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The Basic Knowledge of Jainism

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 pewveOece& kesâ ØeejbefYekeâ %eeve nsleg efMe#eCe
(Teaching For The Basic Knowledge of Jainism)
—Øe%eeßeceCeer DeeefÙe&keâejlve Ûevoveeceleer
efØeÙe hee"keâeW!
hetpÙe ieefCeveerØecegKe DeeefÙe&keâeefMejesceefCe ßeer %eeveceleer ceeleepeer Éeje meved 1974 ceW yeeuekeâ-
yeeefuekeâeDeeW kesâ efueS pewveOece& keâer ØeeLeefcekeâ efMe#ee nsleg efueKeer ieF& yeeue efJekeâeme hegmlekeâ meYeer kesâ efueS yengle
ner GheÙeesieer nw~ Fme yeeue efJekeâeme kesâ 4 Yeeie nQ, Fve ÛeejeW YeeieeW keâe DeOÙeÙeve keâjkesâ pewveOece& kesâ cetueYetle
efmeæevleeW keâes hetCe&™he mes mecePee pee mekeâlee nw~ yeeuekeâeW kesâ meeLe-meeLe yeÌ[eW kesâ efueS Yeer pewveOece& keâe Flevee
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Deehe meYeer keâes efMe#eCe Øeoeve keâjvee Ûeenleer ntB~ hee" keâe DebiesÇspeer DevegJeeo mJe. ßeer efpevesvõ Øemeeo pewve-
"skesâoej, efouueer Éeje efkeâÙee ieÙee Lee~ hegve: 'Important Facts About The Lesson' kesâ ceeOÙece
mes ceQves pewveOece& kesâ Fme ØeejbefYekeâ %eeve keâes Deepe kesâ yeeue SJeb ÙegJee Jeie& lekeâ hengBÛeeves keâe ØeÙeeme efkeâÙee nw~
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mebkeâš kesâ meceÙe Fme ceb$e kesâ mcejCe Je peehÙe mes Deehekeâer efJepeÙe nesieer~
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Deewj jeef$e ceW DeÛÚs-DeÛÚs meheves DeeÙeWies~

hee" 1-Ceceeskeâej ceb$e

Cecees DeefjnbleeCeb DenËleeW keâes vecemkeâej nes~
Cecees efmeæeCeb efmeæeW keâes vecemkeâej nes~
Cecees DeeFefjÙeeCeb DeeÛeeÙeeX keâes vecemkeâej nes~
Cecees GJepPeeÙeeCeb GheeOÙeeÙeeW keâes vecemkeâej nes~
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keâes vecemkeâej efkeâÙee ieÙee nw~
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megvoj Ûeeueermee Yeer nw, Deehe Gmes heÌ{keâj %eeve keâe ueeYe Øeehle keâerefpeS~
¯AMOKAR MANTRA
¯AMO ARIHANTA¯AM
¯AMO SIDDHA¯AM
¯AMO AYARIYA¯AM
¯AMO UVAJJHAYA¯AM
¯AMO LOE SAVVASAHU¯AM
1. Bow to the Semi-Salvated Souls (Arhants).
2. Bow to the Liberated Souls (Siddhas).
3. Bow to the Preceptors (Acharyas).

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 4. Bow to the Spiritual Teachers ( Upadhyayas).
5. Bow to all the Saints (Sadhus) of the World.
In the above holy verse we have bowed our head to the Semi-Salvated Souls, Liberated
Souls, Preceptors, Spiritual Teachers and Saints. We should worship all these five Supreme
Spiritual Guides (Panch Permeshthees).
This Mantra is having 35 letters and 58 Matras. The chalisa of ¯amokar Mantra is also
available, you should recite that also.
IMPORTANT FACTS ABOUT THE LESSON
Religious Gentlemen!
Poojya Ganini Pramukh Aryika Shri Gyanmati Mataji wrote Bal Vikas Books in 1974.
These books are very useful for everyone for knowing the fundamentals of Jainism.
There are four parts of Bal Vikas. I want to teach all of you from the book of Bal Vikas
part-1.
This book begins with ¯amokar Mantra, which is eternal and is the mother of all of the
Mantras.
Firstly, you should understand its correct pronunciation then it will save you like a
Mother and you will get victory in all adverse conditions by reciting this Mantra.
You should recite it nine times every morning, when you wake up and also in the
night, when you go to the bed. Thus, the whole day of you, will be very fruitful and auspicious.
You will also see good dreams in the night.
Here you should understand-What is the meaning of 'Semi-Salvated Souls'. Arihant
Bhagwan destroyed four karmas only, out of eight and they will surely attain liberation, but
at present they are neither worldly nor liberated, so they are called as Eashatsansari or
Eashanmukta i.e. Semi Salvated. While Siddh Bhagwants have destroyed all the eight karmas.
After this you will know about the greatness of ¯amokar Mantra by the means of a
story in the next lesson.

Ceceeskeâej Yepeve
—efMeKeefjCeer Úbo—
Cecees DeefjnbleeCeb, veceve nw Deefjnble ØeYeg keâes~ hejceheo ceW efmLele, keânW heeBÛe hejcesef… Fvekeâes~
Cecees efmeæeCeb ceW, veceve keâj uetB efmeæ ØeYeg keâes~~ veceve Fvekeâes keâjkesâ, uentB Fkeâ efove cegefòeâheo keâes~~2~~
Cecees DeeFefjÙeeCeb, veceve nw DeeÛeeÙe& ieg® keâes~ meYeer kesâ heeheeW keâes, Meceve keâjlee ceb$e Ùen ner~
Cecees GJepPeeÙeeCeb, veceve nw GheeOÙeeÙe ieg® keâes~~~1~~ leYeer meye cebieue ceW, ØeLece ceevee ceb$e Ùen ner~~
Cecees ueesS meJJemeentCeb heo yeleelee~ peheW pees Yeer Fmekeâes, JeÛeve ceve keâj Megæ ØeCeefle~
veceve peie kesâ meye, meeOegDeeW keâes keâ™B pees nQ $eelee~~ uenW Jes FefÛÚle heâue, ùoÙe vele nes ‘Ûevoveeceefle’~~3~~

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 hee" 2-Ceceeskeâej ceb$e keâe ceenelcÙe
peerJebOej kegâceej ves cejles ngS kegâòes keâes Ceceeskeâej ceb$e megveeÙee eqpemekesâ ØeYeeJe mes Jen cejkeâj osJeieefle ceW megoMe&ve Ùe#esvõ nes ieÙee~
Gmeves JeneB mes Deekeâj peerJebOej kegâceej keâes vecemkeâej efkeâÙee Deewj mlegefle keâer~
Smees hebÛeCeceesÙeejes, meJJe heeJehheCeemeCees~
cebieueeCeb Ûe meJJeseEme, he{ceb nJeF cebieueb~~
DeLe&-Ùen hebÛe vecemkeâej ceb$e meye heeheeW keâe veeMe keâjves Jeeuee nw Deewj meye cebieueeW ceW henuee cebieue nw~
efMe<Ùe-ieg™peer! keäÙee nce ueesie heebÛeeW hejces…er ceW mes efkeâmeer keâe heo Øeehle keâj mekeâles nQ?
DeOÙeehekeâ-neB! Deehe ueesie ceveg<Ùe heÙee&Ùe mes heeBÛeeW hejces…er kesâ heo Øeehle keâj mekeâles nWw~ osKees! efoiecyej cegefveÙeeW kesâ mebIe ceW
DeeÛeeÙe&, GheeOÙeeÙe Deewj meeOeg Ùes leerveeW hejces…er jnles nQ~ Ùes ner cegefve Deeies DenËle, efmeæ Yeer yeve mekeâles nQ~

GREATNESS OF ¯AMOKAR MANTRA

Once upon a time prince Jivandhar recited ¯amokar Mantra to a dying dog and due to
its effect the dog became a heavenly deity called Sudarshan Yakshendra .
From there he came down to Jivandhar and greeted him with much respect. He recited a
verse about this Mahamantra-
AISO PANCH NAMOYARO,
SAVVA PAVAPPANASANO.
MANGALANAM CHA SAVVESIM,
PADHAMAM HAVAI MANGALAM.
The meaning of the above verse is that reciting of the ¯amokar Mantra destroys all
evil-effects and this mantra is supreme in auspiciousness.
Disciple : Can we attain any one out of these five supreme posts?
Teacher : Yes, you can attain all the five posts from the human life.
We can see that the last three souls are present even today in a group of Jain Saints

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called SANGH and they practice the scriptures to become Semi-Salvated (Arihants) and
Liberated Souls (Siddhas).
IMPORTANT FACTS ABOUT THE LESSON
Religious Gentlemen!
This is the second lesson of Bal Vikas, which tells us about the ‘Greatness of
¯amokar Mantra’. By the above description, you knew that a dying dog became a deity
just by listening to this Mahamantra, although the dog was not understanding its meaning.
Similarly, one other famous story is about Padmaruchi Seth, who recited this holy verse to
a dying bull, which became the son of the king of the same city in the next birth and
ultimately became ‘Sugreev’ and the jeev of Padmaruchi Seth became ‘Shri Ram Chandra’.
Both had the fast-friendship till getting salvation.
Dying snake-couple became Dharnendra-Padmavati by listening to this Mahamantra.
Such other true stories are also present in Jain Scriptures. Even today ¯amokar Mahamantra
is recited to a child of 40 days to make him/her a Jain. At the time of death also, it is recited
to householders and even to Sadhus.
So we should recite this Mantra in heart during all the activities of life as sitting-standing-
walking and so on. It will also help the children during their examination, so start its recitation
from today only.

