagara pura pätana jeha,
jinavara chaitya namu gunageha.
Viharamäna vandu jina visa,
siddha ananta namu nisa-disa.....13.
Adhi dvipamä je anagära,
adhära sahasa silänganä dhära.
Pancha mahä-vrata samiti sära,
päle paläve panchächära......14.
Bähya abhyantara tapa ujamäla,
te muni vandu guna-mani-mäla.
Nita nita uthi kirti karu,
jiva kahe bhava säyara taru......15.
Meaning:
To pay obeisance to all the eternal (shasvata) and non-eternal (ashasvata) images of
Tirthankars, and to prominent heavenly gods and seers With my hands clasped,
i worship all the places of pilgrimage, because millions of
Beneficial things happen upon recitation of the names of tirthankars in the first heaven
There are 32 hundred thousand jina-temples i pay my respect to all the jina images daily 1
In the second heaven there are 28 hundred thousand; in the third there are 12 hundred
Thousand; in the fourth there are 8 hundred thousand and in the fifth heaven there are 4
Hundred thousand temples i pay my homage to all the jina images in them 2
In the sixth heaven there are 50 thousand; in the seventh heaven there are 40 thousand; in
Eighth heaven there are 6 thousand; in ninth heaven there are 4 hundred; and in the
Tenth heaven there are 4 hundred temples i pay homage to all the jina images in them 3
In the eleventh heaven there are 3 hundred; in the twelfth heaven there are 3 hundred;
In nine grayvayakas there are 318; in the five heavens of spiritual conquest (anuttara),
There are more than 84 hundred thousand jain temples 4
(explanation - there are five anuttar heavens of spiritual conquest in the topmost part of
The upper world their individual names are vijaya, vaijayanta, jayanta, aparajita and
Sarvarthasiddha in the first four heavens, the heavenly gods (devas) will attain
Liberation during their third births heavenly gods in the sarvarthasiddha heaven, the
Highest and most sublime, will attain liberation in their next birth the nine graiveyake
Heavens are so named because they are located near the neck of the jain cosmos and just
Below anuttara heavens)
There are 97,023 thousand exquisite temples of tirthankars according to the description
In scriptures the dimensions of each temple in the upper world are 100 yojanas in length
(1 yojana is 4 miles), 50 yojanas wide and 72 yojanas in height i pay homage to all of them 5
It should be remembered that in each jina temple with an assembly hall, there are 180
Images of jina the ones without an assembly hall each have 120 images; that makes 152
Million 94 hundred thousand and 40 thousand images (1,529,444,760) i bow to all of them 6
In the abyss (deep part) of the middle world, where there are residence for bhavanapatis
(palace dwelling celestial beings), there are 7 million 72 thousand huge temples (77,200,000) 7
In each temple, there are 180 images of jinas the total comes to 1389 million and 60
Thousand images (13,896,000,000) 8
In the middle world there are 3259 jain temples, with 3 hundred thousand 91 thousand 3
Hundred and 20 (391,320) images in them 9
In the regions of forest dwelling gods (vyantardeva) and luminous gods (jyotishika deva),
There are innumerable temples i pay my homage to all the images of jinas in permanently
Located temples whose names are rushabh, chandranana, varishena and vardhmana 10
I pay homage and praise all the 20 images on sametashikhara, 24 images on ashtapad
Mountain, and all the images on shatrunjaya (vimalachala), girnara and abu 11
I pay homage to lord parshvanatha at shankheshwara, lord ajitnatha at kesariyaji and
Taranga, antriksha and varkana parshvanatha, jiravala and stambhana parshvanatha 12
I pay homage to all the images in temples of villages, towns, cities and capital cities of all
The provinces of bharata; and every day i respect the 20 existing tirthankaras of
Mahavideha continent and infinite number of perfected souls (siddhas) who are
Liberated(siddhapada) 13
I pay homage every morning to all the sages of two and a half islands (adhidwipa), who
Strictly observe themselves and help others to observe the eighteen thousands
Restraints, 5 major vows, the path of fivefold vigilance (samiti) and 5 categories of ethical
Behavior (achara), who have practiced 6 external and 6 internal austerities and who are
Full of pious attributes like a string of precious stones “thus”, says jiv vijay maharaj, the
Composer of this sutra “i will cross the ocean of the mundane existence” 14-15