BHAKTAMAR SUTRA

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Bhaktamara-pranata-maulimani-prabhana -
mudyotakam dalita-papa-tamovitanam |
samyak pranamya jina padayugam yugada-
valambanam bhavajale patatam jananam || 1||

yah sanstutah sakala-vangaya- tatva-bodha-
d -ud bhuta- buddhipatubhih suralokanathaih|
stotrairjagattritaya chitta-harairudaraih
stoshye kilahamapi tam prathamam jinendram || 2||

buddhya vinaapi vibudharchita padapitha
stotum samudyata matirvigatatrapoaham |
balam vihaya jalasansthitamindu bimba -
manyah ka ichchhati janah sahasa grahitum || 3 ||

vaktum gunan gunasamudra shashankkantan
kaste kshamah suragurupratimoapi buddhya |
kalpanta - kal - pavanoddhata - nakrachakram
ko va taritumalamambunidhim bhujabhyam || 4 ||

soaham tathapi tava bhakti vashanmunisha

kartum stavam vigatashaktirapi pravrittah |
prityaaatmaviryamavicharya mrigo mrigendram
nabhyeti kim nijashishoh paripalanartham || 5 ||

alpashrutam shrutavatam parihasadham
tvad bhaktireva mukharikurute balanmam |
yatkokilah kila madhau madhuram virauti
tachcharuchuta - kalikanikaraikahetu || 6||

tvatsanstavena bhavasantati - sannibaddham
papam kshanat kshayamupaiti sharira bhajam |
akranta - lokamalinilamasheshamashu
suryanshubhinnamiva sharvaramandhakaram || 7||

matveti nath! tav sanstavanam mayeda -
marabhyate tanudhiyapi tava prabhavat |
cheto harishyati satam nalinidaleshu
muktaphala - dyutimupaiti nanudabinduh || 8 ||

astam tava stavanamastasamasta - dosham

tvatsankathaapi jagatam duritani hanti |
dure sahastrakiranah kurute prabhaiva
padmakareshu jalajani vikashabhanji || 9||

natyad -bhutam bhuvana-bhushana bhutanatha
bhutaira gunair -bhuvi bhavantamabhishtuvantah
tulya bhavanti bhavato nanu tena kim va
bhutyashritam ya iha natmasamam karoti || 10 ||

drishtava bhavantamanimesha-vilokaniyam
nanyatra toshamupayati janasya chakshuh |
pitva payah shashikaradyuti dugdha sindhoh
ksharam jalam jalanidherasitum ka ichchhet || 11 ||

yaih shantaragaruchibhih paramanubhistavam
nirmapitastribhuvanaika lalama-bhuta|
tavanta eva khalu teapyanavah prithivyam
yatte samanamaparam na hi rupamasti || 12 ||

vaktram kva te suranaroraganetrahari

nihshesha - nirjita-jagat tritayopamanam |
bimbam kalanka-malinam kva nishakarasya
yad vasare bhavati pandupalashakalpam || 13 ||

sampurnamannala - shashankakalakalap
shubhra gunastribhuvanam tava langhayanti |
ye sanshritas -trijagadishvara nathamekam
kastan -nivarayati sancharato yatheshtam || 14 ||

chitram kimatra yadi te tridashanganabhir -
nitam managapi mano na vikara - margam |
kalpantakalamaruta chalitachalena
kim mandaradrishikhiram chalitam kadachit || 15 ||

nirdhumavartipavarjita - tailapurah
kritsnam jagattrayamidam prakati-karoshi |
gamyo na jatu marutam chalitachalanam
dipoaparastvamasi nath jagatprakashah || 16 ||

nastam kadachidupayasi na rahugamyah

spashtikaroshi sahasa yugapajjaganti |
nambhodharodara - niruddhamahaprabhavah
suryatishayimahimasi munindra! loke || 17 ||

nityodayam dalitamohamahandhakaram
gamyam na rahuvadanasya na varidanam |
vibhrajate tava mukhabjamanalpa kanti
vidyotayajjagadapurva - shashankabimbam || 18 ||

kim sharvarishu shashinaahni vivasvata va
yushmanmukhendu - daliteshu tamassu natha
nishmanna shalivanashalini jiva loke
karyam kiyajjaladharair - jalabhara namraih || 19 ||

