Jainism

40.  सुअ-देवयास्तुति - Sua-Devayä Stuti

Introduction: Hymn of praise to Goddess of Learning Saraswati Devi.

सुअ-देवयास्तुति

सुअ-देवया भगवई, नाणा-वरणीय-कम्म-संघायं.

तेसिं खवेउ सययं, जेसिं सुअ-सायरे भत्ती. 1.

Sua-Devayä Stuti

Sua-devayä bhagavai, nänä-varaniya-kamma-sanghäyam.

Tesim khaveu sayayam, jesim sua-säyare bhatti. 1.

Sutra Meaning:

Saraswati Devi, Goddess of Learning, I stand in meditation and offer my prayer to you.

Saraswati Devi! Destroy the knowledge obscuring Karma (Jnänvarniya karma) of devotees who have faith in the Scriptures, the ocean of enlightened knowledge. 1.

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39.  विशाल-लोचनस्तुति - Visäla-Locana Stuti

Introduction: Hymn to praise Tirthankars after completing six essential duties in morning penitential retreat (rai Pratikramana). This composition is made up of three verses: The first verse praises Lord Mahävira; The second verse praises all the Tirthankars, and The third verse is in the praise of Holy Scriptures.

विशाल-लोचनस्तुति

विशाल-लोचन-दलं, प्रोद्यद्-दन्तांशु-केसरम्.

प्रातर्वीर-जिनेन्द्रस्य, मुख-पद्मं पुनातु वः. 1.

येषामभिषेक-कर्म कृत्वा, मत्ता हर्ष-भरात् सुखं सुरेन्द्राः.

तृणमपि गणयन्ति नैव नाकं, प्रातः सन्तु शिवाय ते जिनेन्द्राः. 2.

कलंक-निर्मुक्त-ममुक्त-पूर्णतं, कुतर्क-राहु-ग्रसनं सदोदयम्.

अपूर्व-चन्द्रं जिन-चन्द्र-भाषितं, दिना-गमे नौमि बुधैर्नमस्कृतम्. 3.

Visäla-Locana Stuti

Visäla-lochana-dalam, prodyad-dantänsu-kesaram.

Prätar-vira-jinendrasya, mukha-padmam punätu vah. 1.

Yesämabhiseka-karma krtvä,

Mattä harsa-bharät sukham surendräh.

Trnamapi ganayanti naiva näkam,

Prätah santu siväya te jinendräh. 2.

Kalanka-nirmukta-mamukta-purnatam,

Kutarka-rähu-grasanam sadodayam.

Apurva-chandram jina-chandra-bhäsitam,

Dinä-game naumi budhair-namaskrtam. 3.

Sutra Meaning:

Let Lord Mahävira be auspicious to all of us, whose face in the morning resembles an open lotus flower, with wide oval eyes that resemble the petals of a lotus and shiny white teeth like pollen 1.

Let all Tirthankars be auspicious to us in the morning, whose bathing ceremony (ablution) performed by the King of heavenly Gods bring them incomparable joy and life in heaven 2.

I pay my respect in the morning to the Scriptures that are untainted, ever perfect, fully manifested like a full moon and whose brightness cannot ever be obscured by any living being 3.

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38.  नमोस्तुवर्द्धमानायस्तुति - Namostu Varddhamänäya Stuti

Introduction: Hymn or Praise of Tirthankars recited after completing six essential duties in evening Pratikraman (Devasika Pratikramana). This prayer is recited to show the joy of completing all the six essential duties in the evening Pratikraman. In the first verse, the disciple is paying homage to Lord Mahävira who has achieved the eternally perfect state of existence by his inner strength; In the second verse, to all the Tirthankars, the benefactors of the entire mankind; and In the third verse to the Scriptures, which bring peace and calmness just like the first rains of the monsoon season making the earth cool and rich for the cultivation of crops.

नमोस्तुवर्द्धमानायस्तुति

नमोस्तु वर्द्धमानाय, स्पर्द्धमानाय कर्मणा.

तज्जया-वाप्त-मोक्षाय, परोक्षाय कुतीर्थिनाम्. 1.

येषां विकचा-रविन्द-राज्या, ज्यायः क्रम-कमलावलिं दधत्या.