Yepeve
lepe&—leve [esues......
Ceceeskeâej yeesuees, efheâj DeeBKe Keesuees, meye keâeÙe& efmeæ nes peeSBies,
vej pevce meheâue nes peeSiee~~ šskeâ.~~
Øeele:keâeue G<ee yesuee ceW, yeesuees cebieue JeeCeer~
nj Iej ceW KegefMeÙeeB ÚeSBieer, nesieer veF& efoJeeueer~~ ns YeeF&......
ØeYeg veece yeesuees, efvepeOeece Keesuees, meye keâeÙe& efmeæ nes peeSBies~
vej pevce meheâue nes peeSiee~~Ceceeskeâej......~~1~~
hejceyeÇÿe hejcesÕej keâer, Meòeâer Ùen ceb$e yeleelee~
Ceceeskeâej kesâ GÛÛeejCe mes, Devlece&ve peie peelee~~ ns YeeF&......
veew yeej yeesuees, meew yeej yeesuees, meye keâeÙe& efmeæ nes peeSBies,
vej pevece meheâue nes peeSiee~~Ceceeskeâej......~~2~~
Ceceeskeâej keâe OÙeeve ‘Ûeboveeceefle’ ceve mJemLe yeveelee~
Fmekesâ OÙeeve mes ceeveJe Fkeâ efove, hejces…er heo heelee~~ ns YeeF&......
veew yeej yeesuees, meew yeej yeesuees, meye keâeÙe& efmeæ nes peeSBies~
vej pevce meheâue nes peeSiee~~ Ceceeskeâej......~~3~~

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 hee" 3-Ceceeskeâej ceb$e kesâ Deheceeve keâe kegâheâue
efMe<Ùe-ieg™peer! Ùen jepee Ceceeskeâej ceb$e hej hewj keäÙeeW jKe jne nw?
DeOÙeehekeâ-Ùen jepee megYeewce Ûe›eâJeleea Ún KeC[eW keâe mJeeceer nw~ Skeâ pÙeesefle<keâ osJe ves Me$eglee mes jepee keâes ceejvee Ûeene
hejvleg jepee kesâ Ceceeskeâej ceb$e peheves mes Jen ceej veneR mekeâe~ leye Gmeves Úue mes keâne efkeâ jepeved! legce Fme ceb$e keâes efueKekeâj Gme hej
hewj jKe oes, leye ceQ legcnW ÚesÌ[ otBiee~ jepee ves Jewmee ner efkeâÙee~ ceb$e kesâ Deheceeve mes osJe ves jepee keâes mecegõ ceW [gyees efoÙee~ Fme Øekeâej
Jen jepee cejkeâj meeleJeW vejkeâ ceW Ûeuee ieÙee~

PUNISHMENT FOR INSULTING ¯AMOKAR MANTRA

Student : Sir, Please tell me why the king is putting his feet on the auspicious verse
(¯amokar Mantra) ?
Teacher : Emperor Subhoum Chakravarti was the ruler of the six sections of the
universe. An astral deity (Jyotishk Dev) wanted to kill him out of enemity but he could not
do so as the king was reciting and remembering the ¯amokar Mantra. Cunningly the deity
asked the emperor to write down the holy verse and put it under his feet, only then, he will
let him go. The king did so reluctantly. For humiliating the holy verse the deity was able to
drown the king in the ocean. After the death, the king was born in the seventh hell.
IMPORTANT FACTS ABOUT THE LESSON
Now I will tell you about the third lesson of Bal Vikas-'The Bad Fruition of the Dishonour
of ¯amokar Mantra.' In this lesson a child asks his teacher about a picture-
Sir, Please tell me why the king is putting his feet on the auspicious verse (¯amokar
Mantra) ?

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 On this question, the teacher replies as written above.
Lovely children! All of you should understand that the hells are seven and out of these
the most fierce is the seventh hell.
The name of the First hell is - Ratna Prabha
The name of the Second hell is - Sharkara Prabha
The name of the Third hell is - Baluka Prabha
The name of the Fourth hell is - Pank Prabha
The name of the Fifth hell is - Dhoom Prabha
The name of the Sixth hell is - Tamah Prabha
The name of the Seventh hell is - Mahatamah Prabha
In these hells, there are a lot of sorrows in the lives of hellish beings. Nobody wants to
take birth in the hells. So you should not do any such sin, which leads into these hells.
You must also know that the ¯amokar Mantra is the most auspicious Mantra in the
universe and you should never dishonour this.
You should recite this mantra at least nine times, when you wake up in the morning
and also when you go the bed in the night. Along with this, you can also recite ¯amokar
Mantra Chaleesa, which is present in the book “Mahaveer Chaleesa” on the website
“www.jambudweep.org.”

yeÛÛeeW keâer ogefveÙee

nce yeÛÛeeW keâer ogefveÙee nw, Ùen hetâueeW keâer yeefieÙee nw~
nce Iej keâes cenkeâeles nQ, nbmeles Deewj nbmeeles nQ~~1~~
oeoer nceW efmeKeeleer nw, Ceceeskeâej yegueJeeleer nw~
DeÛÚs mes yeesuetB lees efmej hej DeeefMeJee&o yejmeeleer nw~~2~~
ceeB Yeer keâneveer megveeleer nw, cebefoj oMe&ve keâjeleer nw~
veeMlee-Yeespeve pewmes ner oMe&ve keâer ceefncee yeleeleer nw~~3~~
O my friends! listen my talk,
As food is neccessary for the body, prayer is neccessary for the Soul. So we
should go to Jinmandir daily and should have Guru darshan, by this religious activity
we will get a lot of Punya and holiness of Soul.
After this I tell you some facts, which you should accept-
1. Always drink filtered water, never use un-filtered water.
2. Always eat vegetarian food, never eat non-veg, egg, fish, meat etc. and never
use the non-veg materials also as-leather etc.
3. Daily say Jai-jinendra and not say Hai-Hello.
4. Take food in day only and not at night in Chaturmas or at least for one month of
Bhadrapad.

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 hee" 4-Ûeewyeerme leerLeËkeâj
leerLeËkeâj keâe heo pewveOece& ceW Skeâ efJeMes<e heo ceevee peelee nw~ pees ceveg<Ùe henues pevce ceW efkeâvneR leerLeËkeâj YeieJeeve kesâ efvekeâš
meesuenkeâejCe YeeJevee keâe efÛebleve keâjles nQ, Jes leerLeËkeâj veece keâer keâce&Øeke=âefle keâes Deefpe&le keâj uesles nQ Deewj peye Jes pevce uesves Jeeues nesles
nQ, lees Gvekeâer ceelee keâes meesuen mJehve efoKeeF& osles nQ~ Gvekesâ ‘hebÛekeâuÙeeCekeâ’ veece mes heeBÛe efJeMes<e GlmeJe FvõieCe keâjles nQ, GvneR
leerLeËkeâj veece mes 24 YeieJevleeW kesâ ÙeneB veece Deewj efÛevn yeleeÙes ieÙes nQ~
Deepekeâue Fme Oejleer hej keâesF& leerLeËkeâj ceneheg®<e pevce veneR uesles nQ, Dele: Gvekeâer ØeefleceeSb yeveekeâj cebefoj ceW efJejepeceeve keâer
peeleer nQ~ GveceW efÛevn yeveekeâj Øeeflecee keâer henÛeeve keâer peeleer nw~
leerLeËkeâj Ûeewyeerme nesles nQ~ Gvekesâ $e+<eYeveeLe mes ueskeâj ßeer ceneJeerj heÙeËle veece nQ~ Gvekeâer henÛeeve kesâ efueÙes ØelÙeskeâ kesâ Deueie-
Deueie Ùes efÛevn yeleeÙes ieÙes nQ~

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 24 TEERTHANKARS
1) Rishabh Nath -Bull 13) Vimal Nath -Pig
2) Ajit Nath -Elephant 14) Anant Nath -Porcupine
3) Sambhav Nath -Horse 15) Dharma Nath -Thunderbolt
4) Abhinandan Nath -Monkey 16) Shanti Nath -Deer
5) Sumati Nath -Chakva 17) Kunthu Nath -He goat
6) Padma Prabh -Lotus 18) Arah Nath -Fish
7) Suparshva Nath -Swastik 19) Malli Nath -Pitcher
8) Chandra Prabh -Half Moon 20) Munisuvrat Nath -Tortoise
9) Pushpdant Nath -Crocodile 21) Nami Nath -Blue Lotus
10) Sheetal Nath -Wishful Tree 22) Nemi Nath -Shell
11) Shreyans Nath -Rhino 23) Parshva Nath -Snake
12) Vasupujya -He Buffalo 24) Mahavir Swami -Lion

IMPORTANT FACTS ABOUT THE LESSON

Lovely Kids! all of you have read the third lesson of Bal Vikar-Part one and now you
will read the fourth lesson "24 Teerthankars".
In this fourth lesson Poojya Ganini Pramukh Shri Gyanmati Mataji has told the names
and symbols of twenty four Teerthankars.
Probably, you must be knowing these twenty four names. Yet you should now remember
their symbols also, so that you can recognize the Idol of a particular Teerthankar. After
remembering these, you should go to any Jain Mandir and write down in your diary the
names of the Teerthankar-Idols present in that Mandir.
Here, firstly I tell you about the first Teerthankar Lord Rishabhdev, 108 feet high single-
stone Idol of Whom, is consecrated on Rishabhgiri-Mangitungi mountain. You will be
surprised to know that this Idol has been constructed by cutting the huge mountain between
the years 1996 and 2016.
Bhagwan Rishabhdev was born at Ayodhya crores of years back. He was the first king
of this earth, on the name of his first son Bharat Chakravarti, our country is called as
Bhaarat Varsh. He propagated the way of leading human life. He took Digambar Jain Deeksha
at Prayag Teerth and got Kevalgyan there only, after the penance of one thousand years.
He preached the religion of Munis & house-holders for the first time. After a long time, he
attained Salvation from Kailash Parvat. In His Teerthankar tradition, Bhagwan Mahaveer
became the 24th or the Last Teerthankar of the present era.

