Answer

The exact Ashtaprakari dohas can vary by Jain tradition and printed puja book, so I should not pretend there is only one fixed wording. In many Jain recitations, the phrase “Meru Shikhar” is associated with Jal Puja / Janmabhishek, recalling the Tirthankar’s ceremonial bathing on Mount Meru. ( jainfoundation.in)

Explanation

Here are the 8 Ashtaprakari Puja items with their commonly understood devotional meaning:

1. Jal Puja — Symbolizes washing away wrong faith and inner impurity with the pure water of right faith. This is the step most closely linked with the Meru Shikhar remembrance. ( jainfoundation.in)
2. Chandan Puja — Symbolizes calming anger and receiving inner peace, like the coolness of sandalwood. ( jainfoundation.in)
3. Pushpa Puja — Symbolizes simplicity, straightness, and purity of conduct, like a fresh flower. ( jainfoundation.in)
4. Dhoop Puja — Symbolizes burning away hostile tendencies and awakening inner spiritual fragrance. ( jainfoundation.in)
5. Deepak Puja — Symbolizes lighting the inner lamp of knowledge and removing the darkness of ignorance. ( jainfoundation.in)
6. Akshat Puja — Symbolizes imperishable spiritual joy and the wish for a lasting, blemish-free state. ( jainfoundation.in)
7. Naivedya Puja — Symbolizes conquering greed and moving beyond attachment to taste and worldly enjoyment. ( jainfoundation.in)
8. Phal Puja — Symbolizes the final fruit of devotion: supreme bliss and liberation. ( jainfoundation.in)

Spiritual Understanding

In Jain Dharma, Ashtaprakari Puja is not merely offering physical items; it is a way to purify the mind and remember the गुणs of the Tirthankar. The external offerings are meant to awaken the inner vow to reduce anger, ego, deceit, greed, and attachment. ( jainfoundation.in)

Takeaway

If you mean the traditional recited lines from one specific puja book, the wording differs by sampraday and booklet. But the eight pujas and their spiritual meanings above are the standard understanding. ( jainfoundation.in)