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Dravyasamgraha
Signifying propitiousness, supremacy, and protection, this collection of verses is worth reciting and contemplating:
चत्तारि मंगलं - अरहंत मंगलं, सिद्ध मंगलं, साहू मंगलं, केवलिपण्णत्तो धम्मो मंगलं । चत्तारि लोगुत्तमा - अरहंत लोगुत्तमा, सिद्ध लोगुत्तमा, साहू लोगुत्तमा, केवलिपण्णत्तो धम्मो लोगुत्तमो । चत्तारि सरणं पव्वज्जामि - अरहंतसरणं पव्वज्जामि, सिद्धसरणं पव्वज्जामि, साहूसरणं पव्वज्जामि, केवलिपण्णत्तो धम्मो सरणं पव्वज्जामि ॥
It should be noted that the statements made in the preceding paragraphs about the fruits of recitation of various mantras are made metaphorically to generate involvement and enthusiasm; the fruits actually are attainment of heavenly abodes and, ultimately, liberation.
Adapted from: Acārya Shubhachandra's Jñānārņavaḥ, p. 374-377.
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