15.Veer Bhakti

Veer Bhakti
Yah sarvaani charaacharaani vidhivad-dravyaani teshaam gunaan | Paryaayaanapi bhootbhaavibhavatah, sarvaan sadaa sarvadaa | Jaaneete yugpat pratikshanmatah, sarvagya ityuchyate Sarvagyaay jineshwaraay mahte, veeraay tasmai namah ||1||

That who knows all the animate- inanimate substances with their co-existing qualities and their successive occurrence of past, present and future and also their complete particularities simultaneously at every moment without necessity of knowing their chronological order that is why he is called Omniscient. My obeisance to that great master of excellent virtues, last Teerthankara Mahaveer.||1||

Veerah sarvsuraasurendramahito, veeram budhah sanshritaah Veerenaabhihatah swakarmnichyo, veeraay bhaktyaa namah | Veeraatteerthmidam pravarttmtulam, veerasya veeram tapo Veere shree dyuti–kanti–keerti dhrityo, he veers! bhadram twayi ||2||

The Veer Jineshwar is adorable by all masters of Indras & Asurandras (Demons). Gandhar etc., enlightened persons take refuge of Veer Jineshwar for crossing the ocean of the world. Veer Jineshwar destroyed aggregate of Karmas of self and of others. I pay obeisance to Lord Mahaveer bowing my head out of devotion. Veer by whom this immeasurable means (Tirtha) for crossing the ocean of worldly life has come into being. The internal & external penance of Veer Jineshwar was very arduous, not found in others. The Veer in whom the internal & external prosperity, radiance, of the body, luster, glory, steadfastness, entire contentment and all these virtues are present. Hence O Veer! You bestow well-being upon all.||2||

Ye veerpaadau pranmanti nityam, dhyaanasthitaah sainyamyogyuktaah | Te veetshokaa hi bhavanti loke, sansaardurgam vishmam taranti ||3||

Those Bhavya persons who pay obeisance on the feet of the Lord concentrating in meditation, characterizing by restraint and associating with abstract meditation (Yoga), they become free from sorrows of the world and get across the intricate adverse forest of the world.||3||

Vratsamudaymoolah sainyamskandhbandho, Yamniyampayobhirvardhitah sheelshaakhah | Samitikalikbhaaro guptiguptpravaalo Gunkusumsugandhih sattpashchitrapatrah ||4|| Shivsukhfaldaayee yo dayaachhaayyodyah (daghah), Shubhjanpathikaanaam khednode samarthah | Duritarvijtaapam praapayannantbhaavam Sa bhavavibhavhaanyai noastu chaaritravrakshah ||5||

That right conduct- tree whose root is aggregate of vows, the trunk is restraint, which is growing by the water of self-imposed restrictions and renunciation of consumables, whose branches are eighteen thousands chastity, which is full of buds in the form of Samiti (Carefulness), Gupti (Self control) are sprouts, in which there is smell of 84 lakhs of flowers of virtues, right belief are wonderful leaves, which yields fruits of salvation, is broad by shadow of compassion, is capable of removing burning heat of grieves of travelers, such tree of conduct, the destroyer of burning heat of the sun of sins, may remain for destroying our many different life-courses of births.||4-5||

Chaaritram sarvajinaishcharitam, proktam cha sarvshishyebhyah | Pranmaami panchbhedam, panchamchaaritralaabhaay ||6||

All the Tirthankaras have themselves observed right conduct and instructed disciples in absolutely clear terms i.e., exactly in the form as it are observed by Tirthankaras. Hence, I pay my obeisance to right conduct associated with five kinds of Samayik etc. which is instrumental in destroying Karamas.||6||

Dharmah sarvsukhaakaro hitkaro, dharmam budhaashchinvate | Dharmenaiv samaapyate shivsukham, dharmaay tasmai namah | Dharmannasatyaparah suhirdbhavbhiritaam, dharmasya moolam dayaa, Dharme chittmaham dadhe pratidinam, hey dharm! Maam paalay ||7||

The conduct in the form of religion is the home of all pleasures of heaven & salvation i.e. the place of generation of all pleasures. It is beneficial to all living beings. All judicious Teerthankara accumulate this religion of conduct. The pleasure of salvation is obtained only by this religion, my obeisance to that religion. There is no other benefactor of worldly beings except religion. The root of the religion is compassion. I apply my mind daily in the religion of this kind. O religion! Protect me /foster me.||7||

Dhammo mangalmuddittham (mukkittham), ahimsa sainyamo tavo | Devaa vi tass panmanti, jass dhamme sayaa mano ||8||

The religion in the form of conduct is an excellent state of auspiciousness, i.e., it is the remover of the filth of sins and is a pleasure-giver, not only religion the non-violence, restraint and penance are also excellent states of auspiciousness because whose mind is always engrossed in religion, even celestial deities bow down to them.||8|

Thus the tenth chapter of Shri Gautam Gandhar Vani completes.