Chaitri Poonam is a very pavitra (auspicious) day in Jain dharma. Is din khas kar Shatrunjay (Palitana) ni yatra ane bhakti nu mahatva chhe.

Neeche ek simple Chaitri Poonam vidhi (ghar par ane yatra hoy to):

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1. Savare – shuddhi & bhav

1. વહેલી સવારએ ઊઠવું, સ્નાન, સફેદ/સાધા કપડા પહેરવા
2. ભગવાન આગળ પ્રણામ કરી સંકલ્પ લો:

- “આજે વધુ હિંસા ન થાય, કસાયો ઓછા થાય, વધારે ભક્તિ અને સ્વાધ્યાય કરું.”

1. Navkar Mantra

- ઓછામાં ઓછા 9, 27 કે 108 વાર ભાવથી બોલો - પછી થોડું શાંતિથી બેઠા રહી “સમાયક” જેવું મન શાંત રાખો (10–15 મિનિટ પણ ચાલે)

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2. Derasar / ghar-ni pooja (agar mandir jayi sako to saras)

Derasar ma:

• Bhagwan ni murti ke chaitya agal:

1. Pranipat, Khamasna 2. Jo maryada hoy to: - Jal / Panchamrut abhishek - Pushp, dhup, deep, aarti 3. Stavan / stotra: - Navkar Mantra - Logassa / Uvasaggaharam / Swadhyay sutro, jem tame roj karta hoy

Ghar par:

• Bhagwan ni photo / pratima agal besi ne:

1. Deep pragat karo (agar maryada anusar ho) 2. Navkar Mantra, Pachchakhkhan sutra (jo aavde to) 3. Thodu swadhyay: - Mahavir Bhagwan, Shantinath Bhagwan, Shatrunjay ni mahima vishe vachan / audio / pustak thi sambhalo / vancho

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3. Vrat & tapas (aaje shu kari shakay?)

Chaitri Poonam-e punya vadhe ee mate loko aam kare chhe:

• Upvas (pani sathe ke nirjal – jem shakti hoy)
• Ke to: Ekasanu / Beasanu
• Ke to: Ayambil (sadu, sadu bhojan – masala, dudh, dahi, ghee vagar)

Saathe:

• Mithya vaad, rosh, rag-dwesh upar khas niyantran
• Jitlo bani shake titlo jivdaya, daan, maafi-bhav rakho

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4. Shatrunjay (Palitana) yatra hoy to saral maryada

Jo tame Chaitri Poonam-e Shatrunjay yatra par jata hoy to:

1. Taleti thi sharu karta samay Navkar Mantra bhavthi bolta javo
2. Paidal chadhta samay:

- Najar jamin / paagal rakhi, avaj ognho, dhyan bhav ma - Jiv-himsa, kachro, photoo, hath-tali, aramthi besvu – aa badhu ochhu rakho

1. Upar mandir ma:

- Adinath Bhagwan ne pranam - Mandirni maryada anusar pooja / darshan - Atyare ghani jagyae 11 ke 21 Navkar, Logassa, Swasthik vagere ni parampara hoy chhe

(Je local guru / sangh ni maryada hoy, te pramane chalvu – aa sirf ek sarl margdarshan chhe.)

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5. Divas bhar no dhyan

• Jiv jya sudhi jagto hoy tya sudhi navkar, stuti, maun, mithas thi vaat
• Ratri-e thodu alochana–pratikraman jevu karo:

- “Aaje shu bhalu karyu? Shu khotu thayu? Aagal thi shu sudharvu?”

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Chaitri Poonam-e khas kar Shatrunjay Giriraj ane puran Tirthankar ni bhakti, swadhyay, ane tapas thi atishay punya thaye chhe.

• Chaitri Poonam nu mahatva:

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• Palitana / Shatrunjay vishe vadhu mahiti:

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