|| भगवान्हं आदि वन्दन सूत्र || भगवान्हं, आचार्यहं, उपाध्यायहं, सर्व-साधुहं. ||BHAGAVANHAM ADI VANDANA SUTRA||
BHAGAVANHAM,
ACARYAHAM,
UPADHYAYAHAM,
SARVA-SADHUHAM..... .1.
Meaning in English
I PRAY AND BOW TO PERFECTLY EMBODIED AND LIBERATED SOULS, LEADERS OF CONGREGATION, HOLY PRECEPTORS (SUPREME TEACHERS) AND ALL THE MONKS.
EXPLANATION:
IN THIS VERSE, SALUTATION IS OFFERED TO PANCH PARAMESHTHIS THAT IS ARIHANTAS, SIDDHAS, ACHARYAS, UPADHYAYAS AND SADHUS & SADHVIS BY UTTERING EACH PHRASE OF THE SUTRA ALONG WITH KHAMASAMANA SUTRA.
