BHARAHESAR SAJJHAYA

INTRODUCTION

THIS SAJJHAYA (SWADHYAYA) IS IN PRAISE OF THE EXTRA-ORDINARY GREAT PERSONS WHO LIVED IN THE PAST  IT IS RECITED DURING RAI PRATIKRAMANA IN THE MORNING.
IN THIS HYMN, THERE ARE NAMES OF 53 VIRTUOUS MEN AND 47 VIRTUOUS WOMEN WHO IN THEIR LIVES HAVE SHOWN EXTRA ORDINARY VIRTUES AND HAVE LIVED AN IDEAL JAIN LIFE.
BY RECITING THE NAMES OF SUCH GREAT MEN AND WOMEN, WE REMEMBER THEIR EXEMPLARY CHARACTER SO THAT IT INSPIRES US TO BRING SIMILAR QUALITIES TO OUR LIFE.
 

|| भरहेसर सज्झाय सूत्र ||

भरहेसर बाहुबली, 
अभय कुमारो अ ढंढण कुमारो
सिरिओ अण्णिआ उत्तो, 
अइमुत्तो नागदत्तो अ 1

मेअज्ज थूलभद्दो,
 वयर रिसी नंदिसेण सीहगिरी
कयवन्नो अ सुकोसल, 
पुंडरीओ केसी करकंडू    2

हल्ल विहल्ल सुदंसण, 
साल महासाल सालिभद्दो अ
भद्दो दसन्नभद्दो, पसन्नचंदो अ जसभद्दो    3

जंबु पहू वंकचूलो, 
गय सुकुमालो अवंति सुकुमालो
धन्नो इलाइ पुत्तो,
 चिलाइ पुत्तो अ बाहुमुणी    4

अज्ज गिरी अज्ज रक्खिअ, 
अज्ज सुहत्थी उदायगो मणगो
कालय सूरी संबो, पज्जुन्नो मूलदेवो अ    5

पभवो विण्हु कुमारो, अद्द कुमारो दढप्पहारी अ
सिज्जंस कूरगडू अ, सिज्जंभव मेह कुमारो अ    6

एमाइ महासत्ता, दिंतु सुहं गुण-गणेहिं संजुत्ता
जेसिं नाम-ग्गहणे, पाव-प्पबंधा विलिज्जंति    7

सुलसा चंदनबाला, मणोरमा मयणरेहा दमयंती
नमया सुंदरी सीया, नंदा भद्दा सुभद्दा य    8

राइमई रिसिदत्ता, पउमावई अंजणा सिरिदेवी
जिट्ठ सुजिट्ठ मिगावई, पभावई चिल्लणादेवी    9

बंभी सुंदरी रुप्पिणी, रेवई कुंती सिवा जयंती य
देवई दोवई धारणी, कलावई पुप्फचूला य    10

पउमावई य गोरी, गंधारी लक्खमणा सुसीमा य
जंबूवई सच्चभामा, रुप्पिणी कण्हट्ठ महिसीओ    11

जक्खा य जक्खदिन्ना, भूआ तह चेव भूअदिन्ना य
सेणा वेणा रेणा, भइणीओ थूलभद्दस्स    12

इच्चाइ महा-सईओ, 
जयंति अकलंक-सील-कलिआओ
अज्ज वि वज्जइ जासिं,
 जस-पडहो तिहुअणे सयले    13
 