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 Now, I tell you about Teerthankar Lord Mahaveer. Who was He ? How He got the
rank of Teerthankar ? Firstly you should know that at present, all of us are living in the era
of Lord Mahaveer. Because after Him, no Teerthankar has born on this earth. In future,
when fourth era will come again in the Bharat Kshetra, twenty four Teerthankars will be
born here at Ayodhya Nagari.
Teerthankar Mahaveer was born at Kundalpur of Bihar State. His father’s name was
King Siddharth and the name of His mother was Queen Trishla. Mahaveer was born on
Chaitra Shukla Trayodashi. He did not marry and took the vow of celibacy for whole life.
He took Jaineshwari Deeksha at thirty years of age and attained Kevalgyan after twelve
years of penance, at the age of 42. His first divine preaching was originated on the Vipulachal
Mountain of Rajgrahi in Bihar State.
For thirty years, Bhagwan Mahaveer preached the whole universe sitting in Samavasaran.
After that, He attained Salvation/Nirvandham from Jalmandir of Pavapuri Teerth in Bihar
Sate.
Lovely Children! You have known about the brief introduction of Lord Mahaveer.
Now you should also remember that Lord Mahaveer was not the founder of Jainism
because He was the twenty fourth Teerthankar. Infact, in this era Jainism was first propagated
by Lord Rishabhdev, the first Teerthankar.
Being a Jain, you should always remain vegetarian because 'Live and Let Live' is
the main preaching of all the Teerthankars.

Yepeve
-DeeefÙe&keâe Ûevoveeceleer
megvoj mee cebefoj yeveeSbies, Jeerj iegCe ieeSbies~
Úesšs Úesšs neLeeW ceW keâueMe uesskeâj,
ØeYeg peer keâe vnJeve keâjeSbies-Jeerj iegCe ieeSbies~~1~~
Úesšs Úesšs neLeeW ceW De° õJÙe ueskeâj,
ØeYeg peer keâer hetpee jÛeeSbies-Jeerj iegCe ieeSbies~~2~~
Úesšs Úesšs neLeeW ceW ÛebJej keâes ueskeâj,
ØeYeg kesâ Deepet-yeepet {gjeSbies-Jeerj iegCe ieeSbies~~3~~
Úesšs Úesšs neLeeW ceW leerve Ú$e ueskeâj,
ØeYeg peer kesâ Thej ueieeSbies-Jeerj iegCe ieeSbies~~4~~
‘‘Ûevoveeceleer’’ efoue kesâ cebefoj ceW Deheves,
nce ØeYeg keâer cetjle efye"eSbies, Jeerj iegCe ieeSbies~~5~~

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 hee" 5-peerJe-DepeerJe
ceQ peerJe ntB~ cegPeceW peeveves (%eeve) Deewj osKeves (oMe&ve) keâer Meefòeâ nw leLee ceQ peerlee Lee, peerlee ntB Deewj peerTBiee FmeefueÙes peerJe
ntB~ ceveg<Ùe, efleÙeËÛe, heMeg-he#eer, keâerÌ[s-cekeâesÌ[s, Je=#e Deeefo meYeer peerJe nQ~
Ùen efKeueewvee DepeerJe nw~ FmeceW peeveves Deewj osKeves keâer Meefòeâ veneR nw~ Ùen megKe Deewj og:Ke keâe DevegYeJe veneR keâj mekeâlee,
FmeefueÙes DepeerJe nw~ IeÌ[er, ceesšj, šsueerefJepeve, cekeâeve Deeefo DepeerJe nQ~

LIVING BEING AND NON LIVING BEING

I am a living being. I am able to know and see. I was living, I am living and I will live,
therefore I am a living being. Human, animals(beasts), birds, worms, trees etc. all are living
beings.
Toy is lifeless. It does not have the senses to know and see. It cannot feel happiness or
sorrow, therefore it is lifeless (Non living being) . Watch, car, television and buildings etc.
all are lifeless.
IMPORTANT FACTS ABOUT THE LESSON
Religious Brothers, Sisters and Lovely Children! You have got the knowledge of four
lessons of Bal Vikas Part-1. Now you will read the fifth lesson-"Living Being And Non
Living Being”.
In this lesson, the pictures have also been given by Poojya Ganini Shri Gyanmati
Mataji.
You should know the special issue that Jains believe that each living being is an
integration of soul and body. Soul is an eternal non-material entity, which upon death takes
rebirth and continues the cycle of life and death until liberation.
Liberation is achieved only after the soul frees itself of all Karmic influences of present
and past lives.
You and we all are living beings, so all of us should always do auspicious activities,
should take vegetarian diet, should use herbal products. You should not use any leather

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products because leather is produced by killing the animals. You should also not use non-
vegetarian soaps, toothpastes and cosmetic items.
One thing you should know that even when you are a vegetarian yet some children
take cakes or pastries in birthday parties of their friends, so be careful that to be a strict
vegetarian you should never take cakes, pastries and biscuits etc. having egg. Because egg
is also the baby of the hen and consuming it means non vegeterian diet.
Also remember that no egg is vegetarian.

Use of Filtered water

-Aryikaratna Chandnamati
The use of filtered water has been described in Asht Moolguns of a Shravak.
Bhavyatman! various little living-beings are present in only one drop of unfiltered
water. The use of filtered water is the peculiar characteristic of the 'Principle of Non-
violence' or Compassion for all the living-beings of Jainism.
As I have told you before also that not taking meals at night and using filtered
water are the symbols of Jain community throughout the world.
I want to tell you a true story about it-
Once late Dr. Kailash Chand Jain, Delhi, dedicated devotee of Poojya Gyanmati
Mataji, went abroad to attend an official meeting. All the English counter-parts knew
that Dr. Jain used to drink only filtered water.
One day what happened that he took up the glass of water and touched it with the
lips. At the same moment the English official stoped him and asked-
Mr. Jain! will you drink unfiltered water ?
Dr. Jain was surprised to know the effect of following Jain-Norms.
Infact, that day Dr. K.C. Jain forgot this practice due to concentration in the work
but even then the Englishman stopped him from breaking his rule.
So, you should also think that when you practice a particular vow, you are
recognized by that.
Infact, drinking filtered water is not an old-fashioned tradition, but it is full of
kindness for small creatures along with the sound health.
I hope that you will sincerely try to drink filtered water after reading about this.
Remember, the water should be filtered by double cloth and after it the
'Jivani' should be done in the proper way, so that the creatures on the cloth
again reach their reservoir. The water filtered by filtering devices may be
good for health but the Jain principle of Compassion for all the living-beings
is not followed here as all the poor creatures die in the process of filtration.

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 hee" 6-peerJe kesâ Yeso
peerJe kesâ oes Yeso nQ-mebmeejer Deewj cegòeâ~
ceQ mebmeejer peerJe ntB~ Deveeefo keâeue mes mebmeej ceW ner Ietcekeâj pevce-cejCe kesâ og:Ke G"e jne ntB~ cesjs meeLe Dee"eW keâce& ueies ngS
nQ, FmeefueÙes ceQ mebmeejer ntB~ ceveg<Ùe, osJe, veejkeâer Deewj efleÙeËÛe Ùes meye mebmeejer peerJe nQ~
efpevneWves Dee"eW keâceeX keâe veeMe keâj efoÙee nw, pees mebmeej kesâ og:KeeW mes, pevce-cejCe kesâ Ûekeäkeâj mes Útš ieÙes nQ, pees ueewškeâj
mebmeej ceW keâYeer veneR DeeJeWies, Jes cegòeâ peerJe Ùee efmeæ hejceelcee keânueeles nQ~
efMe<Ùe-keäÙee nce Yeer efmeæ yeve mekeâles nQ?
DeOÙeehekeâ-neB! DeJeMÙe yeve mekeâles nQ~ efmeæ yeveves keâe GheeÙe mecePeves kesâ efueÙes ner lees nce Deewj Deehe pewve Oece& heÌ{les nQ~

KINDS OF LIVING BEINGS (SOULS)

There are two kinds of living beings (souls)-
1) Worldly souls 2) Liberated souls
I am a worldly being, cycling the universe and suffering the miseries of deaths and
births. I am bound by all eight Karmas, therefore I am a worldly being. Human, Divines
(Deities), Hellish beings (Narkis) and animals, all are worldly souls.
Those who have destroyed all the eight Karmas, will not take birth in the world again.
They are free from the miseries of deaths and births and are called Liberated Souls or Siddha
Parmatma.
Pupil: Can we become Liberated Soul (Siddha)?
Teacher: Yes, surely we can. Infact to understand the way to become Siddha, we
study the scriptures of Jain Dharma.
IMPORTANT FACTS ABOUT THE LESSON
Religious Brothers, Sisters and lovely Children! now we will discuss the sixth lesson of
Bal Vikas Part-1. All of you have got the knowledge of five lessons of Bal Vikas Part-1,
¯amokar Mantra, Greatness of ¯amokar Mantra, The bad fruition of the dishonour of ¯amokar
Mantra, Twenty four Teerthankars and Jeev-Ajeev-Living being & Non-living being.

