JAIN GYAN

THE BIRTH OF UVASAGGAHARAM STOTRA

2012-12-07T01:44:00.006-08:00

Shri Bhadrabahu Swami was born in Pratisthapur city. Both Bhadrabahu and his brother Varahmihir were expert scholars in four Vedas and fourteen Vidhyas, While they happened to meet the versatile learned personality Yashobhadra Surijee, both of them renunciated the world. Shri Yashobhadra Surijee found Bhadrabahu Swami more suitable because of his knowledge of 14 Vidhyas and his suitability for the position, made him Acharya and his direct successor. This made Varahmihir very angry, and his threw up his monk hood. At this time, there was a birth of prince in the king palace and Varahmihir predicted that he will have a long life of 100 years. Bhadrabahu Swami was a leader of Jain order at that time. He did not come to palace to give his blessings to the new born prince. Varahmihir took up this opportunity and made both the king and his people think against Bhadrabahu Swami. Knowing this Bhadrabahu Swami conveyed that the prince was going to die on the Seventh day from today, and he will go to console the king at that time. He mentioned that the prince will die because of the cat. Thought the king had great faith in what Varahmihir had predicted, as a measure of precaution he drove away all the cats to jungle. The young prince was guarded well to be protected from the cat. However on the seventh day some article with a sign of a cat fell on the prince, and prince suddenly died. Knowing this Bhadrabahu Swami came personally to console the king. And the king greeted him with great respect. Varahmihir’s plan thus failed and this made him more furious, and after his death, he became a Vyantar Dev. He, in the life of Vyantar Dev could know about his previous life. He was jealous to Jainism and made the whole Jain order, his target of great anger. He spread the disease of Cholera among the follower of Jainism. A number of people suddenly died of Cholera. The Jains came to Shri Bhadrabahu Swami about such happening. Being versatile knowledgeable person he could realize through his knowledge, the real cause of such epidemic. In order to save the Jains from such epidemic situation, he composed “Uvasaggaharam Stotra.” The Uvasaggaharam Stotra was so power full that it unlified the power of Vyantar Dev.

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Manglik

2012-09-16T01:41:00.001-07:00

Manglik means auspicious words, lucky words

Whenever one has to travel out of town, is unwell,) has to appear for exams (children in particular), is of upset mind or wishes to succeed in his work, by listening to Manglik recited by a Guru attains good luck and gets peace of mind.

SMALL MANGALIK / छोटा मांगलिक

about 3 mins

BIG MANGALIK/ बड़ा मांगलिक

about 9 minutes

Navpad Oli

2011-10-05T02:54:00.000-07:00

Jain community in India observes Festival of Navpad oli, that last for nine days, twice a year. (Navpad is also spelled in English as Navapad and Navapada).The first one falls in the bright fortnight of Ashwin month (September/October) and the second during the bright fortnight of Chaitra month (March/April). It is exactly between Shukla Saptami (Seventh lunar day) to Purnima (Full moon day) in both Ashwin and Chaitra months.

Navapad Oli starts in the middle of Navratri-Hindu festival of India.

Both of Navapad Oli falls among five Shaswata Atthai of Jain. Rest of three Atthai are Chaturmasik Atthai (Thrice in a year).

Jain performs Ayambil Tapa for nine days to salute these nine supreme posts in the universe. Ayambil (Ayambila) is special type of fast in that one eats only boiled grains that too once in a day. It is not permitted to add anything including salt to the boiled grains. Hence, it is very difficult for a layman to perform Ayambil Tap.

The earth moves round the sun and duration of days and nights are constantly changing round the year. Duration of a day and a night in India are almost equal during March-April and September-October. These are the days of Navapad Oli. As the duration of days and nights are almost equal, the nature lives in equilibrium in these days. These neither are scorching heat nor chill cold. These are also moderate seasons, perfectly suitable for worshiping supreme powers of the universe.

Navapad Oli in Chaitra comes in the beginning of summer and end of the winter. Similarly Navapad Oli in Ashwin comes in the beginning of winter and end of the summer. Both seasons are crucial for our mental and physical health. Devotion and Navpad prayer keeps us mentally healthy whereas Ayambil (fast) and other penance energize us to fight with diseases and keeps us healthy physically.

Nava means nine in Sanskrit and Prakrit languages and Pada means post. Hence the word Navapada (That is generally spelled in English as Navpad) means nine supreme posts of the universe.

These nine are Arihant, Siddha, Acharya, Upadhyaya, Sadhu, Samyag Darshan, Samyag Jnyan, Samyag Charitra and Samyag Tapa (Austerity).

Navapad is also called Siddha Chakra. This is a Yantra in circular shape in that Siddha is placed on the top. Arihant is placed in the center and Acharya at the right side of Arihant. Upadhyaya is placed in the lower side and Sadhu in the left side of Arihant. Samyag Darshan, Samyag Jnyan, Samyag Charitra and Samyag Tapa are placed in four corners starting from upper right corner and then moving clock wise.

Generally the first five (Panch Parameshthi) are placed in shape of idols and the next four by name only.