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Editor and Translator: Vijay K. Jain
Divine Blessings: Ācārya Viśuddhasāgara Muni
Foreword: Dr. Chakravarthi Nainar Devakumar
Publisher: Vijay Kumar Jain, June 2022
Subjects: Jainism – Doctrines – Early works to 1800
Description: xxxiv + 278 p. (total 312 p.) ; 24 x 17 x 2.5 cm
ISBN: 978-93-5627-523-2
Format: Book; Hard-bound
Language Note: Sanskrit, Hindi and English
Bhakti Saṃgraha or ‘Collection of Devotions’ composed by Ācārya Pūjyapāda (alias Ācārya Devanandī; circa 5th century CE) comprises a set of devotions (bhakti) in form of chaste and melodious Sanskrit hymns. Incidentally, the Most Worshipful Ācārya Kundakunda (circa 1st century BCE) had earlier composed his ‘Daśa Bhakti’ in Prākrit. The reading of devotions (bhakti) is essential to tread the difficult path to liberation. This great work by Ācārya Pūjyapāda is an essential reading for the ascetic (sādhu, muni) as well as the householder (śrāvaka). It not only helps the soul acquire merit (puņya) but, more importantly, saves it from engaging in evil tendencies and pursuits. The devotions pertain, among others, to Lord Jina, the Supreme Beings, the Scripture, the Perfect Conduct, the sacred adobes of attainment of liberation of the Arhanta, and the Nandīśvara dvīpa. This collection includes ‘Śāntyaştaka’ (hymn in praise of the sixteenth Tīrthańkara, Lord Śāntinātha).
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