Yes, it can lead to karma nirjarā, but with some important conditions.

In Jain dharma:

• Pratikraman itself is a nirjarā-sādhana – a means for shedding karma.
• When you remember your faults, honestly repent, ask forgiveness, and decide not to repeat them, the bondage (bandh) of those karmas becomes weaker, and many karmas are actually shed.

So, if you do pratikraman of all relatives and friends:

1. If it is formal / mechanical only

- Just saying words or names, without real feeling or awareness, gives very little nirjarā. - It may create punya, but nirjarā of deeper karmas is minimal.

1. If it is done with true bhāva (inner feeling)

- You truly accept: “I have hurt them in thought, word, or deed.” - You truly forgive them for whatever they may have done to you. - You truly decide: “I don’t want to repeat this himsā or kashay again.” Then: - Anger, pride, deceit, greed connected with those people start dissolving. - Karmas bound through those passions undergo nirjarā (shedding). - Future āsrava and bandha with them reduces.

1. Scope of pratikraman

- Ideally, pratikraman is not only for “my” relatives and friends, but towards all jīvas. - Limiting it only to “my circle” still helps, but Jain scriptures emphasize sarva-jīva kshamā (forgiveness to all beings) for stronger nirjarā.

1. Common understanding in both traditions (Digambar & Śvetāmbara)

- Both accept that alochanā–pratikraman–pratyākhyān (confession, repentance, resolve) are inner tapas that cause nirjarā. - Differences are mostly in ritual form, language, and procedure, not in this principle.

So:

• Yes, sincerely doing pratikraman for all your relatives, friends, and all living beings does become a cause of karma nirjarā.
• The key is: intensity of repentance, depth of forgiveness, and firm resolve not to repeat the faults, not just the list of people you name.

You can read a simple explanation of pratikraman and its role in reducing karmic bondage here: