ICCHAMI THAMI SUTRA

|| इच्छामि ठामि सूत्र ||
इच्छामि ठामि काउस्सग्गं,
जो मे देवसिओ अइयारो कओ, 
काइओ, वाइओ, माणसिओ,
उस्सुत्तो, उम्मग्गो, अकप्पो, 
अकरणिज्जो, दुज्झाओ, दुव्विचिंतिओ,
अणायारो, अणिच्छिअव्वो, असावग-पाउग्गो,
नाणे, दंसणे, चरित्ता-चरित्ते, सुए, सामाइए,
तिण्हं गुत्तीणं, चउण्हं कसायाणं, 
पंचण्ह-मणुव्वयाणं, तिण्हं गुण-व्वयाणं,
चउण्हं सिक्खा-वयाणं, बारस-विहस्स सावग-धम्मस्स,
जं खंडिअं जं विराहिअं, तस्स मिच्छा मि दुक्कडं   1


|| ICCHAMI THAMI SUTRA||

ICCHAMI THAMI KAUSSAGGAM, 

JO ME DEVASIO AIYARO KAO,
KAIO, VAIO, MANASIO, USSUTTO, UMMAGGO,
AKAPPO, AKARANIJJO, DUJJHAO, DUVVICINTIO,
ANAYARO, ANICCHIAVVO, ASAVAGA-PAUGGO,
NANE, DANSANE, CARITTA-CARITTE, SUE, SAMAIE,
TINHAM GUTTINAM, CAUNHAM KASAYANAM,
PANCANHA-MANUVVAYANAM, 

TINHAM GUNA-VVAYANAM,
CAUNHAM SIKKHA-VAYANAM, BARASA-VIHASSA SAVAGA-DHAMMASSA, JAM KHANDIAM JAM VIRAHIAM, TASSA MICCHA MI DUKKADAM.

Meaning
 

I WISH TO STAND IN MEDITATION POSTURE FOR WHATEVER FAULTS I MAY HAVE COMMITTED DURING THE DAY THROUGH MY DEEDS, WORDS, AND THOUGHTS.
FOR SPEAKING AGAINST THE SCRIPTURES, FOLLOWING A WRONG PATH, PERFORMING UNWORTHY AND IMPROPER DEED, ILL MEDITATED, ILL CONCEIVED, IMMORAL, UNDESIRABLE AND UNBECOMING ACTS FOR A LAYMAN.
IN REGARD TO KNOWLEDGE, BELIEF AND CONDUCT OF A LAYMAN’S LIFE, THE SCRIPTURES, THE EQUANIMITY (SAMAYIKA), AND WHATEVER WRONG DOING I MAY HAVE COMMITTED IN RESPECT TO THE THREE-FOLD RESTRAINT VOWS (GUPTIS), FOUR PASSIONS (KASHAYAS), AND THE FIVE MINOR VOWS (ANU-VRATAS).
IN REGARD TO THREE SPIRITUAL MERIT VOWS (GUNA-VRATAS), FOUR SPIRITUAL DISCIPLINARY VOWS (SHIKSHA-VRATAS), THE LAYMAN’S TWELVEFOLD RULE OF CONDUCT THAT I MAY HAVE BROKEN OR OPPOSED. MAY THOSE BAD DEEDS OF MINE BE FORGIVEN AND BECOME FRUITLESS.

EXPLANATION:

THIS IS THE DESIRE TO CONFESS THE VIOLATIONS COMMITTED, KNOWINGLY OR UNKNOWINGLY, AGAINST THE 12 FOLD VOWS OF A LAYMAN, BY RECITATION OF A SHORT PRAYER OF CONFESSION.
THE TWELVE VOWS OF A LAYPERSON ARE:
1. FIVE MINOR VOWS (ANU VRATAS):
THESE ARE  NON-VIOLENCE, TRUTHFULNESS, NON-STEALING, CHASTITY AND NON-ATTACHMENT.
2. THREE SPIRITUAL VOWS OF MERIT (GUNA VRATAS):
THESE ARE VOW OF LIMITED AREA OF ACTIVITY (DIGVRATA), VOW OF SIMPLICITY (BHOGOPABHOGA) AND VOW OF PIETY (ANARTHADANDA). AND
3. FOUR SPIRITUAL VOWS OF DISCIPLINE (SHIKSHA VRATAS):
THESE ARE PRACTICE OF EQUANIMITY (SAMAYIKA), VOW OF ADDITIONAL CONFINEMENT OF EVERY DAY ACTIVITY (DESAVAKASHIKA VRATA), VOW OF FASTING (POSADHOPAVASA) AND VOW OF CHARITY (DANA VRATA).