Jainism ke anusaar, "Iriyavahiyam" ek prakar ka pratikraman sutra hai jo pratyek shravak aur sadhu dwara prayashchit aur shuddhi ke liye paṭh kiya jata hai. Ismein vyakti apni chalan (chalne), baithne, uthne, ya kisi bhi kriya ke dauran anjane mein hue jeev-himsa (praniyon ko chot pahunchane) ke liye kshama mangta hai.

"Iriyavahiyam" se lekar "Logas" tak ki kriya, pratikraman ke samay ki jati hai, jo mukhyataya apne dwara kiye gaye paap karmon ka samarpan (confession) aur shuddhi ke liye hai. Iriyavahiyam mein, vyakti vichar karta hai ki:

• Maine chalne phirne, baithne, uthne, ya kisi bhi kriya ke samay, jo bhi sankalp-vikalp ya krodh, maan, maya, lobh ke saath kisi bhi prani ko chot pahunchayi ho, uska main prayashchit karta hoon.
• Is kriya ka uddeshya ahimsa (non-violence) ko dhyan mein rakhte hue apne man, vachan, aur kaya se hue aparadhon ki shuddhi karna hai.

"Logas" sutra ke madhyam se, saare siddho, arihanto, acharyo, upadhyayo, aur sadhuyo ko vandan kiya jata hai, taaki unka ashirvad prapt ho aur atmashuddhi ho sake.

Isliye, "Iriyavahiyam se Logas tak ki kriya" Jain dharm mein apne dwara anjane mein hue paapo ka prayashchit, atmashuddhi, aur ahimsa ki bhavna ko majboot karne ke liye ki jati hai.