Bhaktamar[4]

Oh Ocean of virtues! Can even Brhaspati, the guru of GODs, with the help of his unlimited wisdom, narrate your virtues pure and blissful as the moon? (Certainly not.) Can a man swim across the reptile infested ocean in fury, lashed by gales of deluge? (Certainly not).

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Sr.	Word	Meaning	Pronunciation	Synonyms
1	Virtue	The quality of doing what is right and avoiding what is wrong., a positive moral quality	vir·tue (vûrch)	Morality, goodness
2	Narrate	To tell a story in speech or writing or by means of images	nar·rate (nrt, n-rt)	Report, detail
3	bliss	Extreme happiness, ecstasy	bliss (bls)	Delightful
4	Reptile	Any of the cold blooded animals to which snakes, lizards, crocodiles etc belong.	Rep·tile (rptl, -tl)
5	infest	To inhibit or overrun in number or quantities large enough to be harmful, threatening or obnoxious	in·fest (n-fst)	Overrun, crawling
6	furry	A feeling of intense anger , state of violent mental agitation	fu·ry (fyr)	Anger, rage, madness
7	Lash	Bind with a rope, chain or cord “lash the horse”	lash 1 (lsh)	Beat, strike, hammer
8	gale	A very strong wind	gale 1 (gl)	Hurricane, tornado, cyclone
9	deluge	A great flood, a heavy downpour	del·uge (dlyj, -yzh, dlj, -lzh, d-lj, -lzh)	overwhelm

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Bhaktamar[3]

Only an ignorant child tries for an impossible took like grabbing the reflection of moon in water. Similarly Oh Jina! Out of impudence I am trying, in spite of my ignorance, to eulogize you, who has been revered by the GOD.

Sr.	Word	Meaning	Pronunciation	Synonyms
1	impudence	The quality of being offensively bold	im·pu·dence (mpy-dns)	Discourtesy
2	revere	To regard with awe, deference and devotion, profoundly honored	re·vere (r-vîr)	Worship, venerate, adore, idolize

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Bhaktamar[2]

Celestial Lords, having prudence acquired through the true understanding of all the canons, having eulogized Bhagwan Adinath with hymns captivating the audience in the three relams (heaven, earth and hell). I (Mantungacharya, an humble man with a little wisdom) too shell indeed endevour to eulogize that first tirthankara.

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Sr.	Word	Meaning	Pronunciation	Synonyms
1	Celestial	Heavenly or divine	Ce-les-tial	Heavenly , divine
2	Prudence	Pru-dence	Discretion, foresight, forethought, circumspection
3	Canon	A collection of books accepted as holy scripture	can·on 1 (k nn)
4	Eulogize	eu·lo·gize (yl-jz)
5	hymn	A song of praise (to GOD or to a saint, or to a nation)	hymn (hm)
6	Captivating	Having power to captivate or charm; fascinating as captivating smiles.	Enchanting, entrancing, fascinating
7	realm	kingdom	realm (rlm)
8	humble	Marked by meekness or modesty in behavior, attitude and spirit, not arrogant or prideful	hum·ble (hmbl)	Modest, meek
9	indeed	Without a doubt , certainly	in·deed (n-dd)	certainly
10	endeavour	Earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something	en·deav·our (n-dvr)	attempt

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Bhaktamar[1]

When the gods bow down at the feet of Bhagavan Rishabhdeva the radiance of the jewels of their crowns is intensified by the divine glow of the nails of his feet.Mere touch of his feet absolves beings from the sins. He who submits himself at these feet crosses mundane barriers of rebirth into the state of liberation. I convey my reverential salutation salutations at the feet of Bhagawan Rishabhadev, the first tirthankara. The propagator of the religion at the beginning of this era.

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Sr.	Word	Meaning
1	radiance	The quality of being bright and sending out rays of light
2	intensified	Made more intense
3	absorb	To receive the force of an impact (to soak up a liquid)
4	beings	Human being (the state or fact of existing)
5	mundane	Concern with the world or worldly matters
6	Liberation	The attempt to achieve equal rights or status
7	Rev-er-en-tial	Feeling or showing profound respect or veneration
8	Salutation	An act of honor or courteous recognition

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