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 The name of the sixth lesson is “Kinds of Living-beings.”
Here you must know one important fact that Arihant Bhagwan has destroyed four
Ghatiya Karmas but still they are not fully liberated but it is also true that in sometime He
will surely become the Siddha Parmeshthi, so they are neither worldly nor Liberated. They
are called as Eashatsansari or Eashanmukta (Semi-Salvated).
You and we are worldly souls from eternal. When we will destroy all the eight Karmas,
we will get liberation and will become Siddha Parmatma. After getting that post, we will
never take birth in the world. But at present all of us are worldly souls, so we should do
auspicious activities and should lead a virtuous life.
At last I want to tell you that throughout the day you eat variety of foods. Food governs
not only your physical health, but also your mental well-being and your social interactions.
In Jain way of life, diet minimizes harm to living beings. Jains believe that all living beings
have souls, unlike other traditions, who believe that only humans have souls. Hence, killing
of any living creature may it be a plant or a human-being, is violence. However, Jains
categorize living beings by the number of senses they possess (from one to five senses).
The level of violence that is committed when any creature is harmed, depends on the
senses it possesses.
For example, plants and bacteria are one-sensed beings and cows, pigs or humans are
five sensed beings. Eating meat is many orders of magnitude more violent than a plant
based diet.
Now I am ending this lesson and inspire you for progressing your human life on the
path of morality.

Morning Prayer
Tune-Chhum Chhum...... -Aryika Chandnamati
Wake up-wake up, Human being!
And say Siddham in morning. (1)
Wake-up wake-up, O Children!
And say Jai Jinendra in morning. (2)
Wake up-wake up, O Gentlemen!
And say Namokar in morning. (3)
Wake up-wake up, Dear Brothers!
And you say Chattari Mangalam. (4)
Wake up-wake up, O Sisters!
Be ready to go to the Temple. (5)
As Food is necessary for body.
Prayer is necessary for the Soul. (6)
"Chandnamati" We should pray in morning.
All get happiness and joy then.(7)

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 hee" 7-FefvõÙe keâe ue#eCe
mebmeejer peerJe keâer henÛeeve kesâ efÛevn keâes FefvõÙe keânles nQ~
FefvõÙe kesâ heeBÛe Yeso nQ-mheMe&ve, jmevee, IeÇeCe, Ûe#eg Deewj keâCe&~
efpememes Út peeves hej nukeâe, Yeejer, "b[e Deeefo keâe %eeve neslee nw, Gmes mheMe&ve FefvõÙe keânles nQ~
efpememes Keóe, ceer"e, keâ[gDee, Ûešheše Je keâ<eeÙeuee jme peevee peelee nw, Gmes jmevee FefvõÙe keânles nQ~
efpememes megievOe Deewj ogie&vOe keâe %eeve neslee nw, Gmes IeÇeCe FefvõÙe keânles nQ~
efpememes keâeuee, heeruee, veeruee, ueeue, mehesâo jbie peevee peelee nw, Gmes Ûe#eg FefvõÙe keânles nQ~
efpememes ceveg<Ùe, heMeg, he#eer, yeeoue, yeepes Deeefo keâer DeeJeepe peeveer peeleer nw, Gmes keâCe& FefvõÙe keânles nQ~
efMe<Ùe-nceejs efkeâleveer FefvõÙeeB nQ?
ieg™peer-nceejs Deewj Deehekesâ heeBÛeeW FefvõÙeeB nQ keäÙeeWekf eâ nce ueesie Útkeâj JemlegDeeW keâes peeveles nQ, ÛeKekeâj jmeeW keâe, meBIt ekeâj heâueeW
keâe, osKekeâj efÛe$eeW keâe Deewj megvekeâj MeyoeW keâe %eeve keâj uesles nQ~

CHARACTERISTICS OF SENSES (INDRIYAS)

A worldly being is recognized by the senses he/she has. There are five kinds of sense
organs (Indriyas) : 1 . Body (Sparshan) 2. Tongue (Rasna) 3. Nose (Ghran) 4. Eyes
(Chakshu) and 5. Ears (Karna).
By touching which, qualities like light, heavy , cold, hot etc. are known is called Body
(Sparshan Indriya).
Tongue (Rasna Indriya) has the quality of taste like sweet or sour.
Nose (Ghran Indriya) has the quality of smelling like good or bad.
Eyes (Chakshu Indriya) have the quality of seeing like black, yellow, blue, red, white
colour etc.
Ears (Karna Indriya) have the quality of hearing the sound of human, animals, birds &
music etc.
Pupil: How many senses do we have?

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 Teacher: We have all the five senses because we recognize the things by touching,
by tasting (juice etc.), by smelling (fruits etc.) , by looking (picture etc.) and by hearing
(sound etc.).
IMPORTANT FACTS ABOUT THE LESSON
Now, You are reading the lesson about five senses (Indriyas). What is the meaing of
Indriya ? and how many kinds are of Indriyas-senses ? In this lesson Poojya Ganini Pramukh
Shri Gyanmati Mataji has told about all these questions.
This lesson’s name is Characteristics of Senses (Indriyas).
Now, all of you should know that you have all the five senses because you are a
human. Girls-boys all are humans.
But I want to tell you that trees and plants are having only one sense, i.e. touch, so they
are called as one-sensed beings or Ekendriya. The creatures who have two sense organs-
touch and tongue are called two sensed beings or Dweendriya. For example-earthworm
etc.
The creatures who have three sense organs-touch, tongue and nose are called three
sensed beings or Treendriya. For example-ants, scorpion, bed-bug etc.
The creatures who have four sense organs-touch, tongue, nose and eyes are called
four sensed beings or Chaturindriya.
For example-wasp, mosquito, housefly etc. and as you know human beings are five sensed
beings.
I usually tell that every human is God, If he has humanity. You are also God, I am also
God, because all of us have a powerful Soul, that is called Bhagwan Atma. You think about
yourself that I am a pure soul in reality, but in present I am a worldly soul, so I am impure.
You should try to purify that. In this concern I want to tell you about your primary duties or
activities-
You pass through many stages in life and your typical daily activities and priorities
change. However, the core of your typical day can be grounded in a way of life, which is
mindful, compassionate and able to increase your spiritual strength.
I am telling some points for you-
1 . You wake up early, with your palms together and sitting with your back straight,
take three deep breaths.
2 . Recite ¯amokar Mantra nine times or three times.
3 . You never use any animal products like soap, shampoo, Toothpaste etc.
4 . After taking bath you go to Jin Mandir and bow to the God i.e. twenty four
Teerthankars and Panch Permeshthees.

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 5 . In breakfast you take milk, fruits and dry fruits etc. and take only vegetarian items in your
meals. You can search www.encyclopediaofjainism.com for getting the method of
preparation of delicious vegetarian dishes, vegetarian edibles, vegetarian articles of daily
use etc.
6 . You should always respect others' views also, keep Non-absolutism in mind, control
anger and criticism, be humble, friendly and compassionate.
7 . Along with your school studies, attend Dharmik Pathshala also.
8 . Do not purchase and play violent video games or items.
9 . Go to bed early so you can rise early.
10. Use of Internet, Whatsapp, Facebook etc. is a common trend of today between
children & youngsters all, but to be involved in all these for the maximum time of the day is
not beneficial for physical, mental & spiritual health. Body organs like eyes-neck etc. are
affected adversely, sleeping hours are disturbed, people are joined with the outer world but
produce distances with their own family to grow unwanted tensions. Sometimes couples
separate due to mutual-unfaithfulness.
Sinful-karmas are earned due to playing such games, which include Sankalpi Himsa
(intentional killing) and also vulgartiy. So, one has to be very careful in using all these
modern means so that one grows in the positive direction in the most valuable human-life.
You can practice all these points throughout your life.
Human Life is a gift, Accept it.
Human Life is a love, Enjoy it.
Human Life is a challenge, Meet it.
Human Life is a struggle, Fight it.
Human Life is a tragedy, Face it.
Human Life is a duty, Perform it.

keâefJelee
-DeeefÙe&keâe Ûevoveeceleer
osKeves kesâ efueS oes DeeBKeW keâceeX ves yeveeF& nw~
nceejs Deehekesâ ÛesnjeW keâer megvojlee yeÌ{eF& nw~~
Ùes ogefveÙee Ketyemetjle nw Fmes osKees vepej Yejkesâ~
ceiej hebâmevee veneR GmeceW yeele Ùes Yeer yeleeF& nw~~
ØeYet keâes osKe uees Ùeefo lees meheâue Ùes ves$e nes peeJeW~
Fvõ ves menœe ves$e keâjkesâ ØeYet kesâ oMe& keâj heeÙeW~
oes DeeBKeeW mes veÙeve Yejkeâj Debie Debie efvejKe uees legce~
pevece ceeveJe keâe nes meeLe&keâ osJeieefle yebOe keâj uees legce~~