सदृशैरिति संगतं प्रशस्यं, कथितं सन्तु शिवाय ते जिनेन्द्राः. 2.

कषाय-तापा-र्दित-जन्तु-निर्वृतिं, करोति यो जैन-मुखाम्बुदोद्-गतः.

स शुक्र-मासोद्भव-वृष्टि-सन्निभो, दधातु तुष्टिं मयि विस्तरो गिराम्. 3.

Namostu Varddhamänäya Stuti

Namostu varddhamänäya, Sparddhamänäya karmanä.

Tajjayä-väpta-moksäya, Paroksäya kutirthinäm. 1.

Yesäm vikachä-ravinda-räjyä, Jyäyah krama-kamalä-valim dadhatyä.

Sadrsairiti sangatam prasasyam, Kathitam santu siväya te jinendräh. 2.

Kasäya-täpä-rdita-jantu-nirvrtim, Karoti yo jaina-mukhämbudod-gatah.

Sa sukra-mäsodbhava-vrsti-sannibho, Dadhätu tustim mayi vistaro giräm. 3.

38.  Sutra Meaning:

I wish for permission from the spiritual preceptor, to pay my obeisance to forbearing monks (kshmäshramana).  I pay my respect to the five supreme beings, Arihanta, Siddha, Ächärya, Upädhyäya and Sädhus. I pay my obeisance to Lord Mahävira, who after winning a constant struggle with karmas, achieved liberation which is beyond the comprehension of wrong believers - 1. Let the Peaceful liberators always be our benefactors.  Their feet are soft like lotus flowers.  When they walk on the golden lotuses created by heavenly gods, the flowers are delighted. May the Jineshvars bestow Moksha - 2. Let the words spoken through the mouth of Tirthankars, which are like the first rainfall at the beginning of the monsoon season, and the words of the chief disciple (Gandhara) bring peace and tranquility to me-3.

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37.  आयरिय-उवज्झाएसूत्र - Äyariya-Uvajjhäe Sutra

Introduction: This sutra is also known as Prayer of Forgiveness.  Through this sutra, forgiveness is being requested with respect to the offences committed against the Acharyas, other monks and nuns, human beings of the whole society and all living beings.

आयरिय-उवज्झाएसूत्र

आयरिय-उवज्झाए, सीसे साहम्मिए कुल-गणे अ.

जे मे केइ कसाया, सव्वे तिविहेण खामेमि. 1.

सव्वस्स समण-संघस्स, भगवओ अंजलिं करिअ सीसे.

सव्वं खमावइत्ता, खमामि सव्वस्स अहयं पि. 2.

सव्वस्स जीव-रासिस्स, भावओ धम्म-निहिअ-निअ-चित्तो.

सव्वं खमावइत्ता, खमामि सव्वस्स अहयं पि. 3.

Ayariya-Uvajjhäe Sutra

Äyariya-uvajjhäe, sise sähammie kula-gane a.

Je me kei kasäyä, savve tivihena khämemi. 1.

Savvassa samana-sanghassa, bhagavao anjalim karia sise.

Savvam khamävaittä, khamämi savvassa ahayam pi. 2.

Savvassa jiva-räsissa, bhävao dhamma-nihia-nia-chitto.

Savvam khamävaittä, khamämi savvassa ahayam pi. 3.

Sutra Meaning:

With mind, speech and body, I beg for forgiveness for violations I may have committed due to passions towards leaders of monastic congregation, ascetic teachers, their disciples and members of their congregation 1.

I respectfully ask for forgiveness from the entire ascetic community for any wrongs I may have committed towards them and I forgive them for any wrongs they may have committed towards me 2.

I respectfully ask for forgiveness from all living beings for any wrongs I may have committed towards them and forgive them for any wrongs they may have committed towards me. 3.

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36.  अब्भुट्ठिओमिसूत्र- Abbhutthio Sutra

Introduction: By reciting this sutra, we ask for forgiveness for any impoliteness shown towards ascetics. This Sutra is a request for forgiveness from Guru Maharaj for breaches in respect committed towards the Guru.  The devotee first asks the Guru for permission to ask for forgiveness.  This sutra is normally recited after bowing down to the Guru and reciting Khamasamano Sutra while performing Guru Vandan.

