Here is a simple standard Varshitap timetable (pattern) you can follow. Exact dates (calendar) must always be taken from your local Jain panchang and guru.

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1. Basic pattern of Varshitap

• Start: Chaitra Shukla 8 (Ashtami)
• End / Pārṇā: Next year Vaishakh Shukla 3 (Akshaya Tritiya), usually with ikṣurasa (sugarcane juice)
• Duration: About 13 lunar months + 13 days (roughly 400 days)
• Main rule:

- 1 day Upvās (full fast – only boiled water) - Next day Bhoyan (Ekasana or Biyasana) - Repeat this alternate-day cycle for the whole period.

So the timetable is always in this simple sequence:

1. Day 1 – Upvās
2. Day 2 – Ekasana / Biyasana
3. Day 3 – Upvās
4. Day 4 – Ekasana / Biyasana
5. Day 5 – Upvās
6. Day 6 – Ekasana / Biyasana

… and so on, till Akshaya Tritiya Pārṇā.

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2. Example of first 14 days (pattern)

Assume you start on Chaitra Shukla 8:

• Day 1 – Start, Upvās (Sankalp day)
• Day 2 – Ekasana / Biyasana
• Day 3 – Upvās
• Day 4 – Ekasana / Biyasana
• Day 5 – Upvās
• Day 6 – Ekasana / Biyasana
• Day 7 – Upvās
• Day 8 – Ekasana / Biyasana
• Day 9 – Upvās
• Day 10 – Ekasana / Biyasana
• Day 11 – Upvās
• Day 12 – Ekasana / Biyasana
• Day 13 – Upvās
• Day 14 – Ekasana / Biyasana

You continue in exactly this alternate pattern right through the year.

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3. Special days (Chaudas etc.)

According to traditional Śvetāmbara practice:

• If a Chaudas / important tithi comes on your bhoyan day, your guru may ask you to keep Upvās again, so sometimes you may have two Upvās in a row.
• Some follow extra niyam (e.g. Ayambil on certain days, avoiding certain foods, etc.) – this must be decided by your guru.

So the base timetable is fixed (alternate days), but small adjustments are done under guidance.

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4. How to make your personal timetable

1. Take your Jain panchang for the year.
2. Mark start day (Chaitra Shukla 8).
3. From that date, write:

- “U” on Day 1, 3, 5, 7… (Upvās days) - “E/B” on Day 2, 4, 6, 8… (Ekasana/Biyasana days)

1. Mark Vaishakh Shukla 3 (next year) as “Pārṇā – Ikṣurasa”.
2. Show this chart to your guru / pathshala teacher and get it confirmed.

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5. Important notes

• Always start Varshitap only with proper saṅkalp from a guru.
• Follow daily:

- Pratikraman, Swādhyāy, Guruvandan, Samayik / Dhyan - Ahimsa, careful walking, control of speech, and inner peace.

• Health is important. If there is any problem, immediately inform your guru and family.

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For more simple explanations of Varshitap you can read here:

• General meaning and pattern of Varshitap
• Practical guidance on doing Varshitap