Uttam Shama Parv, ya Uttam Kshama Parva, Jain dharma ka ek mahatvapurn ang hai. Ye Das Lakshan Parva (10 dharmas) me se ek hai aur Paryushana ke dauran hone wali atma-sudhar ki pratha ko darshata hai. Is din log apni galtiyon ke liye kshama maangte hain aur dusron ko kshama karte hain, taaki man, atma aur samaj me shanti aaye.

• Mukhya arth (arth): Uttam Kshama ka matlab hai uchch shama, yaani sabhi praniyon ke prati shama ki bhavna ko jagana. Iska lakshya hriday ki dwesha, krudh aur ahankar ko door karna hai.
• Mul mantra ya vyavhar: Samvatsari ya Kshamavani ke din log aam tor par “Micchami Dukkadam” kehte hain, jiska arth hai “yadi maine aapko jaan-bujhkar ya anjaane me bhi takleef di ho, kripya mujhe kshama karein.”

Digambar aur Shwetambar paramparaon me is parv ki tarah-tarah ki vyakhya thodi alag ho sakti hai:

• Shwetambar parv ke antim din (Samvatsari) par kshama prarthana adhik roop se hota hai.
• Digambar parv me Das Lakshan ki shuruaat par Kshama ki din (Kshamavani) zyada pramukh hoti hai.

Aur deta hai: Uttam Kshama Parva me vyakti apni galtiyon ki chintan, pratikraman aur paropkaar ki koshish karta hai; parivaar, dost, samaj ke saath mel-jol aur shanti banaye rakhne ki koshish karta hai.

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