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Please give full Samvatsari Pratikraman prayer and meaning
Samvatsari Pratikraman is the annual Jain repentance ritual of forgiveness, reflection, and purification. The exact text varies by tradition (Shwetambar Murtipujak, Sthanakvasi, Terapanth, Digambar), but the core prayers below are universally revered in Jain Dharma.
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1) Khamemi Savva Jive — Forgiveness Prayer
Original: खमेमि सव्व जीवाणं, सव्वे जीवा खमंतु मे । मित्ती मे सव्व भूएसु, वेरं मज्झं न केणइ ॥
Meaning: I forgive all living beings; may all living beings forgive me. May I have friendship with all beings, and may I have enmity with none.
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2) Michhāmi Dukkaḍaṁ — Asking Forgiveness
Original: मिच्छामि दुक्कडं
Meaning: May my faults be forgiven. I seek pardon for any wrong done by me in thought, word, or deed.
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3) Iryāvahiyaṃ Sutta — Forgiveness for Walking Harm
Original: इरिया वहिया पडेइ, निच्चं पासंतो जंतवो । उव्वाहेणं पमाएणं, चणक्कुं जंतवो हंतिया ॥
Commonly recited beginning:
इरियावहियं पडिक्कमामि ।
Meaning: I repent for any injury caused while walking or moving, knowingly or unknowingly, to living beings in the path.
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4) Logassa Prayer — Salutation to the Tirthankars
Original: लोगस्स उज्जोअगरे, धम्मतित्थयरे जिणे । अरहंते कित्तइस्सं, चउवीसं पि केवली ॥
Meaning: I bow to the enlightened Tirthankars who illumine the world and establish the true path of Dharma.
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5) Namokar Mantra — Supreme Jain Mantra
Original: णमो अरिहंताणं णमो सिद्धाणं णमो आइरियाणं णमो उवज्झायाणं णमो लोए सव्वसाहूणं
Meaning: I bow to the Arihants, the Siddhas, the Acharyas, the Upadhyayas, and all Sadhus and Sadhvis.
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6) Kshamapana / Forgiveness Closing
Common meaning used at Samvatsari: I ask forgiveness from all living beings for any offense, hurt, or harm caused by me. If I have offended anyone by mind, speech, or body, knowingly or unknowingly, may all forgive me.
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7) Samvatsari Essence
The spirit of Samvatsari is:
- Pratikraman — introspection and repentance
- Alochana — confession of faults
- Pratikraman — returning from errors
- Prayashchitta — purification through resolve
- Kshamapana — asking and giving forgiveness
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Short Samvatsari prayer meaning
I repent for all my mistakes. I forgive everyone. I ask forgiveness from everyone. May all beings live in friendship, peace, and non-violence.
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If you want, I can also provide the complete traditional Samvatsari Pratikraman sequence in a simple transliteration with line-by-line meaning in one continuous format.
