Answer

“Antar thi sundar thavanu che” means:

“We have to become beautiful from within.”

In Jain Dharma, real beauty is not only the beauty of the body, clothes, face, or appearance. True beauty is the purity of the soul, thoughts, speech, and conduct.

Explanation

This stavan teaches that a person should focus on inner transformation:

• Antar means inner self, heart, or soul.
• Sundar thavanu means to become beautiful, pure, noble, and virtuous.

So the message is that we should remove inner impurities such as:

• anger
• ego
• deceit
• greed
• jealousy
• attachment and hatred

And we should develop inner qualities such as:

• compassion
• forgiveness
• humility
• truthfulness
• non-violence
• self-control
• devotion toward Arihant, Siddha, Guru, and Dharma

Spiritual Understanding

According to Jain Dharma, the soul is naturally pure, peaceful, full of knowledge, and blissful. But because of karmas and passions, that natural beauty becomes covered.

This stavan reminds us that true spiritual progress means cleansing the inner self. External beauty is temporary, but inner purity helps the soul move toward liberation.

When our thoughts become pure, our words become gentle, and our actions become non-violent, then we truly become “sundar” from within.

Takeaway

“Antar thi sundar thavanu che” teaches us:

Do not only decorate the body; purify the soul. Real beauty is inner purity, compassion, humility, and right conduct.