अब्भुट्ठिओमिसूत्र:

इच्छा-कारेण संदिसह भगवन् !

अब्भुट्ठिओमि, अब्भिंतर-देवसिअं खामेउं ?

इच्छं, खामेमि देवसिअं.

जं किंचि अपत्तिअं, पर-पत्तिअं; भत्ते, पाणे;

विणए, वेयावच्चे; आलावे, संलावे; उच्चासणे, समासणे;

अंतर-भासाए, उवरि-भासाए;

जं किंचि मज्झ विणय-परिहीणं, सुहुमं वा, बायरं वा;

तुब्भे जाणह, अहं न जाणामि; तस्स मिच्छा मि दुक्कडं.  . 1.

Abbhutthiomi Sutra:

Ichchhä-kärena sandisaha bhagavan !

Abbhutthiomi, abbhintara-devasiam khämeum?

Ichchham, khämemi devasiam.

Jam kinchi apattiam, para-pattiam; bhatte, päne;

Vinae, veyävachche; äläve, samläve; uchchäsane, samäsane;

Antara-bhäsäe, uvari-bhäsäe; jam kinchi majjha

Vinaya-parihinam, suhumam vä, bäyaram vä;

Tubbhe jänaha, aham na jänämi;

Tassa michchhä mi dukkadam. 1.

Sutra Meaning:

O Guru Maharaj! Please voluntarily give me permission to ask for your forgiveness for any wrong doing that I may have done to you during the day.  (Guru Maharaj now will say, “Please do so”)

I accept your permission.  I beg for your pardon, for all the wrongdoing that I may have committed during the day.  I may have disrespected you or may not have taken proper care of you.  I may have disrespected you by sitting at a higher level or at the same level as you.  I may have interrupted you while you were talking, I may have talked back to you, or I may have tried to prove you wrong.  I may have exhibited major or minor discourteousness to you, which I was not aware of but that you may be aware of.  Now, therefore, I beg your forgiveness for all my wrong doings and wish that they might be undone. 1

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35.  वंदित्तुसूत्र - Vandittu Sutra

Introduction.

This is the longest principal aphorism of both night (devasika) and day (räi) Pratikramana.  A householder is supposed to observe five ethical codes of conduct (Ächära) and twelve householder vows (bärä vrata).  This aphorism is to ask forgiveness if any wrong doings have occurred while observing these vows.

As is the custom, recitation of this sutra begins by first paying homage to the five supreme beings, and is followed by asking for forgiveness for any wrong doing committed while following the house holder’s vows (shrävaka vratta), which a Jain layperson will take in preparation for the life of a sadhu.

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34. Devasia (Samvatsari) Padikkamane Sutra

Pratikraman – Repentance and Forgiveness of all Sins

This is known as the Pratikraman sutra. In this sutra we repent in brief for all our bad deeds done in our actions, thoughts, and speech of the past year.

देवसिअ (संवत्सरिअ) पडिक्कमणे ठाउं सूत्र

इच्छा-कारेण संदिसह भगवन्! देवसिअ (संवत्सरिअ) पडिक्कमणे ठाउं? (पडिक्कमणे) इच्छं,

सव्वस्स वि देवसिअ (संवत्सरिअ), दुच्चिंतिअ,

दुब्भासिअ, दुच्चिट्ठिअ, मिच्छामि दुक्कडं. .1.

Devasia (Samvatsaria) Padikkamane Sutra

Icchä-kärena sandisaha bhagavan! Samvatsaria (or devasia) padikkamane thäum? (padikkameha) iccham,

savvassa vi Samvatsaria (or devasia), duccintia, dubbhäsia, duccitthia, micchä mi dukkadam. .1.

Meaning

Oh! Forgiving Gurudev, may I have your kind permission to repent all my sins which I may have committed during the year (or day)? (Yes, you may). I will now do it now. I ask for forgiveness of all my bad thoughts, bad speech, and bad action of the year (or day).

33.  सव्वस्सविसूत्र - Savvassa Vi Sutra

Introduction.

In this sutra one asks for forgiveness for any transgressions committed during the day or night.  This way the Pratikraman Avashyak is done through this sutra.

