INTRODUCTION
ATONEMENT OF EIGHTEEN SINS WE ACQUIRE BAD (PAPA) KARMA BY DOING VARIOUS SINFUL ACTIVITIES.  THIS SUTRA INDICATES THAT ALL OUR SINFUL ACTIVITIES CAN BE CLASSIFIED INTO 18 DIFFERENT CATEGORIZES, AND WE ASK FOR FORGIVENESS OF SUCH SINFUL ACTIVITIES.

ADHAR PAAPSTHAK  SUTRA

पहला प्राणातिपात, दूसरा मृषावाद, 

तीसरा अदत्ता-दान, चौथा मैथुन, 

पांचवां परिग्रह, छठा क्रोध, सातवां मान,
आठवां माया, नौवां लोभ, दसवां राग, 

ग्यारहवां द्वेष, बारहवां कलह, तेरहवां अभ्याख्यान, चौदहवां पैशुन्य, पन्द्रहवां रति-अरति, सोलहवां पर-परिवाद, सत्रहवांमाया-मृषा-वाद, 

अठारहवां मिथ्यात्व-शल्य-- 

इन अठारह पाप-स्थानोंमें से मेरे जीव ने जिस किसी पाप का सेवन किया हो, कराया हो, करते हुए का अनुमोदन किया हो,
उन सब का मन-वचन-काया से 

मिच्छा मि दुक्कडं.    1

 

|| ADHAR PAAPSTHAK  SUTRA|

PAHALA PRANATIPATA, DUSARA MRUSAVADA, 

TISARA ADATTA-DANA, CAUTHA MAITHUNA, PANCAVAM PARIGRAHA, CHATHA KRODHA,
SATAVAM MANA, ATHAVAM MAYA, NAUVAM LOBHA,
DASAVAM RAGA, GYARAHAVAM DVESA, 

BARAHAVAM KALAHA,TERAHAVAM ABHYAKHYANA, CAUDAHAVAM PAISUNYA, PANDRAHAVAM RATI-ARATI, SOLAHAVAM PARA-PARIVADA, 

SATRAHAVAM MAYA-MRSA-VADA,
ATHARAHAVAM MITHYATVA-SALYA --

INA ATHARAHA PAPA-STHANO-ME SE MERE JIVA NE JISA KISI PAPA KA SEVANA KIYA HO, KARAYA HO, KARATE HUE KA ANUMODANA KIYA HO, UNA SABA KA
MANA-VACANA-KAYA SE MICCHA MI DUKKADAM.    .1.
 

Meaning
 

IN OUR LIFE WE MAY COME ACROSS MANY SINFUL ACTIVITIES.  JAIN LITERATURE HAS CLASSIFIED THEM INTO THE FOLLOWING EIGHTEEN CATEGORIES AND WE REPENT FOR INDULGING IN ANY OF THEM:
1    प्राणातिपात    PRANATIPAT    TO HURT OR KILL ANY LIVING BEING (VIOLENCE)
2    मृषावाद    MRISA-VADA    TO LIE
3    अदत्ता-दान    A-DATTA-DANA    TO STEAL
4    मैथुन    MAITHUNA    SENSUOUS INDULGENCE OR UNCHASTITY
5    परिग्रह    PARIGRAHA    POSSESSIVENESS AND ACCUMULATION OF WEALTH AND POWER
6    क्रोध    KRODHA    ANGER
7    मान    MANA    EGO
8    माया    MAYA    DECEIT OR DECEPTION
9    लोभ    LOBHA    GREED
10    राग    RAGA    ATTACHMENT OR CRAVING
11    द्वेष    DVESA    RESENTMENT OR AVERSION
12    कलह    KALAH    DISPUTES OR QUARRELLING
13    अभ्याख्यान    ABHYAKHYANA    ALLEGATION OR FALSE ACCUSATION
14    पैशुन्य    PAISUNYA    SLANDER AND BACKBITING
15    रति-अरति    RATI-ARATI    AFFECTION AND DISAFFECTION
16    पर-परिवाद    PARA-PARIVADA    BEING HAPPY IN SINFUL ACTIVITIES AND BEING UNHAPPY IN VIRTUOUS ACT AND GOSSIPING.
17    माया-मृषा-वाद    MAYA-MRISA-VADA    TO LIE MALICIOUSLY OR DECEITFUL LYING
18    मिथ्यात्व-शल्य    MITHYATVA-SALYA    TO HAVE WRONG PERCEPTION OR TO BELIE IN MATERIALIST GOD, GURU OR RELIGION

IF I HAVE COMMITTED ANY OF THE SINFUL ACTS PERSONALLY, HAVE ENCOURAGED OTHERS TO COMMIT THEM, OR HAVE APPRECIATED THEM BEING COMMITTED BY OTHERS, MENTALLY, VERBALLY OR PHYSICALLY, I SINCERELY REPENT AND ASK FOR FORGIVENESS.