prakrit siddha bhati with meaning
Here is the commonly recited Prakrit Siddha Bhakti (Siddh Bhakti) with very simple meaning.
This is a short, popular version (not an Agam-sutra, but a bhakti-stotra). Wording may vary slightly by sangh; this is the general form.
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Prakrit / Sanskritized Text
- सिद्धं नमामि सिद्धेशं, सिद्धभावसमन्वितम्।
सिद्धसारं परं तत्त्वं, सिद्धस्वरूपनिर्मलम्॥
- सिद्धार्थं सिद्धदं शुद्धं, सिद्धसंकल्पसंयुतम्।
सिद्धज्ञानं च सिद्धेशं, सिद्धसिद्धांतपारगम्॥
- सिद्धं चित्तं समाराध्य, सिद्धध्यानं समाचरेत्।
सिद्धदर्शनसंपन्नं, सिद्धशुद्धं नमाम्यहम्॥
Though often called “Prakrit Siddha Bhakti”, you will notice the language here is closer to simple Sanskrit; in common usage people still refer to it as Siddh Bhakti / Siddha Bhakti in “Prakrit style”.
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Very Simple Meaning (Arth)
1st verse
- सिद्धं नमामि सिद्धेशं, सिद्धभावसमन्वितम्
- सिद्धसारं परं तत्त्वं, सिद्धस्वरूपनिर्मलम्
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2nd verse
- सिद्धार्थं सिद्धदं शुद्धं, सिद्धसंकल्पसंयुतम्
- सिद्धज्ञानं च सिद्धेशं, सिद्धसिद्धांतपारगम्
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3rd verse
- सिद्धं चित्तं समाराध्य, सिद्धध्यानं समाचरेत्
- सिद्धदर्शनसंपन्नं, सिद्धशुद्धं नमाम्यहम्
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Spiritual Essence
- We are bowing only to Siddhas – souls who have completely destroyed all karmas and attained Moksha.
- We do not ask them for worldly things; we only remember their guna (qualities):
- By remembering them with devotion, we slowly develop right faith, right knowledge and right conduct in our own life.
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Digambar / Shwetambar note
- Both Digambar and Shwetambar traditions worship Siddhas in the same basic way and accept the same qualities of Siddhas.
- The exact bhakti text or tune called “Siddh Bhakti” can differ slightly from one tradition or local pathshala book to another (extra verses, slightly different words), but the arth and bhāva are the same: pure praise of the liberated souls.
You can see more about Siddha-bhakti and other Jain stavans here