gyanam yatha tvayi vibhati kritavakasham
naivam tatha hariharadishu nayakeshu
tejah sphuranmanishu yati yatha mahatvam
naivam tu kacha - shakale kiranakuleapi || 20 ||

manye varam hari-haradaya eva drishta

drishteshu yeshu hridayam tvayi toshameti |
kim vikshitena bhavata bhuvi yena nanyah
kashchinmano harati natha! bhavantareapi || 21 ||

strinam shatani shatasho janayanti putran
nanya sutam tvadupamam janani prasuta|
sarva disho dadhati bhani sahastrarashmim
prachyeva dig janayati sphuradanshujalam || 22 ||

tvamamananti munayah paramam pumansa-
madityavarnamamalam tamasah parastat |
tvameva samyagupalabhya jayanti mrityum
nanyah shivah shivapadasya munindra! panthah || 23 ||

tvamavyayam vibhumachintyamasankhyamadyam
brahmanamishvaramanantamanangaketum
yogishvaram viditayogamanekamekam
gyanasvarupamamalam pravadanti santah || 24 ||

Meaning;

When the Gods bow down at the feet of Bhagavan Rishabhdeva divine glow of his nails increases shininess of jewels of their crowns. Mere touch of his feet absolves the beings from sins. He who submits himself at these feet is saved from taking birth again and again. I offer my reverential salutations at the feet of Bhagavan Rishabhadeva, the first Tirthankar, the propagator of religion at the beginning of this era.
Wise celestial lords, who have acquired wisdom from all the canons, have eulogized Bhagavan Adinath with Hymns bringing joy to the audience of three realms (heaven, earth and hell) I(Matungacharya, an humble man with little wisdom) shall be steadfast in my endeavour to eulogize that first Tirthankar.
O Jina! As an ignorant child takes up an impossible task of grabbing the reflection of moon in water, out of impudence alone, an ignorant man like me trying to eulogize a great soul like you.
O Ocean of virtues! Can even Brihaspati, the guru of gods, with the help of his unlimited wisdom, narrate your virtues transparent and blissful as the moon? (certainly not.) Is it possible for a man to swim across the reptile infested ocean, lashed by gales of deluge? (certainly not.)
O Apostle of apostles ! I am incapable of narrating your infinite virtues. Still, inspired by my devotion for you, I intend to compose a hymn in your praise. It is well known that to protect her fawn, even a doe puts her feet down and faces a lion, forgetting its own fraility. (Similarly, devotion is forcing me to face the great task of composing the hymn without assessing my own capacity.)

O lord ! I am such an ignorant that I am an object of ridicule for the wise. Still, my devotion for you compels me to sing hymns in your praise, as the mango sprouts compel the cuckoo during the spring time to produce its melodious coo.
Just as the bright sun rays remove darkness, the sins accumulated by living beings are wiped out by praying you.
I compose this panegyric with the belief that, though composed by an ignorant like me, it will certainly please noble people due to your divine influence. Indeed, when on lotus leaves, dew drops gleam like pearls presenting a pleasant sight.
The brilliant sun is far away; still, at dawn its soft glow makes the drooping lotus buds bloom. Similarly, O Jina ! Let alone the immeasurable powers of your eulog, mere utterance of your name with devotion destroys the sins of the mundane beings and purifies them.
O Lord of the living ! O Eminence of the world ! It is not surprising that he who is engrossed in praise of your infinite virtues (assimilating the virtues in his conduct) attains your exalted position. It should not be surprising if a benevolent master makes his subjects his equals. In fact, what is the use of serving such a master who does not allow his dependents to prosper to an exalted position like his ?
O Jina ! Your divine magnificence is spell-binding. After looking at your divine form nothing else please the eye. Obviously, who would like to taste the saline sea water after drinking fresh water of the divine milk-ocean, pure and soothing like moonlight ?
O Crown of the three realms ! It appears as if the quiescence and harmony imparting ultimate particles became extinct after constituting your body, because I do not witness such out of the world  magnificience other than yours.
Analogy of your face with the moon does not appear proper to me. How can your scintillating face, that please the eyes of gods, angels, humans and other beings alike, be compared with the spotted moon that is dull and pale, during the day, as the autumn leaves. Indeed, even the best available analogy for your face is lowly in comparison.
O Lord of the three realms ! Surpassing the glow of the full moon, your infinite virtues are radiating throughout the universe-even beyond the three realms; the hymns in praise of your virtues can be heard everywhere throughout the universe. Indeed, who can curb the freedom of movement of devotees of the only omnipotent like you ? (certainly no one is capable of).
O Passionless ! Divine nymphs have tried their best to allure you through libid gestures, but it is not surprising that your tranquillity has not been disturbed even fractionally. Of course, the tremendous gale of the doomsday, that moves common hillocks, can not disturb even the tip of the great Sumeru mountain.
O Lord ! You are an all enlightening divine lamp that needs neither a wick nor oil,and is smokeless, yet enlightens three realms. Even the storm that moves the immovables does not effect it.
O Monk among monks ! Your unabounding glory is greater than that of the sun. The sun rises every day but sets as well,but the orb of your omniscience is ever shining,it never sets. The sun is eclipsed but you are passionless and infinitely virtuous;as such,no mundane passion or desire eclipses the glory of your virtues. The sun slowly rises over parts of the world,but the glow of your omniscience reaches every part of the world at once. The sunrays are obstructed by insignificant clouds, but there is nothing that can obstruct the radiance of your knowledge.
O Lord ! Your lotus face is a moon par-excellence. The moon shines only at night and that too in a fortnightly cycle, but your face is ever radiant.

