“Sadhu ni nitya kriya” means the daily spiritual routine of a Jain monk. Below is a simple, authentic outline followed in Jain tradition. Wording and emphasis can vary by sangh, but the core remains the Avashyak (essential) practices.

Core daily framework (common Jain tradition)

• Morning inner wakefulness

- Namokar Mantra smaran - Kayotsarg (still meditation) and reflection on five great vows (Mahavratas)

• Six Avashyakas (essentials) across the day

1) Samayik: equal-minded meditation with ahimsa-bhava 2) Chauvisattho/Chaturvimshati-stava: praise of the 24 Tirthankaras 3) Vandana: respectful salutation to Guru/Sangh; seeking guidance 4) Pratikraman: introspective repentance for faults (twice daily—morning for night’s faults; evening “Devasi” for day’s faults) 5) Kayotsarg: deep body-abandonment meditation with awareness of the soul 6) Pratyakhyan (Pachchakkhan): taking specific self-restraints for purity

• Swadhyay and Pravachan

- Study of Agamas/Prameyas; giving deshna (discourses) to laity

• Vihar (padayatra)

- Barefoot movement with vigilance of five samitis and three guptis

• Gochari (alms, before noon)

- Accepting limited, non-violent food with strict maryada; water carefully filtered

• Seva and Sangh maryada

- Guru-seva, guidance to householders in dharma, maitri–pramod–karuna–madhyasthata bhav

• Evening purification

- Devasi Pratikraman, alochana (confession to Guru), Kayotsarg, Namokar Mantra

• Night conduct

- Careful resting with awareness; guarding vows and vigilance

Shvetambar tradition (Murtipujak, Sthanakvasi, Terapanthi)

• Strong emphasis on the Six Avashyakas as daily nitya-kriya.
• Muhpatti, rajoharan, and maryadas to prevent even subtle himsa.
• Pratikraman includes canonical sutras like Iriyavahiyam, Tassa Uttari, Logassa, Khammemi Savva Jive, etc. (Original texts provided on request.)
• Food generally taken in patra with strict rules; water duly filtered and time-bound.

Digambar tradition

• Daily conduct centred on Mahavratas, Kayotsarg, Swadhyay, and ahar (once a day) with very strict bhaiksha maryada.
• Muni remains nirgrantha (without possessions); Kshullak/Ailak follow graded austerities.
• Emphasis on extended Kayotsarg, dhyana, pratikramana/alochana before Guru, and continuous gupti–samiti observance.
• Ahar taken standing, from limited houses, without attachment; no storage.

Key principles that pervade every kriya

• Ahimsa in thought, word, deed
• Aparigraha and absolute truthfulness
• Constant samiti (carefulness) and gupti (restraint)
• Continuous remembrance of the Self (atma-darshan) and detachment (vitragata)

If you wish to read very simple explanations of Samayik, Pratikraman, and the vows for daily life, you can refer here: