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A Prayer to Lord Adinath By Mudit Jain
An impure soul, drenched in darkness of ignorance, unconsciousness, and sin
Comes and duly surrenders at your holy lotus feet
O Lord Adinath! boon me by accepting me as your disciple
Making me luckiest in all four realms
Pardon me for the mistakes I may make As being your devotee and student
I pour my heart out in front of you
Being aware of the fact that I'm ignorant and uneducated But still my saturate feelings for you compels me to do so
Walking up to you with utmost devotion and surrender
Joining of hands with closed eyes and chanting Namokar Mantra
Indeed, washed my heart and soul with inexplicable peace and divinity
Every time I look at you, I simply wonder
How can someone having no thing Has everything which anyone in four realms would crave for
Just a glimpse at you is enough to calm down all my nerves
Neutralizing tornado of mixed negative emotions
Your name is enough
To perish every inch of darkness from my life
Bringing rays of hope, joy, and optimism
O Lord, I offer all my deeds and feelings at your feet
Surrendering my whole life I bring my unending gratitude
For choosing me as your devotee Without which I would never be able to elevate myself from the tag of a sinful soul
Finding you is like getting a torch in pitch black cold darkness Which illuminates every corner with its warm and alluring light Which is indeed best thing ever happened to me
The only thing I ask of you is a small place at your holy lotus feet Where the infinite cycle of life and death comes to an end
O first Tirthankar! Please bless me
So that I can walk on the path carved by you And make my life worth dedicating to you
Mudit Jain is from Ajmer, Rajasthan. He completed his schooling from St Anselm's Sr Sec School, Ajmer and received bachelor's degree from University of Delhi. Mudit is currently pursuing master's degree in English from IGNOU. His hobbies are dramatics, writing and singing.
