Answer

Upwas ka Pachkan aam taur par guru bhagwant ya gyani shravak-shravika ke saamne liya jata hai. Iska bhav yeh hota hai ki:

• Main nishchit samay tak aahar ka tyag karta/karti hoon.
• Upwas ke dauran ahimsa, samayik, pratikraman, jap, dhyan aur dharm-chintan mein rehne ka sankalp karta/karti hoon.
• Man, vachan aur kaya se paap se bachne ka prayatna karta/karti hoon.

Important

Upwas ka exact Pachkan shabd-prayog alag-alag Jain parampara, sampraday aur sthanik riwaz ke anusaar thoda alag ho sakta hai. Isliye sahi Pachkan apne guru bhagwant, sadhu-sadhvi ji, ya ghar ke gyani vyakti se lekar hi bolna uchit hai.

Simple Bhav

“Main aaj ke din Upwas ka niyam leta/leti hoon. Main aahar ka tyag karunga/karungi aur dharm-dhyan, samayik, pratikraman aur shubh bhavna mein rahunga/rahungi.”

Takeaway

Upwas sirf bhojan na karna nahi hai; Jain Dharma mein Upwas ka asli arth hai — atma ke paas rehna, kasayon ko kam karna, aur dharm mein man lagana.