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 hee" 8-meÛÛes osJe, MeeŒe Deewj ieg®
pees Jeerlejeieer, meJe&%e Deewj efnleesheosMeer nQ leLee DenËle,
leerLeËkeâj, efpevesvõ Deeefo veeceeW mes peeves peeles nQ, Jes meÛÛes osJe
keânueeles nQ~
pees meJe&%e osJe keâe keâne ngDee nw Deewj GvneR kesâ JeÛeveeW kesâ
DeeOeej hej DeeÛeeÙeeX Éeje keâne ieÙee nw, Jener meÛÛee MeeŒe nw,
Gmes efpeveJeeCeer Yeer keânles nQ~
pees efJe<eÙeeW keâer DeeMee mes jefnle nQ, mechetCe& DeejcYe Deewj
heefj«en mes jefnle nQ, veive efoiecyej cegefve nQ, Jes meÛÛes ieg™ nQ, GvnW
ner meeOeg, DeeÛeeÙe&, meodieg™ Deewj lehemJeer keânles nQ~
ceQ Øeefleefove efpeveceefvoj ceW peekeâj efpevesvõosJe keâer Øeeflecee
keâe oMe&ve keâjlee ntB SJeb cegefveÙeeW keâes veceesmleg Yeer keâjlee ntB, Deye
meÛÛes MeeŒeeW keâe mJeeOÙeeÙe Yeer keâ™Biee~
QUALITIES OF TRUE GOD, SCRIPTURES AND SPIRITUAL TEACHERS
TRUE DIVINE: He who is free from all attachment & malice (Veetragi), has infinite
knowledge (Sarvagya), gentle in speech (Hitopdeshi) and known as Arhant, Teerthankar
or Jinendra.
TRUE SCRIPTURE: Which is preached by the Semi-Salvated Soul, written & taught
by the spiritual teachers (preceptors) is the true scripture. It is pure and completely free from
contradictions. It is also called JINVANI.
TRUE SPIRITUAL TEACHERS: Those who are free from all sensual desires, fully
possessionless and nude, are the True Spiritual Teachers. They are also known as
PRECEPTORS, SADHUS, SADGURU, TAPASVI etc .
I daily go to a Jain temple and have the darshan of the holy idol of Jinendra Dev. I also
bow my head to respected Munis and Aryikas and now I promise to read the true scriptures also.
IMPORTANT FACTS ABOUT THE LESSON
Now, you are reading the eighth lesson of Bal Vikas Part-1 “Qualities of True God,
Scriptures and Spiritual Teachers.”
Who are real Gods? Which are real scriptures ? And what is the quality of real spiritual
teachers? In this eighth lesson of Bal Vikas, Poojya Ganini Pramukh Shri Gyanmati Mataji
has told about all of them. At last, the reader promises to do swadhyaya daily. In this concern
you have to know that as per the need of today, Poojya Mataji has written several small Jain-
Novels like-Pratigya, Pariksha, Sanskar, Jeevandan, Aate ka Murga, Bhakti, Bharat ka
Bhaarat, Jain Mahabhaarat, Sati Anjana and so on because the young generation has no
time to read the exhaustive scriptures. Similarly 'Jain Bharati' granth of her, is also a unique
treasure for knowing the four Anuyogas in nutshell. Hindi, English, Gujrati & Marathi versions
of 'Jain-Bharati' are available.

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 hee" 9-osJe Yeefòeâ keâe megheâue
Skeâ ceW{keâ YeieJeeve keâer Yeefòeâ ceW ieodieo neskeâj keâceue hebKegÌ[er keâes cegKe ceW oyeekeâj oMe&ve kesâ efueÙes Ûeue heÌ[e~ ceeie& ceW jepee
ßesefCekeâ kesâ neLeer kesâ hewj kesâ veerÛes oye ieÙee Deewj MegYe YeeJeeW mes cejkeâj mJeie& ceW osJe nes ieÙee~ JeneB mes lel#eCe ner YeieJeeve kesâ
meceJemejCe ceW oMe&ve keâjves Dee ieÙee~ jepee ßesefCekeâ ves Gme osJe kesâ cegkegâš ceW ceW{keâ keâe efÛevn osKekeâj ßeer ieewlece mJeeceer mes Gmekeâe
heefjÛeÙe hetÚe~ JeneB meYeer ueesie osJe-oMe&ve keâer YeeJevee kesâ heâue keâes megvekeâj yengle ner ØemeVe ngS~
osKees yeeuekeâeW! YeieJeeve kesâ oMe&ve keâer YeeJevee mes Yeer efkeâlevee hegCÙe yevOe neslee nw~ keâYeer Yeer Keeueer neLe mes YeieJeeve Deewj ieg™
keâe oMe&ve veneR keâjvee ÛeeefnS~ ÛeeJeue, ueeQie, megheejer, heâue Deeefo ÛeÌ{ekeâj ner oMe&ve keâjvee ÛeeefnÙes~

REWARD FOR THE DEVOTION TO TRUE GOD

Once upon a time a frog took a petal of lotus in its mouth; with great pleasure it started
its journey for the darshan of Lord Mahaveer. In the way it was trodden under the foot of
the elephant of King Shrenik.
It died with holy thought and was born in heaven as deity. From there he at once came
down for worship in the Samavsharan of Lord Mahavir Swami. Seeing the mark of frog in
his crown, King Shrenik asked about him from Gautam Gandhar. All the persons were very
much pleased to know the importance and reward for having the thoughts of Devdarshan.
Look children! Even the thought to have the darshan of Jinendra Dev gives you a lot
of Punya. Never go to a temple or a Spiritual Teacher with empty hands. You should carry
with you rice, nuts, almonds or fruits and place them in front of the idol while doing darshan.
IMPORTANT FACTS ABOUT THE LESSON
Now I am teaching you the ninth lesson of this book “Reward for the devotion to True
God".
In both lessons eighth & ninth, you have known about true God, true Scriptures and
true Spiritual Teachers. You have also known about the great advantage of the Darshan of
Jinendradev. You should always remember that you have to try your best to have the Darshan
of Bhagwan Jinendra and should also read Primary Jain Books.

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 You should feel yourself very fortunate, when you get the darshan of some Digambar
Munis, Aryikas and Sadhus.
By the Darshan of Jinendra Bhagwan, by reading the primary Jain Scriptures and by
the Darshan and listening to the preachings of Jain Saints, you will get the knowledge of the
real aim of the Human life and you will always make progress in your life.
Now, I want to tell you about Hastinapur Teerth
because this Pilgrimage is a very beautiful centre
of Jainism from ancient Era. Crores of years ago
three Teerthankars were born here-Lord Shantinath,
Lord Kunthunath and Lord Arahnath. All of them
took Jaineshwari Deeksha and attained Divine
Knowledge (Kevalgyan) here only.
Today also there is a very pious atmosphere at
Hastinapur. The supreme Jain Sadhvi Poojya Ganini
Pramukh Shri Gyanmati Mataji has developed this Teerth in a very unique way. A divine
creation of Jain Geography-Jambudweep has been created here by her inspiration. Many
other Temples have also been constructed here in the large campus of Jambudweep.
Today I want to inspire you the come to this heavenly place personally at least once.

ceelee-efhelee keâer mesJee

-DeeefÙe&keâe Ûevoveeceleer
lepe&-ceOegyeve kesâ cebefojeW ceW.........
ceelee-efhelee keâer mesJee keâle&JÙe ceevevee nw~
YeejleerÙe mebmke=âefle keâes meJe&mJe ceevevee nw~~šskeâ.~~
ÙeneB kesâ ßeJeCe ves kebâOes hes ceeB efhelee efye"eÙes~
Fefleneme FmeefueS lees nw veece Gmekesâ ieeÙes~~
Fme jece keâer Oeje keâes ner mJeie& ceevevee nw~
YeejleerÙe mebmke=âefle keâes meJe&mJe ceevevee nw~~1~~
efkeâleves ner ueeÌ[ keâjkesâ ceeB heeueleer nw ncekeâes~
ieerues ceW meeskesâ metKes ceW nw megueeleer ncekeâes~~
peerJeve ceW ceeB keâer cecelee keâes cetue ceevevee nw~
YeejleerÙe mebmke=âefle keâes meJe&mJe ceevevee nw~~2~~
TBÛeer heÌ{eF& pÙeeoe hewmes keâe ™he nw Ùen~
FbmeeefveÙele ceW Deeleer nwJeeefveÙele ner nw Ùen~~
keâjveer keâe heâue mJeÙeb keâes efceuelee Ùes ceevevee nw~
YeejleerÙe mebmke=âefle keâes meJe&mJe ceevevee nw~~3~~

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 hee" 10-osJe Øeeflecee kesâ Deheceeve keâe kegâheâue
jeveer keâvekeâesojer ves heójeveer heo kesâ DeefYeceeve mes Deheveer meewle kesâ Thej ›eâesOe keâjkesâ Gmekesâ ÛewlÙeeueÙe mes efpeve Øeeflecee keâes
ceBieekeâj yeenj [ueJee efoÙee, hegve: mebÙeceßeer DeeefÙe&keâe kesâ mecePeeves mes Jeeheme Øeeflecee keâes ÛewlÙeeueÙe ceW efJejepeceeve keâjkesâ yengle Øekeâej
mes hetpee keâer Deewj ØeeÙeef§ele efkeâÙee~
Jener jeveer Deieues YeJe ceW Debpevee nes ieF&~ JeneB Gme heehe keâe GoÙe Dee peeves mes yeeF&me Je<e& lekeâ Gmes (Debpevee keâes) heefle kesâ efJeÙeesie
keâe og:Ke menvee heÌ[e~
efØeÙe yeeuekeâ-yeeefuekeâeDeeW! legcnW efpevesvõ YeieJeeve keâer Øeeflecee keâe ceve-JeÛeve-keâeÙe mes keâYeer Deheceeve veneR keâjvee ÛeeefnÙes~

PUNISHMENT FOR INSULTING THE IDOL OF A GOD (TRUE DIVINE)

Once upon a time Queen Kankodari,who was proud of being the Emperoress got
angry with her step queen. She got a Jain idol brought from the temple of her step queen
and threw it out in the open. On the advice of Aryika Sanyam Shree the queen got back the
idol from outside and again consecrated it in the temple. The queen thereafter worshipped
the idol in many ways and observed punishment vows.
The queen in her next birth became Anjana, the wife of Pawan. Because of her act of
sin, she was separated from her husband for 22 years and suffered a lot of miseries.
Dear children! You should never insult a Jain idol by heart, words or deeds.
IMPORTENT FACTS ABOUT THE LESSON
Religious Brothers, Sisters and lovely Children!
You have understood the devotion of a frog that It was born in heaven as a deity by
the holy thought of Darshan of Lord Mahaveera’s Samavasharan.
Now, we will discuss the tenth lesson. The name of this lesson is-"Punishment For
Insulting The Idol of Jinendra Bhagwan". In this lesson, Poojya Gyanmati Mataji has told
an interesting story of Jain Grantha.

