LOGASSA

LOGASSA MAHA MANTRA

LOGASS UJJOY GARE ,

DHAMM TITHA YARE JINE,

ARIHANTE KITTAISSAM CHAUVVEESAM PI KEVLEE !1

 USABH MAJIYAM-CHA VANDE,
SAMBHAV ABHINANDANAM-CHA SUMAIM-CHA,
PAUMAPPAHAM SUPASAM
JINAM-CHA CHANDAPPAHAM VANDE !2!

SUVIHIM-CHA PUPFA-DANTAM,
SEEYAL SIJJAMSA VASU-PUJJAM-CHA
VIMAL MANANTAM-CHA JINAM,
DHAMMAM SANTIM-CHA VANDAMI !3!

KUNTHUM ARAM-CHA MALLIM VANDE,
MUNI-SUVVAYAM NAMI- JINAM-CHA VANDAMI,
RITTHA NEMIM PASAM THA VADDHAMANAM -CHA !4!

EVAM MAE ABHITTUYA
VIHUY-RAYAMALA , PAHEEN JARA MARANA
CHAUVVEESA-PI JIN-VARA,
TITTHAYARA ME PASEEYANTU !5!

KITTIY VANDIY - MAHIYA
JE A LOGASSA UTTAMA SIDDHA
ARUGG BOHI-LABHAM
SAMAHI-VAR-MUTTAMAM DINTU !6!

CHANDESU NIMMAL - YARA
AICH-CHESU AHIYAM PAYAS-YARA
SAGAR-VAR GAMBHEERA,
SIDDHA SIDDHIM MAM DISANTU !7!

This is a very popular and ancient prayer. It is often called the Logassa-Sutra because it starts with the word logassa (lokasya = of the world). It is often recited while visiting a temple or during periodic meditation. Logassa is named after the first phrase in this prakrit stotra Logassa Ujjoyagare (meaning: Illuminator (uplifter) of this world).

The language of the Sutra is Prakrit. The various dialects of Prakrit were spoken until about 6th century in northern India.

The purpose of such a sutra is that one can remember the names and noble conduct and character of twenty-four Jineshwaras who lived in this time and in particular areas of our land and thereby one can gain pure truth. The conduct of a non- attached person preaches non-attachment. In the form of a self-realized soul, all twenty-four names of twenty-four Tirthankaras as a group of infinite series of twenty-four Tirthankaras who flourished in various spans of infinite time are included. By remembering now the names of twenty-four Tirthankaras of our present time, we remember fine knowledge of the condition of our times. Just as we in our time remember the names of twenty-four Tirthankaras of our time so did the devotees remember the names of twenty-four Tirthankaras well known in their time in the past and this will be followed in future too when with advance of time new series of twenty-four Thirhankaras will flourish in future. Therefore it is not for certain that twenty-four names of a particular group of twenty-four Thirthankaras must be taken or remembered. But the essential lesson is that it will be easy to remember the life and conduct of the series of Tirthankaras of his time for the memory of their virtues and efforts made for self-realization, One can only know by the name of a Tirthankara his birth, his activities and his preaching. And by such remembrance our soul shines out; as a serpent, awakens hearing the sound of a flute, so a soul hearing its powers gets awakened from its slumber of worldly life.

Mental illness and instability can be removed or controlled through the process of meditation and relaxation. With this the will power heightens. The chanting of Logass Sutra helps to awaken the sub-conscious potentiality and serves to reach higher on the spiritual level. It basically glorifies those who have illuminated the world by preaching the sacred doctrine.

Here is the meaning:

Who have enlightened the world,

have established the dharma-thirtha,

I praise the Arihantas

the twenty four kevalis.

I worship Rushabha and Ajita,

Sambhava, Abhinanda and Sumati,

Padmaprabha, Suparshva,

I worship the Chandraprabha Jina.

Suvidhi or pushpadanta,

Shitala, Shreyansa and Vasapujya,

Vimala and Ananta Jina,

I worship Dharma and Shanti.

Kunthu, Ara and Malli,

I worship Muni-Suvrata and Nami Jina,

I worship Arishtanemi,

Parshva and Vardhman.

These who I praise,

without the dirt of Karma, beyond old age and death,

the 24 Jinas,

may Tirthankaras bless me.

Those who I praise and worship,

noble Siddhas in the world,

freedom from disease, possession of wisdoms

give me the noble blessing of Samadhi.

Cleaner than the moons

Brighter than the Suns,

deeper than ocean,

the Siddhas may bless me with Siddhi.