सव्वस्सविसूत्र

सव्वस्स वि देवसिअ

दुच्चिंतिअ, दुब्भासिअ, दुच्चिट्ठिअ,

इच्छा-कारेण संदिसह भगवन्! इच्छं,

तस्स मिच्छा मि दुक्कडं. 1.

Savvassa Vi Sutra

Savvassa vi devasia duchchintia, dubbhäsia, duchchitthia,

Ichchhä-kärena sandisaha bhagavan! Ichchham,

Tassa michchhä mi dukkadam. 1.

Sutra Meaning:

Oh bhagaväna! kindly give me the permission voluntarily to perform the pratikramana of all the faults committed during the day by evil thoughts, evil talks and evil deeds.  I accept your orders.  Those misdeeds of mine may become fruitless. 1.

32.  अठारहपापस्थान सूत्र - Eighteen Päpsthänak Sutra

Introduction.

We acquire bad (Päpa) karma by doing various sinful activities.  This sutra indicates that all our sinful activities can be classified into 18 different categorizes, and we ask for forgiveness of such sinful activities.

If I have indulged or have promoted or encouraged any such sinful act by others or praised the person who has committed any one of these eighteen categories of sin, either mentally, verbally or physically, may those sinful deeds be forgiven and become fruitless.

अठारहपापस्थान

पहला प्राणातिपात, दूसरा मृषावाद, तीसरा अदत्ता-दान,

चौथा मैथुन, पांचवां परिग्रह, छठा क्रोध, सातवां मान,

आठवां माया, नौवां लोभ, दसवां राग, ग्यारहवां द्वेष,

बारहवां कलह, तेरहवां अभ्याख्यान, चौदहवां पैशुन्य,

पन्द्रहवां रति-अरति, सोलहवां पर-परिवाद, सत्रहवां

माया-मृषा-वाद, अठारहवां मिथ्यात्व-शल्य--

इन अठारह पाप-स्थानोंमें से मेरे जीव ने जिस किसी पाप का सेवन किया हो, कराया हो, करते हुए का अनुमोदन किया हो,

उन सब का मन-वचन-काया से मिच्छा मि दुक्कडं.-1.

Athäraha Päpasthäna

Pahalä pränätipäta, dusarä mrusäväda,

tisarä adattä-däna, chauthä maithuna,

pänchavä parigraha, chhathä krodha,

Sätaväm mäna, äthaväm mäyä, nauväm lobha,

Dasaväm räga, gyärahaväm dvesa, bärahaväm kalaha,

Terahaväm abhyäkhyäna, chaudahaväm paisunya,

Pandrahaväm rati-arati, solahaväm par-pariväda,

Satrahaväm mäyä-mrusä-väda,

Athärahaväm mithyätva-shalya --

Ina athäraha päpa-sthäno-me se

Mere jiva ne jisa kisi päpa kä sevana kiyä ho,

Karäyä ho, karate hue kä anumodana kiyä ho,

Una saba kä mana-vachana-käyä se

Michchhä mi dukkadam.-1.

Sutra Meaning:

In our life we may come across many sinful activities.  Jain literature has classified them into the following eighteen categories and we repent for indulging in any of them:

1-प्राणातिपात-Pränätipät-To hurt or kill any living being (Violence) 

2-मृषावाद-Mrisä-väda-To lie

3-अदत्ता-दान-A-dattä-däna-To steal 

4-मैथुन-Maithuna-Sensuous indulgence or unchastity 

5-परिग्रह-Parigraha-Possessiveness and accumulation of wealth and power

6-क्रोध-Krodha-Anger 

7-मान-Mäna-Ego 

8-माया-Mäyä-Deceit or deception

9-लोभ-Lobha-Greed 

10-राग-Räga-Attachment or craving

11-द्वेष-Dvesa-Resentment or aversion

12-कलह-Kalah-Disputes or quarrelling

13-अभ्याख्यान-Abhyäkhyäna-Allegation or false accusation

14-पैशुन्य-Paisunya-Slander and backbiting 

15-रति-अरति-Rati-arati-Affection and disaffection 

16-पर-परिवाद-Para-pariväda-Gossiping

17-माया-मृषा-वाद-Maya-mrisä-väda-To lie maliciously or deceitful lying 

18-मिथ्यात्व-शल्य-Mithyätva-salya-To have a wrong perception or to believe in a materialist god, guru or religion

If I have committed any of the sinful acts personally, have encouraged others to commit them, or have appreciated them being committed by others, mentally, verbally or physically, I sincerely repent and ask for forgiveness.