The moon light penetrates darkness only to a limited extent, your face removes the universal darkness of ignorance and desire. The moon is eclipsed as well as covered by clouds, but there is nothing that can veil your face.
O Lord of the Universe ! Where is the need of the sun during the day and the moon during the night when your ever radiant face sweeps away the darkness of the world. Indeed, once the crop is ripe what is the need of the thundering rain clouds.
O Lord ! The pure, incessant and complete knowledge that you have, can not be found in any other deity in this world. Indeed,the lustre and light of priceless gems can hardly be seen in the glass pieces glittering in a beam of light.

O Supreme Lord ! It is good that I have seen other mundane deities before seeing you; because the discontent even after seeing them has been removed by the glimpse of your detached and serene expression. Now that I have witnessed the ultimate I can not be satisfied with anything lesser in this of the later lives.
O Unique ! Numerous stars and planets can be seen in all directions but the sun rises only in the East. Similarly innumerable women give birth to sons but an illustrious son like you was born only to one mother; you are unique.
O Sage of sages ! All sages believe you to be the supreme being beyond the darkness,and brilliant as the sun. You are free of the malignance of attachment and aversion and beyond the darkness of ignorance. One gains immortality by perceiving, understanding,and following the path of purity you have shown. There is no other path leading to salvation.
O Lord ! Viewing you in different perspectives sages address you as: Amaranthine(in existence),All pervading (in knowledge),Unfathomabel(in perception),Infinite(in virtues),Progenitor(of philosophy),Perpetually blissful(in state),Majestic(in spiritual glory),Eternal(in purity),Serene(with respect to sensuality),Lord of ascetics(in meditation), Preceptor of Yoga(in the yoga philosophy),Multidimensional(in perspective),Unique(in identity),Omniscient(in form),and Pure(free from all vices).
O Jina ! The wise have eulogized your omniscience, so you are the Buddha. You are the ultimate benefector of all the beings in the universe,so you are Shamkara. You are the ofiginator of the codes of conduct(Right faith,Right knowledge and Right conduct)leading to Moksha,so you are Brahma. You are manifest in thoughts of all the devotees in all the splendour of the ultimate,so you are Vishnu. Hence you are supreme of all.

 

O Deliverer from all the miseries of the three realms ! I bow to you. O Virtuous adoration of this world ! I bow to you. O Lord paramount of the three realms ! I bow to you. O Terminator of the unending chain of waves of rebirths ! I bow to you.

O Virtuous ! It is not surprising that all the virtues have been drawn and densely fused into yhou, leaving no scope for vices. The vices have creeped in multitude of other beings. Elevated by the false pride,they drift away and do not approach you even in dream.
 

O Tirthankara ! Sitting under the Ashoka tree, the aura of your scintillating body radiating, you look as divinely splendid as the orb of the sun amidst dense clouds,piercing the growing darkness with its rays.

