Live from London – Day 9 (6th April) – Kenton derasar Pratistha Mahotsav starts today
10:00 :
Jai Jinendra and Good morning from London. Today we start with the
celebrations of the three day ‘Pratistha Mahotsav’ for the newly
refinished Kenton derasar. This morning PP Bhaishree is at the Harrow
leisure centre attending a ‘Vees Sthanak Puja’ which is a special
ceremonial obeisance to the twenty highest of venerations in Jainism.
With unequalled love for Tirthankar Bhagwan and tremendous respect for
the path to liberation as preached by them, it was a joy watching
Bhaishree participate whole heatedly in the Puja, his gentle eyes gazing
unwaveringly at Bhagwan.
Worshipping these 20 sthanaks is considered so auspicious that if
done properly it is the giver of no less than the Tirthankar pad !
Indeed it was by the worship of all of these that Bhagwan Rushabhdev’s
soul had attained the great fortune of becoming the first Tirthankar of
this time cycle. Here these twenty sthanaks are described in brief -
The first is by worship of the Arhats and Arhat-statues, and by hymns
of praise containing true events, avoiding blasphemy. The second is the
celebration in words of the true state of emancipation with festivals
of watching in the places where the siddhas attained perfection. The
third sthanaka is kindness to yatis who are young, sick, students, etc.,
and affection for the scriptures. The fourth sthanaka is the showing of
great devotion to gurus by gifts of food, medicine, clothes, etc., and
by making salutation. The fifth is devotion to sthaviras, i.e., those
who have been initiated for twenty years, those sixty years old, and the
learned. The sixth is the showing of affection by gifts of food,
clothes, etc., to those having more learning than oneself in regard to
interpretation. The seventh is tenderness to ascetics making protracted
penance by the gift of devotion and rest. The eighth is the acquisition
of knowledge of both text and meaning of the twelve angas of the
scriptures by daily questions, reciting, etc. The ninth is Right-belief,
free from the faults of doubt, etc, adorned with the qualities of
firmness, etc.,characterized by tranquility, etc.The tenth is Reverence
(vinaya) so-called from the destruction of karma, fourfold with knowl
edge, belief, good-conduct, and service to one’s superiors. The eleventh
is earnest., determined avoidance of trans gression in the modes of
conduct and daily duties. The twelfth sthanaka is the observance without
sin of the chief gunas of non-injury, etc., and the’ subsidiary ones of
carefulness, etc. The thirteenth sthanaka is the making of pure
meditation every minute and every second, with avoidance of negligence.
The fourteenth sthana is constant penance, according to ability, without
injury to mind and body. The fifteenth is sharing of food, etc., with
ascetics, according to ability, with purity of mind, speech, and body.
The sixteenth sthana is the rendering of service (vaiyavach) by food,
drink, etc., to the ten persons, acharya, etc. The seventeenth sthana is
enabling the fourfold congregation to concentrate their minds in
meditation by warding off all evils. The eighteenth sthana is the daily
zealous learning of new texts, interpretations, and both. The nineteenth
sthana is devotion to knowledge of the scriptures by faith, by their
publication, by destroying censure, etc. The twentieth is the
propagation of the doctrine by vidyas, prognostication, literary
composition, discussion, discourses on Dharma.
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12:30 : PP Bhaishree, PJinchandraji Maharaj Saheb
and Kumarpalbhai Desai inaugurating a special publication called
‘Girivar Darshan virala paave’ created by the Mahavir Foundation for the
occasion of this Pratistha. Bhaishree said :
“When we make a decision to perform pran pratistha of Jineshwar Bhagwan- even before it happens, so much change happens, the whole temple changes and becomes more auspicious. Such is the power of this activity! I hope that this pratishta deepens the devotion of many souls towards Jin bhagwan. This is the sentiment coming from my soul.”
“When we make a decision to perform pran pratistha of Jineshwar Bhagwan- even before it happens, so much change happens, the whole temple changes and becomes more auspicious. Such is the power of this activity! I hope that this pratishta deepens the devotion of many souls towards Jin bhagwan. This is the sentiment coming from my soul.”
16:00 : PP Bhaishree has left for Oxford to meet
his niece and bless her new-born. Always an exponent of balancing
spirituality with our worldly life, Bhaishree’s compassion extends to
one and all – mumukshus, family members, well wishers etc.
Meanwhile we’re at the Harrow leisure centre listening to a stunning
lecture by Kumarpalbhai Desai on the life of Guru Gautam Swami. Infinite
were his qualities and indeed the words of mortals fall short in
singing even a fraction of their praises . What touches us most is the
Bhakti that Gautam swami had for Bhagwan and the sweet love that Bhagwan
showered upon him – the sweet love that shattered his ego and made his
the first Gandhar and eventually led him to become just like Bhgwan
himself and attain kevalgnan and Moksh.
21:00 : Cultural performances at the Harrow leisure
centre. Kids, teenagers, adults, boys and girls – everyone participated
in expressing their love for Bhagwan Mahavir through song, dance ,
drama etc. Our favourite gopis of London – the ever smiling Nilpa and
Naytika put up an amazing classical performance on the ‘Bhaktamar
Stotra’. This unparalleled expression of devotion was composed by the
great Manatunga Acharya nearly a thousand years ago. The Acharya had
been imprisoned by the King Bhoj and had been chained and put behind 48
doors. On the fourth morning of his imprisonment the Acharya wrote this
great composition with the utmost of devotion for the first Tirthankar.
Legend has it that with each stanza he composed, his chains broke and
one door at a time opened up ! Such is the power of bhakti for
Tirthankar Bhagwan and Guru – that all the shackles of sansar can be
broken and we can attain liberation.
“Bhaktamar pranata mauli mani prabhanam,
Udyotakam dalita paapa tamo vitanam,
Samyak pranamya Jina paad yugamyugada,
Valambanam bhavajale patatanam jananam.”
Udyotakam dalita paapa tamo vitanam,
Samyak pranamya Jina paad yugamyugada,
Valambanam bhavajale patatanam jananam.”
(When the Gods bow down at the feet of Bhagavan Rushabhdev, their
crown jewels glow up due to the light from His nails. The mere touch of
His feet is sufficient to absolve the sins of living beings. 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
Rushabhadev, the first Tirthankar, the propagator of religion at the
beginning of this era.)
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