Aṇuvrat (अणुव्रत) Jain dharma mein chhote/laghu vrat ko kehte hain. Yeh grihasth (saansarik jeevan jeene wale) logon ke liye hote hain, taaki ve apni shakti ke anusaar ahimsa, satya, asteya, brahmacharya aur aparigraha ka palan kar saken.

सरल अर्थ:

• Mahāvrat: muni-sadhuon ke liye poorn aur kathor vrat
• Aṇuvrat: grihasthon ke liye unhi vraton ka simt roop, yani thoda sa aur palan yogya roop

Mukhya baat:

Aṇuvrat ka uddeshya hai:

• paapon ko kam karna
• jivan ko shuddh banana
• dharma mein pragati karna
• ahimsa aur sanyam ka abhyas karna

Example:

Grihasth poorn roop se kisi bhi himsa, jhooth, chori, etc. se bilkul mukt nahi ho paate, isliye ve limit ke saath pratigya lete hain — isi ko aṇuvrat kaha jata hai.

Saral shabd mein: Aṇuvrat = grihasthon ke liye chhota vrat, jo dhire-dhire aatma-shuddhi ki or le jata hai.