Give chauviyar pachhkhan

Chauvihar Pachhkhan (standard vow)

Prakrit/Apabhramsha wording (commonly used) “Ahaṃ ajja chauvihāraṃ vrataṃ grahṇāmi. Ajja sāyaṃ samaya-pariyantaṃ na khavissami, na pivissami, na chuvissami, na rasaṃ pivissami.”

Simple English meaning (arth) “Today I take the vow of Chauvihar. From sunset until the set time (till sunrise), I will not:

• eat,
• drink water,
• chew anything,
• or lick/taste any liquids.”

Notes

• Chauvihar means complete abstinence from the four kinds of intake during the night: eating, drinking, chewing, and licking/tasting.
• Essence in both traditions (Śvetāmbara and Digambara) is the same: no food or water after sunset until sunrise. Exact wording may vary by sect and local paramparā, but the intent remains identical.
• If combining with Navkārśī, the restraint continues until 48 minutes after sunrise.

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