“Shatrunjay 6 gau yatra” ko aam taur par “Chh Gau / 6 Gaon Jatra” ya “6 Gaon yatra” bhi kaha jata hai. Yeh Palitana (Shatrunjay Giriraj) ka bahut hi pavitra aur prasiddh parikrama‑roop teerth yatra hai.

1. 6 gau ka arth kitna hota hai?

• Jain parampara mein 1 gau lagbhag 3.2 km maana jata hai.
• Is hisaab se 6 gau ≈ 18–20 km ke aas‑paas ki parikrama manaayi jati hai.
• Yatra mein pahaadi raasta, gaon, aur Giriraj ke charo or ki parikrama shamil hoti hai. ( jainknowledge.com)

2. Yeh yatra kab hoti hai?

Do roop zyada prasiddh hain:

1. Fagun Sud Teras ki 6 Gaon Jatra

- Falgun sud 13 (Feb–Mar) ke din Shatrunjay Mahatirth par bahut bada mela‑jaisa maha‑yatra divas hota hai. - Isse hi aam bhaasha mein “6 Gaon Jatra” ya “Chh Gau Teerth Yatra” kaha jata hai. ( jainknowledge.com)

1. Kartik Purnima ki Chha Gau Teerth Yatra

- Kartik Poonam (Oct–Nov) ke aas‑paas bhi lambi Chha Gau/6 gau parikrama ka niyam liya jata hai. ( jainknowledge.com)

Dono dinon par Shatrunjay ki parikrama, vrat, upvaas, aur Adinath Bhagwan ki gahari bhakti hoti hai.

3. Yatra ka dharmik mahatva

• Shatrunjay Giriraj ko Jain dharm mein bahut uchch kram ka tirth maana gaya hai; anek muniraj aur dev‑manushya ne yahan se moksha paya hai, aisi parampara hai. ( jainknowledge.com)
• 6 gau yatra sirf chalna nahi, balki:

- antharik parikrama – krodh, maan, maya, lobh ki aavart se bahar aana; - tap + bhakti – upvaas, ayambil, ekasan, chauvihar, maun, samayik, pratikraman adi ke saath ki jati hai. ( jainknowledge.com)

• Parampara mein yeh yatra bahut mahā‑punyakārak maani jati hai – paap kshalan aur punya vriddhi ka prabal avsar.

4. Vyavaharik roop se yatra kaise hoti hai? (sankshipt roop)

(Sahi maryada ke liye hamesha apne guru/saadharmikon ka niyam maana chahiye.)

• Subah jaldi shuru – taleti se shraddha ke saath.
• Poshak – zyada tar sangh white‑white (saaf, saadgi‑bhara vastra) prerit karta hai. ( jainknowledge.com)
• Maryada:

- pahaad par be‑vajah khana peena nahi, - mobile, foto, has‑masti se bacha jata hai, - adhik se adhik Navkar‑jap, stavan, chaityavandan, maun.

• Kuchh niyam ke anusaar yatra kuchh mukhya sthal par dhyan deti hai (jaise Adeshwar dada, Chandan talavdi, Hingraj hadkeshvar ke kadam, Sidhvad derasar, adi). ( jainknowledge.com)

5. Shwetambar – Digambar drishti

• Dono parampara (Shwetambar & Digambar) Shatrunjay ko ati‑pavitra tirth mante hain.
• 6 gau / Chha gau parikrama, Fagun sud teras ki yatra, Kartik Poonam ki yatra, aadi sabhi ki bhumika ek hi hai – Adinath Bhagwan aur Giriraj ki bhakti.
• Antar bas itna ho sakta hai:

- kuchh maryada, poshak, paddhati, mantra‑vidhi mein farak; - alag‑alag sangh apne guru‑parampara ke anusaar niyam dete hain. ( jainknowledge.com)

Agar aapko:

• yatra ke exact route,
• niyam (upvaas, chauvihar, etc.),
• ya kisi khas saal ki tarikh chahiye ho,

toh hamesha apne sangh / guru / Palitana ke adhikarik karyalay se hi pakka puchhna chahiye, kyun ki pratyek varsh panchang ke hisaab se thoda badlav ho sakta hai.

Palitana aur Shatrunjay Giriraj ke baare mein aur padhne ke liye aap yahan dekh sakte hain