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Scriptures & Canonआगम एवं शास्त्र
Jinakīrtisūri's six-language Vīrastava, with the avacūri
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Both Brahmanical and Jaina religious literatures are replete with 'stotras and stavanas' --hymns in praise of deities. They are mostly of moderate length, which helps devotees to memorize them and recite them at their prayers. They are composed in a style which is easy, avoids all linguistic intricacies and is sweetly melodious. That helps in
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व्यास जिनकीर्तिसूरि के षड्भाषामय पंचजिनस्तवन का, जिसे यहाँ श्रीवीरस्तव कहा गया है, संस्कृत अवचूरि और प्राचीन गुजराती स्तबक सहित सम्पादन करते हैं, तथा जयसुन्दरसूरि का अष्टभाषामय नेमिजिनेश्वर संस्तव जोड़ते हैं। मुनि पुण्यविजयजी के संग्रह की तीन प्रतियों का मिलान है; अनुवाद के स्थान पर संस्कृत छाया दी गई है। Vyas edits Jinakīrtisūri's six-language Pañcajinastavana, headed here Śrī Vīrastava, with its Sanskrit avacūri and Old Gujarati stabaka, and adds Jayasundarasūri's eight-language Nemijineśvara-saṁstava. Three manuscripts from Muni Puṇyavijayaji's collection are collated and described; a Sanskrit chāyā replaces translation, and no index is supplied.
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