Answer

Paryushan Jain Dharma ka sabse mahatvapurna parva maana jaata hai. Iska mukhya mahatva hai:

• aatma-shuddhi
• paapon ka pratikraman
• kshama maangna aur kshama dena
• tapasya, swadhyay aur sanyam badhana
• moksha-marg ki aur pragati karna

Explanation

Paryushan ka arth hai apne aap ke nikat aana, yani bahari jeevan se dhyan hataakar apni aatma ki taraf mudna. Is dauraan Jain shravak-shravika adhik dharm-dhyan, pratikraman, samayik, tapa, upvas, paath, pravachan aur kshama-bhav ka abhyas karte hain.

Shwetambar parampara mein Paryushan aam taur par 8 din ka hota hai, aur Digambar parampara mein Das Lakshan Parva 10 din ka hota hai.

Paryushan ke antim din Shwetambar parampara mein Samvatsari manayi jaati hai, jisme sabhi se “Micchami Dukkadam” kaha jaata hai — arthaat, “mere dwara jaan-bujhkar ya anjaane mein jo bhi aparadh hua ho, uske liye kshama chahta/chahti hoon.”

Spiritual Understanding

Jain Dharma mein Paryushan humein yaad dilata hai ki asli dharma bahari dikhave mein nahi, balki andar ki shuddhi mein hai. Krodh, maan, maya, lobh jaise kashay ko kam karna hi Paryushan ka saar hai.

Is parva ka uddeshya sirf upvas karna nahi, balki:

• ahimsa ko jeevan mein gehra banana
• vinay aur kshama ka vikas karna
• raag-dwesh ko kam karna
• aatma ke sachche swaroop ko samajhna

Takeaway

Paryushan ka mahatva is baat mein hai ki yeh humein ruk kar apni galtiyon ko dekhne, unka pratikraman karne, sabse kshama maangne aur apni aatma ko pavitra banane ka avsar deta hai.