Snatra Puja

Snatra Puja has been created by Pandit Shri Veer Vijayji Maharaj in a very poetic style. This is a common Puja widely performed by most of the Deravasi Jain worshipers. The purpose of performing Snatra Puja is to perceive and praise the virtues and attributes of the supreme beings Jineshwar (24 Tirthankars), thereby remembering to always conduct one’s own daily life with the same supreme virtues and attributes. It illustrates the celebration of two of the auspicious (out of five) events (Kalyanaks) occurring in the last life of Tirthankar Bhagwan. Two Kalyanaks narrated in this Puja are Chyavan (conception) and Janma (birth) of Tirthankar. After this life, the soul of Tirthankar reaches its climax and achieves liberation from life and death cycle (attains Moksha). This Puja recital explains the effect of Bhagawan’s birth on the whole universe, narrates how glorious the occasion was, and how much joy was shared by all the living souls, including all heavenly souls.