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 The essence of this story is that even a queen suffered
too much by throwing a Jain Idol only for few minutes. So
we & you should know that a person binds cruel bad
karmas with laughing, but when they come up with bad
fruition, he has a lot of sorrows in his life. Therefore we
should never do sinful activities and should never have
bad thoughts for anybody.
All of you should know by this real story from Jain
scriptures that Idols of Jinendra Bhagwan are also as real
Jinendras. So you should never insult those idols but you
should always respect, worship and honour them.
Jain Scriptures always tell that by the honour and
worship of Jain Idols, one can get each and everything in
life. Although Jinendra Bhagwan is always without any
attachment or malice i.e. He is veetragi, even then devotion
to Him or His Idol produces so much Punya that all our
aims are accomplished. So you should always have the
Darshan of Jin Idol with full respect, honour and devotion.
You should also know that the tradition of making
Idol and Jin-Temples is going on in the world from the
times immemorial. It has been said in Jain Granthas that
the Punya of making a Jain Pratima is the greatest in the
world. All the auspicious activities assembled together
cannot match the height of the Punya obtained by the
consecration of a Jin-Pratima.
And this is the reason why, even today, grand Jain
Temples and Jain Idols are being constructed and great
Panch Kalyanaks are being organized for their Pran
Pratishtha.
As recently on the inspiration of Poojya Ganini
Pramukh Shri Gyanmati Mataji single stone 108 ft. high Idol of the first Teerthankar
Bhagwan Rishabhdev was constructed out of the Mangitungi mountain after the dedicated
hard work of 20 years and grand Panchkalyanak Pratishtha was organized in Feb. 2016 at
Mangitungi (Distt. Nasik) Maharashtra.
Simultaneously, this great Idol was recored in 'Guinness Book of World Records' on
6th March 2016 as the tallest single stone Jain Idol.
So by the lesson of today you should understand that you will never dishonour the
Jin-Pratima and should always have full devotion to Lord Jinendra and His Idol.

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 hee" 11-ieg® Yeefòeâ keâe megheâue
ceewÙe& meceüeš ‘Ûevõieghle cegefvejepe’ ßeglekesâJeueer ßeer Yeõyeeng keâer meceeefOe kesâ he§eeled mLeeefhele ieg™ÛejCe keâer Yeefòeâ keâjles ngS
yeejn Je<eeX lekeâ Jeve ceW jns, efpemekesâ ØeYeeJe mes osJeeW ves Jeve ceW ner veiej yemeekeâj Gvekeâes Deenej oeve efoÙee~ peye mebIe Jeeheme DeeÙee
leye GveceW mes Skeâ cegefve Deenej kesâ yeeo keâceb[ueg Yetue DeeÙes, mees ceOÙeevn ceW uesves ieÙes, leye JeneB Jeve ceW keâceb[ueg hesÌ[ hej ueškeâlee
ngDee osKee~
Fme Iešvee mes Ùen ceeuetce ngDee efkeâ Ûevõieghle cegefvejepe keâer ieg™-Yeefòeâ mes ØemeVe neskeâj osJeeW ves Deenej keâjeÙee Lee~ Gme meceÙe
Ûevõieghle ves ØeeÙeef§ele efkeâÙee keäÙeeWefkeâ pewve cegefve osJeeW kesâ neLe mes Deenej veneR uesles nQ~
efØeÙe yeeuekeâeW! peye ieg™-Yeefòeâ mes cegefòeâ lekeâ efceue mekeâleer nw leye osJelee Yeefòeâ keâjves ueieW, Ùen keâesF& yeÌ[er yeele veneR nw~

REWARD FOR DEVOTION TO THE SPIRITUAL SAINTS

After the holy death (Samadhi) of Shrutkevli Shri Bhadra Bahu, his disciple Maurya
Emperor Chandragupt, as a Jain saint lived and worshipped the consecrated feet of his
Spiritual Teacher for twelve years in the forest, with the result that the deities established a
city there and served food to the saint. When the group of saints came back, one of the
Munis forgot his Kamandal there, after taking the food. In the afternoon he returned to
fetch it. He saw that the Kamandal was hanging on a branch of a tree. On seeing this he
realized that the deities were pleased with the devotion of Muni Chandragupt towards his
precept and so they had served them food. Jain Munis do not accept meals from the hands
of deities, therefore, Muni Chandragupt repented and observed punishment vows.
Dear Children! it is not strange that even the divine gods worship those who worship
their Spiritual Teachers because it is the cause of even salvation.

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 IMPORTANT FACTS ABOUT THE LESSON
Religious Brothers, Sisters and Lovely kids!
The name of the eleventh lesson is-"Reward for Devotion to the Spiritual Saints",
where the devotion of a disciple and the fruition of Guru Bhakti have been elucidated.
Poojya Gyanmati Mataji has told here a real story of Jain Scriptures.
This true story from Jain Scriptures is two thousand years ancient. Samrat Chandragupt
Maurya was a powerful king of Ujjain. Once upon a time he was initiated by Shrut Kevali
Bhadrabahu, after sometime of this initiation, a very bad time came in North India in the
condition of Akaal, when the rainy season had not come and earth was completely dried.
Then Acharya Bhadrabahu along with his Muni Sangh decided to go the South India.
After going there Muni Shri Chandragupta served his Preceptor Shri Bhadrabahu Maharaj
with lot of devotion. After the holy death (Samadhi) of Bhadrabahu Maharaj, Chandragupta
Muniraj consecrated his feet and continued his devotion for his Guru. Seeing his devotion
the deities arranged for his Aahar (meals) by creating a divine city around.
Chandragupta could not know about it. As you know, when other Muni Sangh came
there and told him the reality then Chandragupta Muniraj after knowing the real fact, took
the Prayashchitta (the punishment vows) because he had taken the Aahar by deities
unknowingly. As a matter of fact, Digambar Jain Munis can not accept the Aahar from
deities because deities can not take Sanyam or restraint.
This story tells us that by the true devotion to the Preceptor or Guru, even deities of
heaven are ready to help you. So one should have the true reverence to own Guru or
Preceptor.

cegòeâkeâ
megmebmkeâejeW keâer yeefieÙee ceW megiebefOele heg<he efKeueles nQ~
Jes nesles YeeiÙeMeeueer nQ efpevnW mebmkeâej efceueles nQ~~
heMet Yeer ieg® kesâ mecyeesOeve mes veskeâ Fbmeeve yeveles nQ~
lees keäÙeeW mebmkeâej mes Fbmeeve veefnb YeieJeeve yeveles nQ~~
ieYe& mes ner leYeer mebmkeâej ceb$eeW mes efkeâÙes peeles~
GvneR mebmkeâejeW mes nce Meebeflemeeiej %eeveceefle heeles~~
Dejs osKees efkeâ helLej ceW Yeer peye Øeeflecee Øeieš nesleer~
Jes ceb$eeW mes nes mebmkeâeefjle hetpÙe YeieJeved keânueeles~~
peje meesÛees efkeâ helLej Yeer peye YeieJeeve yeve mekeâlee~
lees ceeveJe keäÙeeW ve mebmkeâeefjle nes YeieJeeve yeve mekeâlee~~
Dejs nj peerJe Deelcee ceW Fkeâ YeieJeeve yew"e nw~
Gmes ner Øeieš keâjves keâes ieg® GheosMe meÛÛee nw~~

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 hee" 12-ieg®-efvevoe keâe kegâheâue
Skeâ yeej ÛelegefJe&Oe mebIe (cegefve, DeeefÙe&keâe, ßeeJekeâ, ßeeefJekeâe) mecceso efMeKej peeles ngS ‘Debeflekeâ’ veecekeâ «eece mes efvekeâuee~ Gme
meceÙe veive cegefveÙeeW keâes osKekeâj meye ueesie nBmeves ueies Deewj efvevoe keâjves ueies~ Skeâ kegâcYekeâej ves meyekeâes nBmeer keâjves mes cevee efkeâÙee
Deewj mebIe keâer mlegefle keâer~ keâoeefÛeled ieeBJe ceW Deeie ueiekeâj mee" npeej ueesie meye Skeâ meeLe cejkeâj cegefveÙeeW keâer nBmeer keâjves kesâ
heâuemJe™he keâewÌ[er heÙee&Ùe (oes FefvõÙe) ceW GlheVe nes ieÙes hegve: cejkeâj efiepeeF& nes ieÙes~ yengle YeJeeW lekeâ Skeâ meeLe og:Ke Yeesieles-Yeesieles
keâoeefÛeled meiej Ûe›eâJeleea kesâ mee" npeej heg$e nes ieÙes~
osKees yeeuekeâeW! efkeâmeer keâer Yeer nBmeer Deewj efvevoe keâjvee heehe nw efheâj cegefveÙeeW keâer efvevoe keâjvee lees ceneheehe nw~

