Inno a Ajita e Shanti, i Vittoriosi
Questo è un inno di lode giainista che saluta e venera due dei ventiquattro Tirthankara (maestri illuminati): Ajita e Shanti, chiamati 'vittoriosi' (Jina) e 'signori supremi'. I versi ripetono con variazioni il gesto di omaggio, chiedendo la loro protezione per attraversare l'oceano delle rinascite (samsara).
Versi
Adoro con devozione la coppia divina dei Jina, origine di ogni vittoria e sapienza, barca per attraversare l'oceano delle rinascite.
Verso 1
Mi prostro al Signore dei Jina, il primo e supremo Tirthankara, dimora di infinite virtù, che solo è capace di traghettare attraverso l'oceano dell'esistenza, lodato dagli dei.
Verso 2
Mi prostro al Signore dei Jina, dispensatore di pace, adorato da dei, uomini e spiriti celesti, grande essere che conduce oltre l'oceano del mondo, celebrato dagli dei.
Verso 3
Io inchino il Signore dei Jina, il supremo Tirthankara, dimora di infinite virtù, che solo è capace di traghettare attraverso l'oceano delle rinascite, il primo e sommo Jina.
Verso 4
Io inchino il Signore dei Jina, dispensatore di pace, adorato da dei, uomini e spiriti celesti, grande essere che conduce oltre l'oceano del mondo, il primo e sommo Jina.
Verso 5
Mi prostro al Signore dei Jina, il primo e supremo Tirthankara, dimora di infinite virtù, che solo è capace di traghettare attraverso l'oceano dell'esistenza, umilmente prostrato davanti al supremo tra gli dei.
Verso 6
Mi prostro al Signore dei Jina, dispensatore di pace, adorato da dei, uomini e spiriti celesti, grande essere che conduce oltre l'oceano del mondo, umilmente prostrato davanti al supremo tra gli dei.
Verso 7
Io inchino il Signore dei Jina, il supremo Tirthankara, dimora di infinite virtù, che solo è capace di traghettare attraverso l'oceano delle rinascite, il primo e sommo Jina.
Verso 8
Io inchino il Signore dei Jina, dispensatore di pace, adorato da dei, uomini e spiriti celesti, grande essere che conduce oltre l'oceano del mondo, il primo e sommo Jina.
Verso 9
Mi prostro al Signore dei Jina, il primo e supremo Tirthankara, dimora di infinite virtù, che solo è capace di traghettare attraverso l'oceano dell'esistenza, il primo e sommo Jina.
Verso 10
Mi prostro al Signore dei Jina, dispensatore di pace, adorato da dei, uomini e spiriti celesti, grande essere che conduce oltre l'oceano del mondo, il primo e sommo Jina.
Verso 11
Worship Guidelines & Chanting Benefits (Phalashruti)
Daily or auspicious lunar days (Ekadashi, Purnima, Pradosham)
Brahma Muhurta (4:00 AM – 6:00 AM) or Evening Dusk (Sandhya)
Ghee lamp (Deepa), Incense (Dhoopa), Fresh flowers & Water offering
- Peace of mind, spiritual upliftment, and harmonious energy in the home
Contesto
Questo inno fa parte della tradizione devozionale giainista, una delle più antiche religioni dell'India, che venera i Tirthankara — maestri spirituali che hanno raggiunto l'illuminazione e insegnano la via per la liberazione. I versi sono in una lingua pratica (un antico dialetto indiano affine al sanscrito) e sono tradizionalmente recitati durante le preghiere quotidiane o in occasioni festive, come atto di omaggio e meditazione sui nomi dei Tirthankara. L'autore e la data esatta di composizione non sono noti con certezza, ma il testo appartiene al ricco patrimonio di stotra (inni di lode) giainisti.
Su questo Testo
Composto da: Acharya Nandisena
Lo sapevi?
Due Tīrthaṅkara
Il testo è un inno di lode rivolto a due dei ventiquattro maestri spirituali del Giainismo: Ajita (l'Invitto) e Śānti (la Pace). Entrambi sono figure storiche che, secondo la tradizione, hanno raggiunto l'illuminazione e insegnato la via per liberarsi dal ciclo delle rinascite.
Lingua e forma
I versi sono in Prākrit (la lingua volgare dell'antica India, usata nei testi canonici jaina più antichi). La struttura ripetitiva – con piccole variazioni in ogni strofa – è tipica di un stotra (un inno devozionale) recitato o cantato per meditare sulle qualità dei Tīrthaṅkara, come la loro capacità di traghettare gli esseri oltre l'oceano del mondo (bhavasāgara).
Simbolo del toro
In diverse strofe Ajita e Śānti sono chiamati
Jina-vara-vṛṣabha
il sommo toro tra i vittoriosi
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. Il toro ( ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ vṛṣabha ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ) ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ è ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ il ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ simbolo ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ del ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ primo ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Tīrthaṅkara ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ( ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Ṛṣabha ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ) ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ , ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ma ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ qui ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ viene ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ usato ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ come ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ epiteto ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ onorifico ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ per ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ indicare ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ la ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ forza ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ e ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ la ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ supremazia ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ spirituale ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ di ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ questi ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ maestri ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ . ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Tema centrale
Il ritornello
bhavasāyara-tāraṇa-mattaṇo
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________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ che ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ significa ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
intento ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ a ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ far ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ attraversare ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ l ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ' ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ oceano ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ delle ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ esistenze ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ richiama ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ la ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ missione ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ del ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Tīrthaṅkara ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ : ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ essere ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ un ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
costruttore ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ di ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ un ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ guado ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ che ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ aiuta ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ le ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ anime ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ad ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ attraversare ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ il ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ciclo ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ infinito ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ di ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ nascita ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ e ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ morte ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ . ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Struttura devozionale
L'inno alterna due forme di saluto: ṇamo ( ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
riverenza ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ) ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ e ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ṇamāmi ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ( ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
io ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ mi ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ inchino ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ) ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ . ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Le ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ prime ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ tre ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ strofe ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ usano ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ṇamo ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ , ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ mentre ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ le ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ successive ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ passano ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ a ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ṇamāmi ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ , ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ creando ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ una ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ progressione ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ dall ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ' ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ invocazione ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ alla ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ personale ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ adorazione ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ . ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Questa ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ripetizione ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ con ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ variazioni ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ è ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ tipica ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ della ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ meditazione ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ jaina ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ , ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ che ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ aiuta ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ a ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ fissare ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ la ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ mente ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ sulle ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ virtù ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ divine ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ . ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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