|| BHARAHESAR SAJJHAYA STUTI||

BHARAHESARA BAHUBALI, 
ABHAYA KUMARO A DHANDHANA KUMARO
SIRIO ANNIA UTTO, 
AIMUTTO NAGADATTO A    1

MEAJJA THULABHADDO, 
VAYARA RISI NANDISENA SIHAGIRI
KAYAVANNO A SUKOSALA,
PUNDARIO KESI KARAKANDU    2

HALLA VIHALLA SUDANSANA, 
SALA MAHASALA SALIBHADDO A
BHADDO DASANNABHADDO, 
PASANNACHANDO A JASABHADDO    3

JAMBU PAHU VANKACHULO, 
GAYA SUKUMALO AVANTI SUKUMALO
DHANNO ILAI PUTTO, 
CHILAI PUTTO A BAHUMUNI    4

AJJA GIRI AJJA RAKKHIA,
AJJA SUHATTHI UDAYAGO MANAGO
KALAYA SURI SAMBO, 
PAJJUNNO MULADEVO A    5

PABHAVO VINHU KUMARO, 
ADDA KUMARO DADHAPPAHARI A
SIJJANSA KURAGADU A, 
SIJJAMBHAVA MEHA KUMARO A    6

EMAI MAHASATTA, 
DINTU SUHAM GUNA-GANEHIM SANJUTTA
JESIM NAMA-GGAHANE, 
PAVA-PPABANDHA VILIJJANTI    7

SULASA CHANDANABALA, 
MANORAMA MAYANAREHA DAMAYANTI
NAMAYA SUNDARI SIYA, 
NANDA BHADDA SUBHADDA YA    8

RAIMAI RISIDATTA, 
PAUMAVAI ANJANA SIRIDEVI
JITTHA SUJITTHA MIGAVAI, 
PABHAVAI CHILLANADEVI    9

BAMBHI SUNDARI RUPPINI, 
REVAI KUNTI SIVA JAYANTI YA
DEVAI DOVAI DHARANI,
KALAVAI PUPPHACHULA YA    10

PAUMAVAI YA GORI, 
GANDHARI LAKKHAMANA SUSIMA YA
JAMBUVAI SACHCHABHAMA, 
RUPPINI KANHATTHA MAHISIO    11

JAKKHA YA JAKKHADINNA, 
BHUA TAHA CHEVA BHUADINNA YA
SENA VENA RENA, 
BHAINIO THULABHADDASSA    12

ICHCHAI MAHA-SAIO, 
JAYANTI AKALANKA-SILA-KALIAO
AJJA VI VAJJAI JASIM, 
JASA-PADAHO TIHUANE SAYALE    13
 

MEANING 

KINGBHARATA, BAHUBALI, ABHAYA KUMARA, DHANDHANA KUMARA, SRIYAKA, SON OF ARNIKA, ATIMUKTA, NAGADATTA AND     1
MUNI METARYA, STHULABHADRA, VAJRA RSI, NANDISENA, SIHAGIRI, KRTAPUNYA (KAYAVANNA), MUNI SUKOSALA, PUNDARIKA, KESI, KARAKANDU AND     2
HALLA, VIHALLA, SETHA SUDARSANA, SALA, MAHASALA MUNI, SALIBHADRA, BHADRABAHU SVAMI, DASARNABHADRA, PRASANNACANDRA RAJARSI, YASOBHADRA SURI AND     3
JAMBUSVAMI, PRINCE VANKACULA, GAJASUKUMAR, AVANTISUKUR, DHANNA, SON OF ILACI, SON OF CILATI, MUNI BAHU AND     4
ARYA MAHAGIRI, ARYA RAKSITA, ARYA SUHASTI SURI, RAJARSI UDAYANA, MANAKA KUMARA, KALAKA SURI, SAMBA KUMARA, PRADYUMNA KUMARA, KING MULADEVA AND     5
PRABHAVA SVAMI, VISNU KUMARA, ARDRA KUMARA, DRDHA PRAHARI, SREYANSA, KURAGADU MUNI, SAYYAMBHAVA SVAMI AND MEGHA KUMARA     6
SUCH GREAT PERSONS POSSESSING GREAT VIRTUES MAY CONFER HAPPINESS; BY RECITING WHOSE NAMES, THE FETTER OF SINS ARE DESTROYED    7
SULASA, CANDANABALA, MANORAMA, MADANAREKHA, DAMAYANTI, NARMADA SUNDARI, SITA, NANDA, BHADRA, SUBHADRA AND     8
RAJIMATI, RSIDATTA, PADMAVATI, ANJANA SUNDARI, SRIDEVI, JYESTHA, SUJYESTHA, MRGAVATI, PRABHAVATI, CELLANA DEVI AND     9
BRAHMI, SUNDARI, RUKMINI, REVATI, KUNTI, SIVA, JAYANTI, DEVAKI, DRAUPADI, DHARANI, KALAVATI, PUSPACULA AND     10
PADMAVATI, GAURI, GANDHARI, LAKSMANA, SUSIMA, JAMBUVATI, SATYABHAMA AND RUKMINI-- THESE EIGHT CHIEF QUEENS OF SRI KRSNA AND     11
YAKSA, YAKSADATTA, BHUTA, BHUTADATTA, SENA, VENA, AND RENA-- (THESE SEVEN) SISTERS OF STHULABHADRA,     12
SUCH GREAT CHASTE WOMEN OBSERVING PURE CELIBACY WITHOUT BLEMISH ATTAIN VICTORY AND THEIR DRUMS OF GLORY REVERBERATES EVEN THIS DAY IN ALL THREE WORLDS    13