Lesson 27
Panchmu Shraman Sootra

Sachcham

are true

Much-chanťi

get liberated from all karmas

Iťi Aťi-char aa-lovya, padi-kkamyaa, nin-ďyaan, ni-shalya thayaa, vi-shese, vi-shese Ari-hanť, Siďdha, Kevaĺi, gań-dharji Aacharya-ji, Upaa-dhyay-ji, Saadhu, Saadhvi, Gur-vaa-ďik ne Bhujo Bhujo kari khamaa-vun chhun.

Having narrated the blemishes, having attoned and ciritcised them, becoming free of the thorns, over and above that, I now repeatedly beg pardon of Arihant, Siddhas, Kevalis, Apostles, Preceptors, teachers, saints and Gurus.

My salutations be to Twenty-four Tirthankars.
I worship all Tirthankars from Rushabdev to Mahavir Swami. Such Tirthankars who are devoid of worldly possessions and attachment. Their scriptues are true, highest and professed by Omniscient Lords. Their scriptures are perfect, rational, flawless , they uproot the three thorns.
Their path, is the path of highest accomplishment, liberation, is the way to end all Karmas, is the way to Nirvan, is the eternal truth, devoid of inconsistencies and doubts, is the way to end all miseries.
Those treading this path get highest accomplishment, become omniscient, get liberated from all Karmas, attain salvation and end all miseries.
That religion, I trust, believe, take interest in, accept, practice and practice all the more. I have become industrious in following such religion and I stop from violating it.
I embrace restraint and abandon non-restraint, I embrace celibacy and abandon unchastity. I embrace the acceptable and abandon the unacceptable. I embrace knowledge and abandon ignorance. I embrace the practice of religious activities and abandon its non-practice. I embrace true faith and abandon false faith. I embrace the path of salvation and abandon the path which is contrary to Jainism.
I beg pardon for those faults which I recollect, those which I do not recollect, those which I have atoned, those which I have not atoned, during the day.
I am a Saint, an ascetic, detached from the world. By taking vow, I have destroyed Sins and Karmas, I have abandoned desire for rewards, I possess right faith and I have abandoned malicious falsehood.
I salute with pure mind and bown head to all the saints, who dwell in Adhi Dweep and fifteen Karmabhoomi, who possess woolen broom and wooden vessels, who are observers of five Mahavrata, who observe the vow of celibacy in Eighteen thousand modes, who have permanently perfect conduct and character.
Having narrated the blemishes, having attoned and criticized them, becoming free of the thorns, over and above that I now repeatedly beg pardon of Arihant, Siddhas, Kevalis, Apostles, Preceptors, Teachers, Saints and Gurus.