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    Pad for Vardhan tap

    6 months ago 87

    “Vardhan Tap” (actually Vardhaman Tap) is a type of gradually increasing fast / austerity in Jain Dharma.

    I’m not fully sure what you mean by “Pad for Vardhan tap”:

    • If you want a stavan / pad (devotional song) specially sung for Vardhaman Tap, these are mostly local / community compositions and not fixed scriptural sutras, so I should not fabricate any text.
    • If you want the method (pad/steps) of doing Vardhaman Tap (like day‑by‑day pattern), that also varies by maryādā and should be taken from your guru / local tradition, not invented.

    To stay authentic and safe in maryādā, I will not create a new “pad” for this tap.

    Very briefly, in Jain Dharma:

    • Vardhaman Tap = a step‑by‑step increasing austerity, usually increasing the strictness or number of fasts (ayambil, ekāsan, upvās, etc.), then often decreasing again.
    • Purpose: samvar and nirjarā (stopping new karmas and shedding old karmas), with focus on:
    - self‑control (samyam) - reducing anger, pride, deceit, greed - strengthening non‑attachment and inner purity ( jainknowledge.com)

    For clear, simple explanation of Vardhaman Tap in Jain terms, you can read more here:

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