Answer

Yes, doing Sāmāyik is very good and spiritually beneficial, even if you do not do Pratikraman.

But in Jain Dharma, Sāmāyik and Pratikraman have different purposes. One should not think that Sāmāyik fully replaces Pratikraman.

Explanation

Sāmāyik means staying in equanimity for a fixed time. During Sāmāyik, you try to become free from attachment, anger, ego, greed, worldly thoughts, and harmful activities.

Its focus is:

• Equanimity
• Peaceful conduct
• Self-control
• Spiritual awareness

Pratikraman means looking back at one’s faults, repenting for wrong actions, asking forgiveness, and resolving not to repeat them.

Its focus is:

• Self-examination
• Repentance
• Forgiveness
• Purification from mistakes

So if you do Sāmāyik but not Pratikraman, you are still doing a valuable spiritual practice. However, you may miss the special discipline of reviewing your mistakes and doing formal repentance.

Spiritual Understanding

In Jain Dharma, both practices help the soul move toward purity:

• Sāmāyik helps you remain steady and peaceful in the present.
• Pratikraman helps you cleanse past faults through awareness and repentance.

If you cannot do full Pratikraman daily, you can at least sincerely do:

• Ask forgiveness for known and unknown mistakes
• Reflect on where you caused harm through mind, speech, or body
• Resolve to improve
• Say “Micchāmi Dukkaḍaṁ” with sincerity

Takeaway

Doing Sāmāyik is much better than doing nothing. But if possible, add even a short form of sincere repentance and self-reflection, because Sāmāyik gives inner peace, and Pratikraman gives inner purification.