PUNISHMENT FOR HUMILIATING JAIN SAINTS

Once a group of saints (Chaturvidh Sangh) comprising of Muni, Aryika, Shravak,
Shravika was passing through a village called ‘Antik’. They were going to Sammed Shikharji.
On seeing the nude (naked) saints, all people of the village began to laugh and humiliated
them. One Potter even asked them not to do so and he himself prayed and worshipped the
Sangh. After sometime a big fire broke out in the village .Sixty thousand persons were
burnt alive and died together . For insulting the saints, all of them were born in the category
of shell (with 2 Indriyas). There after they were reborn as gijai. After many many births &
deaths they all were born as the sons of Sagar Chakravarti.
So children! from this we learn that to laugh & insult others is a sin, all the more
when you do so to saints, it is the greatest sin.
IMPORTANT FACTS ABOUT THE LESSON
You will learn Today the twelveth lesson of Balvikas Part-1. The name of this lesson
is-“Punishment for Humiliating Jain Saints”.
In this lesson Poojya Ganini Gyanmati Mataji has told that Guru-Real Preceptor is our
real protector, so we should never insult him, but should always honour him. Firstly you
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Kshullaks and Kshullikas live, that is called Chaturvidh Sangh. At present also, such
Chaturvidh Sanghs are available in India. All of you get Darshan of them and listen their
Pravachans also time to time.
It is also said for these Gurus-
You are mother and you are too father,
You are too friend and you are the brother,
You are money and knowledge too you are,
O Swami! I feel everything you are.
It means Gurus are our Parents, Gurus are our Gods, Gurus are our real brothers,
sisters and dear friends also. They are our open college, knowledge, health and wealth. At
least you should know that all divine powers live in the heart of real Gurus or Preceptors, so
they are very much honourable personalities.
Today also, we worship them, we do honour them and serve them. One gets punishment
by insulting Jain Saints-Gurus or Munis and gets happiness in life by honouring and
worshipping them.
Oetue keâes Ûebove yevee os, Gme ieg® keâes nw veceve~ Metue keâes pees hetâue keâj os, Gme ieg® keâes nw veceve~~
heLeYeüefcele oj oj Yeškeâles jemles heeÙes veneR~ pees ØeYet kesâ efvekeâš uee os, Gme ieg® keâes nw veceve~~

Yepeve
lepe&—DeeDees yeÛÛeeW legcnW......
DeeDees yeÛÛeeW! legcnW yeleeÙeW, heefjÛeÙe ØeYeg ceneJeerj keâe~
nj yeÛÛes ceW efÚhee ngDee nw, lespe ØeYet ceneJeerj mee~~
peÙe peÙe Jeerj ØeYees, yeesuees peÙe ceneJeerj ØeYees.~~šskeâ.~~
. mes pevce efueÙee~
kegâC[uehegj ceW efheleg efmeæejLe, ceeB ef$eMeuee
Deheves MeewÙe& heje›eâce mes, ceneJeerj veece keâes OevÙe efkeâÙee~~
Jeerj yeneogj yevevee nes lees, veece pehees ßeerJeerj keâe~
nj yeÛÛes ceW efÚhee ngDee nw, lespe ØeYet ceneJeerj mee~~
peÙe peÙe Jeerj ØeYees, yeesuees peÙe ceneJeerj ØeYees-2~~1~~
hÙeejs yeÛÛeeW! legcnW osMe ceW, ceneJeerj Ùegie ueevee nw~
keâYeer ve DeC[e kesâkeâ hesmš^er, Ûeekeâuesš veefnb Keevee nw~~
oerhe peueeDees pevceefoveeW hej, Yeespeve KeeDees Keerj keâe~
nj yeÛÛes ceW efÚhee ngDee nw, lespe ØeYet ceneJeerj mee~~
peÙe peÙe Jeerj ØeYees, yeesuees peÙe ceneJeerj ØeYees-2~~2~~
ieefCeveer ceelee %eeveceleer keâe, mecyeesOeve nw legce meyekeâes~
Meekeâenejer yevees yeveeDees, legce yeÛÛeeW! nj yeeuekeâ keâes~~
yeÛÛee yeÛÛee keâjs ‘‘Ûevovee’’, veceve meoe ceneJeerj keâe~
nj yeÛÛes ceW efÚhee ngDee nw, lespe ØeYet ceneJeerj mee~~
peÙe peÙe Jeerj ØeYees, yeesuees peÙe ceneJeerj ØeYees-2~~3~~

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 hee" 13-leerve ueeskeâ
}eskeâ kesâ leerve Yeso nQ-TOJe&ueeskeâ, ceOÙeueeskeâ Deewj
DeOeesueeskeâ~
DeOeesueeskeâ ceW meele vejkeâ nQ~
ceOÙeueeskeâ ceW DemebKÙeeleeW Éerhe mecegõ nQ~ Fve meyekesâ
yeerÛe ceW henuee pecyetÉerhe nw~
TOJe&ueeskeâ ceW meesuen mJeie&, veJe «ewJesÙekeâ, veJe Devegeof Me
Deewj heeBÛe Devegòej nQ~ Gvekesâ Thej efmeæ efMeuee nw~
efmeæ efMeuee mes Thej ueeskeâ kesâ De«eYeeie ceW efmeæ
YeieJeeve efJejepeceeve nQ~
ØeMve-Fme heg®<eekeâej ueeskeâekeâeMe ceW ceOÙeueeskeâ keâneB
nw?
Gòej-FmeceW keâefš kesâ meceeve ceOÙe keâe ceOÙeueeskeâ nw~
ØeMve-FmeceW $emepeerJe keâneB jnles nQ?
Gòej-veerÛes mes ueskeâj TOJe&ueeskeâ lekeâ ueieYeie 13 jepeg uecyeer, Skeâ jepeg ÛeewÌ[er Deewj Skeâ jepeg ceesšer $emeveeueer nw~ Fmeer ceW
$emepeerJe jnles nQ~
ØeMve-leerveeW ueeskeâeW ceW nce keâneB nQ?
Gòej-ceOÙeueeskeâ ceW yeerÛeeW-yeerÛe kesâ pecyetÉerhe ceW Yejle#es$e nw~ Gmekesâ DeeÙe&KeC[ ceW nce Deewj Deehe meYeer ueesie jnles nQ~ meejer
ogefveÙee Fmeer ceW nw~
Three Universe
Universe is divided in three parts-
1. Upper part is called Urdhva Lok. It consists of sixteen Heavens, nine Graveyaks,
nine Anudishas & five Anuttars. On the top is Siddhashila (the salvation point).
2. Middle part is called Madhya Lok. It consists of numerous islands & oceans. The
first island is Jamboodweep in the middle of all.
3. Lower part is called Adho Lok. It consists of seven hells.
On the upper side of Siddhashila, Liberated souls are present at the end of the
Universe.
The entire Universe is in the form of a standing
person with his hands placed on both side of the waist &
both the feet apart (that is, separated). The middle Madhya
Lok is present at the waist portion. The space just in the
middle of the entire Universe from bottom to top is
‘Trasnali’, which is thirteen Raju in length, one Raju in
both width and thickness. All living beings (Tras jeev)
are found in this space.
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 ANS.- We all live in the ARYA KHAND of Bharat Kshetra, which is again a part of
Jamboodweep of Madhya Lok. The entire present world is in Arya Khand.
IMPORTANT FACTS ABOUT THE LESSON
Now we will discuss the thirteenth lesson of Bal Vikas Part-1. The name of this lesson
is-"Three Universe."
In this lesson Poojya Ganini Shri Gyanmati Mataji has told about three parts of Universe
or World.
As you know that the symbol of our Jainism is the structure of Three Universe i.e. Teen
Lok, in which all of us, all of you and all the creatures of the world are wandering from eternal,
the cause of this wandering is only the ignorance and the wrong belief that is called Mithyatva.
At present we have got the humanlife, so we should use this in getting good character.
You will feel very happy knowing the fact that three Universe structure has been
constructed at Jambudweep-Hastinapur by the inspiration of Poojya Ganini Gyanmati Mataji.
Seven hells have been shown there in Adholok. When you will see those, you will
think that I will never do sinful activities. But when you will go in the Middle lok by the lift,
you will see very nice scenes of Temples and five Merus etc. and after that when you will
go to the upper universe or Urdhva lok, you will see very wonderful scenes there, and will
feel the heavenly enjoyment. In sixteen heavens, golden palaces of Indras have been
constructed. Jinendra Mandirs are also present on the upper side of those sixteen Heavens.
Nine Graiveyak abodes, nine Anudish abodes and five Anuttar abodes have also been
constructed with very beautiful Temples.
On the top of the three Universe, Siddhashila is situated as like half moon. About four
hundred fifty idols have been consecrated in these Temples of Teen Lok Rachna. All of
you can go upto Siddhashila here.
So you come to this Teerth to have the gracious view of this structure at least once.
Here you will have Jinendra-Darshan and also the enjoyment with a number of beautiful
gardens, parks, fountains & means of recreation.

