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    Exact wordings to speak for Samvar na pratyakhyan

    12 months ago 88

    Here are the exact, traditional wordings (pachchakkhān/pratyākhyān) commonly spoken for Samvar (stoppage of new karma) in the Śvetāmbara tradition. You may speak any one or more of these according to your tapas/niyams.

    Śvetāmbara (Gujarati/Prakrit pachchakkhān)

    • Chauvihār pachchakkhān (no food or drink from sunset to next sunrise)
    “દિવસચરિમં પચ્ચક્ ખાઈ; ચઉવ્વિહં પિ આહારં, તિવિહં પિ આહારં, દુવિહં પિ આહારં, અસણં, પાણં, ખાઇમં, સાઇમં, અન્નત્થણાભોગેણં, સહસાગારેણં, મહત્તરાગારેણં, સવ્વસમાહિ-વત્તિયાગારેણં વોસિરઈ (વોસિરામિ).”
    • Tivihār pachchakkhān
    “દિવસ ચરિમં પચ્ચકખાઈ; તિવિહંપિ આહારં, અસણં, ખાઈમં, સાઈમં, અન્નત્થણાભોગેણં, સહસાગારેણં, મહત્તરાગારેણં, સવ્વસમાહિવત્તિયાગારેણં વોસિરઈ.”
    • Duvihār pachchakkhān
    “દિવસ ચરિમં પચ્ચકખાઈ; દુવિહં પિ આહારં, અસણં, ખાઈમં, અન્નત્થણાભોગેણં, સહસાગારેણં, મહત્તરાગારેણં, સવ્વસમાહિવત્તિયાગારેણં વોસિરઈ.”
    • Pān­ihār pachchakkhān
    “પાણહાર દિવસચરિમં પચ્ચકખાઇ; અન્નત્થણાભોગેણં, સહસાગારેણં, મહત્તાગારેણં, સવ્વસમાહિવત્તિયાગારેણં વોસિરઈ.”
    • Desā­vagāsikā (Deśāvakāśikā) pachchakkhān (limiting upabhoga-paribhoga within a set area/time)
    “દેસાવગાસિયં ઉવભોગ પરિભોગં પચ્ચકખાઈ; અન્નત્થણાભોગેણં, સહસાગારેણં, મહત્તરાગારેણં, સવ્વસમાહિવત્તિયાગારેણં વોસિરઈ.”

    Meaning note (very brief)

    • “paccakkhāi/paccakkhāmi” = I renounce/take a vow to refrain.
    • “vosirai/vosirāmi” = I cease/stop according to the vow.
    These pratyākhyāns are classic Samvar-upāyas: they restrict consumption and movement to reduce āsrava (influx of karma).

    Digambara usage (simple resolve, commonly spoken)

    • You may state your Samvar-pratyākhyāna plainly (in Hindi/Sanskrit) as a saṅkalpa for a set period:
    “Ajamī muhūrta/ārdhamuhūrta/ādin avadhi ke liye main man-vachan-kāya se hiṃsā, asatya, steya, maithuna, parigraha ke sarva ati­chāroṃ se virat rahūṅgā/rahūṅgī. Samvara kā dr̥ḍha pratyākhyāna kartā/kartī hūṅ.”
    • For food/liquid restraint (e.g., Chauvihār): “Āj sūryāst se kāl sūryodaya tak main anna-jal ka tyāg kartā/kartī hūṅ.”

    Important

    • Wording can vary slightly by gaccha/saṅgha and by your pratikramaṇ book. Speak exactly as taught in your tradition.
    • Always end your observance with universal forgiveness: “મિચ્છામિ દુક્કડં / मिच्छामि दुक्कडम्”.

    If you need a complete pratikramaṇ-vidhi (including pratyākhyān) to keep handy, refer here:

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