O Tirthankara ! Sitting on throne with multicoloured hue of gems,your bright golden body looks resplendent and attractive like the rising sun on the peak of the eastern mountain,radiating goldin rays under the canopy of the blue sky.
O Tirthankara ! The snow white fans of loose fibres (giant whisks) swinging on both sides of your golden body appear like streams of water,pure and glittering as the rising moon,flowing down th sides of the peakof the golden mountain,Sumeru.
O Tirthankara ! A three tier canopy adorns the space over your head. It has the soft white glow of the moon and is decorated with pearl frills. This canopy has screened the scorching sun rays. Indeed,this three tier canopy symbolizes your paramountcy over the three realms.
The deep resonant drum beats fill space in all directions as if felicitating your serene presence and giving a call to all the beings of the three realms to join the pious path shown by you. All space is reverberating with this announcement of victory of the true religion. O Tirthankara ! The divine spray of perfumes and shower of fragrant flowers,like Mandar,Sundar,Nameru,Parijata,etc.,float toward you with the drift of mild breeze. This enchanting scene creates and impression as if the pious words uttered by you have turned into flowers and are floating toward the earthlings.
O Tirthankara ! The splendorous halo around you is more brilliant than any other luminous object in the universe. It dispels darkness of the night and is more dazzling than many suns put together; but still it is as cool and soothing as the bright full moon.
O Tirthankara ! Your divine voice (discourse) is potent enough to show the path of liberation to all beings. It has the clarity to reveal the mystery of matter and its trasformation. Profound but candid,it has the astounding capacity of transforming into the language understood by each being of the world. 36. O Jina ! Your feet are resplendent like fresh golden lotuses. Their nails have a comely glow. Wherever you put your feet the gods create divine golden lotuses. O lord of ascetics ! The height of eloquence,lucidity and eruditeness evident in your discourse is not seen anywhere else. Indeed,the darkness dissipating dazzle of the sun can never be seen in the twinkling stars and planets.

O Jina ! The devotees who have submitted to you are not scared even of a mad mammoth with dripping humor and being incessantly goaded by humming bees. (They are always and everywhere fearless as the quietitude of their deep meditation pacifies even the most oppressive of the beings.)

O Jina ! A ferocious lion tears open the temples of elephant and scatters around white bone-pearls made crimson with blood. Even such angry and roaring lion,ready to leap at its prey, gets pacified and does not attack a devotee who has taken shelter at your secure feet. (In other words,your devotee is free of the fear of ferocious lions.) O Jina ! Even the all consuming forest conflagaration,as if kindled by the doomsday tempest and having incandescant sparking flames,is extinguished in no time by the quenching stream of your name laudition. (That is,your devotee has no fear of fire.)

O Benevolent ! A devotee who has absorbed the anti-toxin of your pious name crosses fearlessly over an extremely venomous and hissing serpent hat as blood red eyes,pitch black body,obnoxious appearence and raised hood. (That is, your devotee has no fear of snakes.)

O Conqueror of vices ! As darkness recedes with the rising of the sun,the armies of formidable kings,creating tumultuous uproar of whinnying horses and trumpeting elephants,retreat when your pious name is chanted. (In other words,your devotee is free of the fear of enemies.)

O Vanquisher of the passion ! In the fierce battle,where brave warriors are eager to plod over the streams of blood gushing out of the bodies of elephants pierced by sharp spears,the devotee having sought protection of the garden of your lotus feet embraces victory ultimately. (in other words,your devotee is always victorious in the end.)

O Equanimous ! Abroad a ship caught at the crest of giant waves and surrounded by attacking alligators,giant oceanic creatures,and marine fire,with the help of your name chanting,the devotee surmount such horrors and cross the ocean. (That is,your devotees are free of the fear of water.) O Omniscient ! An extremely sick person,disfigured due to advanced dropsy and having lost all hopes of recovery and survival, when rubs the nectar-like dust particles taken from your lotus feet,fully recovers and becomes handsome as Adonis. O Liberated soul ! Persons put in prison,tied from head to toe in heavy chains,whose thighs have been bruised by the rough edges of the chain-links,get unshackled and freed from bondage by chanting your name. O jina ! The wise who recites this panegyric with devotion is always free of fears of mad elephants,ferocious lions,forest fire,poisonous snakes,tempestuous sea,fatal diseases,and bondage. In fact,fear itself is afraid of him. O Jina ! With devotion I have made up this string (panegyric) of your virtues. I have decorated it with charming and multicoloured (words) flowers (sentiments). The devotee who always wears it in the neck (memorises and chants) attracts the goddess of sucess (attracts highest honour,the goal of liberation).

 

 

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