The Pleasures of the Salvated Soul

The pleasures of enjoyment-landers (Bhogbhumij) are infinite times the pleasures
of Chakravartees. The pleasures of Dharnendra are infinite times more than the pleasures
of enjoyment-landers. The pleasures of Lord of deities (Indras) are infinite times more
than them. The Ahamindras (deities of Graiveyakas, Anudishas and Anuttara abodes)
have infinite times pleasures than the Indras. Add collectively the infinite times pleasures
of present, past and future of all the above categories. Even the pleasure of a moment
of the salvated-beings is infinite times more than the above collective pleasures. This
is mere a statement only. This is because the pleasures of others are associated with
perturbance while those of the salvated ones are unperturbed. Thus, it should be
understood that the pleasures of Salvated-Souls can not be expressed through language.

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 hee" 14-osJeoMe&ve efJeefOe
cebefoj kesâ ojJeepes ceW ØeJesMe keâjles ner yeesueW-Ô peÙe
peÙe peÙe, efve:mener efve:mener efve:mener~ veceesmleg veceesmleg
veceesmleg~
YeieJeeve kesâ meeceves KeÌ[s neskeâj oesveeW neLe peesÌ[keâj
yeesueW-
Cecees DeefjnbleeCeb, Cecees efmeæeCeb, Cecees
DeeFefjÙeeCeb~
Cecees GJepPeeÙeeCeb, Cecees ueesS meJJemeentCeb~~
YeieJeeve keâer leerve Øeoef#eCee osJeW~ yeBOeer cegªer mes DeBiet"e
Yeerlej keâjkesâ ÛeeJeue kesâ hegBpe ÛeÌ{eJeW~
YeieJeeve kesâ meeceves Deefjnble, efmeæ, DeeÛeeÙe&,
GheeOÙeeÙe, meeOeg Ssmes heeBÛeeW heo yeesueles ngS ›eâce mes yeerÛe ceW,
Thej, oeefnveer lejheâ, veerÛes Deewj yeeFË lejheâ Ssmes heeBÛe hegBpe ÛeÌ{eJeW~
mejmJeleer kesâ meeceves ØeLeceb keâjCeb ÛejCeb õJÙeb vece: Ssmes yeesuekeâj ›eâce mes Ûeej heBgpe ueeFve mes ÛeÌ{eJeW~ 
ieg™ kesâ meeceves mecÙeioMe&ve, mecÙei%eeve, mecÙekeâdÛeeefj$e Ssmes yeesuekeâj ›eâce mes leerve hegBpe ueeFve mes ÛeÌ{eJeW~ 
hegve: neLe peesÌ[keâj efvecve mlees$e yeesueW-
ns YeieJeved! ves$eÉÙe cesjs, meheâue ngÙes nQ Deepe Denes~
leJe ÛejCeebyegpe keâe oMe&ve keâj, pevce meheâue nw Deepe Denes~~
ns ef$eYegJeve kesâ veeLe! Deehekesâ, oMe&ve mes ceeuetce neslee~
Ùen mebmeej peueefOe Ûeguuet peue, mece nes ieÙee Denes Ssmee~~1~~
Den&eflmeæeÛeeÙe& Deew, hee"keâ meeOeg ceneved~
hebÛe hejce ieg™ keâes vecetB, YeJeYeJe ceW megKeoeve~~2~~
hegve: efJeefOeJeled he=LJeer leue hej cemlekeâ šskeâkeâj vecemkeâej keâjW~
DeLe&-ns YeieJeved! Deehekesâ ÛejCe keâceueeW keâe oMe&ve keâjkesâ Deepe cesjs oesveeW ves$e meheâue nes ieÙes nQ Deewj cesje pevce Yeer meheâue nes
ieÙee nw~ ns leerve ueeskeâ kesâ veeLe! Deehekesâ oMe&ve keâjves mes Ssmee ceeuetce neslee nw efkeâ pees cesje mebmeej-mecegõ Deheej Lee mees Deepe Ûeguuet
Yej heeveer kesâ meceeve LeesÌ[e jn ieÙee nw~
DenËle, efmeæ, DeeÛeeÙe&, GheeOÙeeÙe, meeOeg Ùes hebÛe hejce ieg™ YeJe-YeJe ceW megKe osves Jeeues nQ~ ceQ Fvekeâes vecemkeâej keâjlee ntB~
iebOeesokeâ uesves keâe ceb$e-
efvece&ue mes efvece&ue Deefle, DeIe veeMekeâ megKemeerj~
Jebotb efpeve DeefYe<eskeâ ke=âle, Ùen iebOeesokeâ veerj~~
METHOD OF DEV DARSHAN
While entering the gate of the temple, one should utter in loud voice: -
‘OM JAI JAI JAI, NIHSAHI NIHSAHI NIHSAHI’
‘NAMOSTU NAMOSTU NAMOSTU’
After standing before the idol of True God, you should pronounce with folded hands-
“¯AMO ARIHANTA¯AM , ¯AMO SIDDHA¯AM , ¯AMO AYERIYA¯AM , ¯AMO
UVAJJHAYA¯AM, ¯AMO LOE SAVVA SAHU¯AM.”

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 Thereafter you should circle the altar with idol three times & place the rice with your
right hand keeping the thumb inside of the fist, in front of the idol as follows:-
First in the centre, secondly on the top, thirdly on the right of the centre, fourthly just
below the centre & finally to the left of the centre, while pronouncing ARHANT, SIDDH,
ACHARYA, UPADHYAYA, SARVASADHU respectively. Thus placing the rice five times-
2
5 1 3
4
In front of the scriptures, uttering Prathmam, Karnam, Charnam and Dravyam Namh,
place the rice four times serially as-‘1 2 3 4’.
In front of the saints, uttering “SAMYAK DARSHAN, SAMYAKGYAN, SAMYAK
CHARITRA” place the rice three times `1 2 3’.
Thereafter fold your hands & pray the following:-
HEY BHAGWAN NAITRADWYA MERE,
SAFAL HUYE HAY AAJ AHO.
TAV CHARNAMBUJ KAA DARSHAN KAR,
JANMA SAFAL HAY AAJ AHO.
HEY TRIBHUVAN KE NATH! AAP KEY,
DARSHAN SE MALUM HOTA.
YAH SANSAR JALADHI CHULLU JAL,
SAM HO GAYA AHO AISA.(1)
ARHATSIDDHACHARYA AU PATHAK SADHU MAHAN,
PANCH PARAM GURU KO NAMU BHAV BHAV MEIN SUKHDAN (2)
Thereafter you should place your forehead on the floor and bow with respect.
Meaning of the verse:- Oh Lord ! my both eyes are fruitful after seeing your feet today
and even my life is successful. Oh Lord of the three Universe! after looking at you it is
presumed that my endless span of worldy life which was like an ocean, has become smaller
like a handful of water.
I bow to ARHANT, SIDDH, ACHARYA, UPADHYAYA & SADHU, who provide
happiness and peace in our lives one after the other.
Mantra to take Gandhodak (The holy water of the anointment of Bhagwan)-
NIRMAL SE NIRMAL ATI, AGH NASHAK SUKHSEER.
VANDU JIN ABHISHEK KRIT, YAH GANDHODAK NEER.
IMPORTANT FACTS ABOUT THE LESSON
Darshan of Jinendra-Dev is the foremost duty of each & every Jain. It is the source of
all treasures for worldly life and also for spiritual life. So let's take the vow of Jinendra-
Darshan everyday at least once in 24 hours.

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 Asht Mool Gun of a Shravak
(Eight Basic Merits Of A House-Holder)
I want to tell you about Asht Mool Gun i.e. eight basic merits or virtues of the house-
holder (Shravak). First you read a small story-
Once upon a time a tribal Pururava wished to kill a Jain Saint. However, his wife
stopped him by saying that he is forest deity or Van-Devta. There after he bowed to the
Saint.
The Saint explained him about the virtues of human life. On his inspiration the tribal
accepted the vow of not taking wine, honey, meat and all the five Udambar fruits. As he
accepted this vow, he was born in the heaven as deity after his death. Later on, the same soul
of the deity became Lord Mahaveer.
Here, you have to know that Asht Mool Guns are of two types. Firstly I tell you about the
first type of Mool Guns.
You can write their names-1. Renunciation of wine, 2. Renunciation of meat,
3. Renunciation of honey. These are called as three Makars. It means Hindi word (M) is the
first word of these three names (madya, mans, madhu), so these are called as three Makars.
After this, five Udambar fruits are also there, those are also impure and are not edible
for you. Those names are-Barh i.e. Banyan, this is produced by Banyan tree. Second
Udambar fruit is-Peepal, this is produced by Peepal tree, third Udambar fruit is-Paakar,
fourth Udambar fruit is-Kathoomar and the name of the fifth Udambar fruit is-Goolar.
Bhavyatman! all of you should know specially that those five Udambar fruits contain
tras jeevas and if one eats them, he or she does the violence by killing these tras jeevas.
Now, you read the second type of eight Moolguns i.e. basic merits-1. Not to drink
wine, 2. Not to eat meat, 3. Not to take honey, 4. Not to take food after sunset, 5. Not to eat
any of the five Udambar fruits, 6. Not to kill living-beings or to have compassion for all
living-beings, 7. To drink water filtered by double cloth, 8. To worship five great Souls-
Panch-Permeshthees.
The qualities which are fundamental for a Shravak are called Moolgunas. As there
can-not be a tree without root, similarly one can-not be a real Shravak (House holder)
without accepting the eight basic qualities.
You should know here that according to Jain Granths, taking even a drop of honey is
equivalent to the sin of burning of the seven villages.
Similarly, you are committing a great sin by consuming (eating) meat and drinking
wine. You are killing innumerable tras living-beings by eating any of the five Udambar
fruits of Banyan, Peepal, Paakar, Kathoomar and Goolar.
Therefore you should abstain from all these things to lead a virtuous life.

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