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If i cannot do shantrunjsy tap rkasjna fo some reasomcehat to do
If for some reason you cannot do Shatrunjay Tap (or go to Shatrunjay Giriraj / Palitana), you can still do a lot of punya‑karya with the same bhav.
Here are simple options:
- Do tap from where you are
- Keep whatever you can as a niyam: - Upvaas / Ekasana / Ayambil (as per health) - Chauvihar / Tivihar - Boiled water only in day - Do this with bhav of Shatrunjay and Adinath Bhagwan in your heart. Even if the body is not on the giriraj, your bhav can be there.
- Shatrunjay bhakti at home
- Do Navkar mantra jaap (fixed count, e.g. 108, 1008). - Do Samayik or even 12–15 minutes of shant dhyan. - Recite any stavan / bhakti of Adinath Bhagwan / Shatrunjay if you know. - Do Chaitya‑vandan in front of your ghar derasar / photo of Shatrunjay.
- Replace yatra with mental yatra (bhav‑yatra)
- Sit quietly, close eyes and mentally climb Shatrunjay: - Imagine Taleti, steps, Derasar of Adinath, do darshan in your mind. - Pray: “I am unable to come physically; please accept my bhav‑yatra and tap.”
- Do extra daya, tyag and seva
- Some simple tyag for a day or more: no sweets, no fried food, no TV/mobile, etc. - Daan: help with food / medicines / tirth‑seva / pathshala, as per capacity. - Kshamapana: forgive others and ask forgiveness – reduces kashayas, which is real “Shatru‑jaya” (victory over inner enemies).
- Take a smaller, realistic niyam
- Instead of full Shatrunjay Tap, take a small but firm vow: - “On this day I will do 1 upvaas + 1 hour swadhyay.” - Or “For 9 days I will do daily Navkar 108 times + Samayik.” - Better to do small niyam properly than big niyam broken.
- If health is the reason
- Do not feel guilty. Tap is always “according to capacity”. - Even one extra Navkar with real shraddha is punya. - Accept limitations as own past karma, keep anukampa for all jivas, and focus on shuddha bhav.
Remember: Real Shatrunjay Tap = victory over anger, pride, deceit, greed in any place, any body condition. Physical yatra is very great, but bhav‑tapa and shuddha charitra are most important.
