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to be really important and impactful. Ganadharas are the
creators of Dvadashangi which includes the enormous ‘14
Poorvas’. They will never propound anything that is futile
or unnecessary. Their propositions are definitely deeply
meaningful. You can thus imagine the importance and depth
of the above stanza.
The Verse means : “May my days pass by being occupied in
the religious stories of the 24 Tirthankara Lords. These stories
have the power to destroy the sins piled up by several past
births and can also abolish lakhs of future births.”

This should be the thought process of a true Jain householder.
How impactful these religious stories are ! Listening to them
for a short while can abolish the sins of several lifetimes.

Q. Can religious stories possess so much power ?

A. Ofcourse yes. Because,
(1) The impact of these religious stories is propounded by the
great Ganadharas. These religious stories have the power to
eliminate the sins committed over a long period. Then where
is the doubt about the power of these religious stories ?

(2) The second reason is that these religious stories describe
the valour and achievements of greatmen in interesting
words which arouses the sentiments of the listeners,
increases their positive thoughts thus purifying their mind
and soul. Such sentiments and thoughts have the power to
destroy the bad karmas accumulated over a long time.
The question here is,

How can short term positive thoughts destroy sins accumulated
over a comparatively long period ?

Q. Bad karmas are accumulated due to wrong thoughts
and actions exercised over a long period. Listening to
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