31.  सात लाख सूत्र- Säta Läkha Sutra - Repentance of Sins to all Living Beings

Introduction

Jain literature indicates that in the universe, there exist 8.4 million (84 lakhs) different forms of life based on their birth location.  The classifications are defined in Säta Läkha Sutra.  We request forgiveness from all such living beings for our sinful activities towards them and we forgive them for their sinful activities towards us.This way we repent for our Sins to all Living Beings

सात लाख

सात लाख पृथ्वीकाय, सात लाख अप्काय, सात लाख तेउकाय, सात लाख वाउकाय, दस लाख प्रत्येक वनस्पति-काय, चौदह लाख साधारण वनस्पति-काय,

दो लाख द्वींद्रिय, दो लाख त्रींद्रिय, दो लाख चउरिंद्रिय, चार लाख देवता, चार लाख नारकी, चार लाख तिर्यंच पंचेंद्रिय, चौदह लाख मनुष्य

इस तरह चौरासी लाख जीव-योनि में से मेरे जीव ने

जो कोई जीव-हिंसा की हो, करायी हो, करते हुए का अनुमोदन किया हो, उन सब का मन-वचन-काया से मिच्छा मि दुक्कडं. 1.

Säta Läkha

Säta läkha prthvikäya, säta läkha apkäya, Säta läkha teukäya, säta läkha väukäya,

Dasa läkha pratyeka vanaspati-käya, Chaudaha läkha sädhärana vanaspati-käya,

Do läkha dvindriya, do läkha trindriya, do läkha chaurindriya,

Chära läkha devatä, chära läkha näraki, Chära läkha tiryancha panchendriya, Chaudaha läkha manusya,

Isa tarahachauräsi läkha jiva-yoni me se Mere jiva ne jo koi jiva-himsä ki ho,

Karäyi ho, karate hue kä anumodana kiyä ho, Una saba kä mana-vachana-käyä se

Michchhä mi dukkadam. 1.

Sutra Meaning:

Jain literature indicates that in the universe, there exist 8.4 million (84 lakhs) different forms of life based on their birth location.  They are classified as follows:

Seven lakhs (700,000) forms of living beings with earth as its body

Seven lakhs (700,000) forms of living beings with water as its body

Seven lakhs (700,000) forms of living beings with fire as its body

Seven lakhs (700,000) forms of living beings with air as its body

Ten lakhs (1,000,000) forms of above-ground vegetation with one soul in every independent living body,

Fourteen lakhs (1,400,000) forms of below-ground vegetation with multiple souls in every independent living body

Two lakhs (200,000) forms of living beings with two sense organs

Two lakhs (200,000) forms of living beings with three sense organs

Two lakhs (200,000) forms of living beings with four sense organs

Four lakhs (400,000) forms of heavenly beings

Four lakhs (400,000) forms of living beings of hell

Four lakhs (400,000) forms of animals with five sense organs

Fourteen lakhs (1,400,000) forms of human beings

Out of eighty four lakhs (8.4 million) forms of living beings, if I may have hurt any living beings, have caused others to hurt them, encouraged others to hurt them, or praised those who hurt them, either by thoughts, words, and/or actions, I ask forgiveness for all such sinful activities.  I forgive all living beings, may all living beings forgive me, I am friendly to all, I have enmity for none.

In this verse, how are total of only 8.4 million of wombs (yonis) are counted?

General Meaning:

In this universe, infinite numbers of birth places exist for any worldly soul for its rebirth..  However the groups of birth places with similar color, odor, taste, touch and shape are considered as one type.  Thus the number of birth places is counted as 8.4 million. For example, earth bodies are 700,000.  Halved in hundred this number is 350.  Multiplying this number with all the other factors: 350x5x2x5x8x5=700,000. The exact source of how the numbers 700, 500, 350, 200, and 100 are derived is not clear.