सुहुमे सल्ले दुरुद्धरे
A tiny thorn is picked with great difficulty
Tiny thorn
What do those people do who walk on foot on the road and if thorns were to prick them? They take them out with the help of either another thorn or a needle. Though the pain still lingers but gets subsided after sometime and after some days even the hole gets healed. Skin is covered with new skin. Continue reading “Tiny thorn” »
Foot prints of Lord Ajitnath
During the pilgrimage of shatrunjaya we come across the foot prints of Lord Ajitnath. Instead of going straight through the stone steps reaching Babu Temple, let us step a little right on the stone steps going hillside up. Continue reading “Foot prints of Lord Ajitnath” »
Do Not Speak Much
नाइवेलं वएज्जा
Do not speak much and for long
Śrī sīmandhara svāmī, muktinā gāmī
Śrī Sīmandhara Swāmī Jina Stavan
Rāga: Māḍha.., Nēmi jina pyārā…
Śrī sīmandhara svāmī, muktinā gāmī, dīṭhē paramānanda,
Prabhu sumati āpō, kumati kāpō, ṭāḷō bhavabhayaṅganda,
Karma arigaṇa dūra karīnē,
Tōḍō bhavatarū kanda rē.
…Sīmandhara.1
Consolation of Gurudeva
O righteous man! Truly speaking, you deserve praises. To get involved in sins is not surprising. Who hasn’t committed sin in the delusion of Karmas? Is the soul of Tirthankara, saved from bewitchment? Didn’t they commit sins in their past lives? Haven’t they undergone pains of the seventh hell? You deserve praise as you have brightened the dark side of your life by disclosing it. You truly deserve praise for disclosing your sins like an innocent child and jotting them down. Continue reading “Consolation of Gurudeva” »
Useless violence
अट्ठा हणंति, अणट्ठा हणंति
Some people commit violence with some aim and some aimlessly
Don’t be un-vigilant
समयं गोयम ! मा पमायए
O Goutama! Don’t be un-vigilant even for a moment
