24 November 2009

Mangal Sutra


चत्तारि मंगलं
अरिहंता मंगलं
सिद्धा मंगलं
साहू मंगलं
केवलीपण्णत्तो धम्मो मंगलं

cattaari mangalam:

arihantaa mangalam
siddhaa mangalam
saahu mangalam
kevaliipannatto dhammo mangalam

There are four entities that are auspicious:
Embodied omniscient teachers {Arihantas} are auspicious
The liberated ones {Siddhas} are auspicious

Ascetics who control their senses are auspicious
The religion propounded by the omniscient ones is auspicious.

चत्तारि लोगुत्तमा
अरिहंता लोगुत्तमा
सिद्धा लोगुत्तमा
साहू लोगुत्तमा
केवलीपण्णत्तो धम्मो लोगुत्तमो


cattaari loguttamaa:
arihantaa loguttamaa
siddhaa loguttamaa
saahu loguttamaa

kevaliipannatto dhammo loguttamo

There are four entities which are excellent in the world:
  Embodied omniscient teachers {Arihantas} are excellent in the world.
  The liberated ones {Siddhas} are excellent in the world.

Ascetics who control their senses are excellent in the world.
The religion propounded by the omniscient ones is excellent in the world.

चत्तारि सरणं पव्वज्जामि
अरिहंते सरणं पव्वज्जामि
सिद्धे सरणं पव्वज्जामि
साहू सरणं पव्वज्जामि
केवलीपण्णत्तं धम्मं सरणं पव्वज्जामि

cattaari saranam pavvajjaami:

arihante saranam pavvajjaami
siddhe saranam pavvajjaami
saahu saranam pavvajjaami
kevaliipannattam dhammam saranam pavvajjaami


I take shelter in four entities:
I take shelter in embodied omniscient teachers {Arihantas}.

I take shelter in the liberated ones {Siddhas}. 
I take shelter in ascetics who control their senses. 
I take shelter in the religion propounded by the omniscient ones.

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