Mangal Deevo
Spiritual Meaning:
Mangal means to eradicate bad karma (päp), to free our selves from Samsär (material world), to remove the darkness of ignorance, to have an auspicious opportunity to practice Right Religion and to practice the path that is beneficial to the Self (soul). Only path of Moksha is beneficial to our Self that is attained by eradicating all karma. By removing the darkness of karma, one enlightens himself / herself with the Absolute Knowledge (Keval Jnäna). One Dipak is used in Mangal Deevo to symbolize the one and only Perfect Knowledge, Keval Jnäna through which the darkness of the ignorance is permanently removed, the miserable cycle of birth and death is permanently ended, the association with the foreign dust of karma is completely terminated, and the true qualities of the souls are forever realized. In other words, one Dipak in Mangal Deevo symbolizes the one and only path of Moksha as expounded by Tirthankars. We should mentally contemplate while performing Mangal Deevo that “I want to enlighten my inner Dipak (self) just like this Mangal Deevo by attaining the perfect knowledge, Keval Jnäna by practicing the path of Moksha as expounded by Tirthankars.”
Word by word meaning:
(A popular arti prayer, wishing bliss for everyone)
Lord! This is the auspicious lamp,
may those who perform Ärati live long.
On Diwäli the houses are decorated
and gods rejoice in the heavens.
“Depaal” says by this the family is blessed
and obstacles are overcome by worship by devotion.
“Depaal” says that in these our times,
King Kumarpal performed the Ärati.
Let there be bliss in our house, your house
and in the entire chaturvidh sangh (four folded Jain community).
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