Paryushan Pratikraman Vidhi (simple, traditional, and respectful)

Purpose

• To review one’s faults (aatichaar), repent (alochana), resolve to avoid them (pratyakhyan), and cultivate forgiveness (kshama).

Before you begin

• Bathe or wash hands/feet, wear clean simple clothes, keep mouth covered (muhpatti) if you use it.
• Sit on a clean aasana, face a clean place or the Jin-pratima/chaityalaya picture.
• Keep the Pratikraman book if available. Maintain silence and inward focus.

Core Vidhi (common flow followed in Shwetambar Avashyak tradition) 1) Navkār Mantra (Namokār Mahāmantra) - Bow to Arihant, Siddha, Āchārya, Upādhyāya, Sādhu. 2) Samāyik - Take a 48‑minute vow of equanimity; still body, speech, and mind. - Simple resolve: “I practice samāyik for inner purity.” 3) Iriyāvahiyam and Tassa Uttari - Confess any faults committed while moving, sitting, speaking, etc., and atone for them. 4) Chauvisattho (Logassa) and Vandittu - Revere the 24 Tirthankars; bow to Gurus with humility. 5) Alochanā (Pratikraman proper) - Reflect honestly on faults by thought, word, and deed; confess without hiding. - Mentally review transgressions of the 12 vows of a householder, or of your current vows (anuvrat/pausadh/upvās). 6) Pratyākhyān (Pachchakkhān) - Take fresh resolve to avoid specific faults going forward (e.g., “I resolve to avoid careless speech,” etc.). 7) Kāyotsarga - Motionless meditation, letting go of attachment/aversion; recite brief penitential verses. 8) Kshamāpanā and Maitrī - Ask and grant forgiveness universally: - “Khāmemi savvajīve, savve jīvā khamantu me; mittī me savva‑bhūesu, veram majjha na kenai.” - Meaning: “I forgive all beings, may all forgive me; I have friendship for all, enmity towards none.” - Say “Micchāmi Dukkaḍaṁ” from the heart.

Samvatsarī (Annual) Pratikraman during Paryushan

• Do the full, unhurried vidhi.
• Read/recite the Samvatsarī Alochanā (detailed confession) if you have the text.
• Offer personal forgiveness to family, friends, colleagues, neighbors, and all beings: “Micchāmi Dukkaḍaṁ.”
• Maintain maitri-bhāv for all and end with silent goodwill.

Notes by tradition

• Shwetāmbara (Avashyak paddhati)

- Emphasis on the Six Avashyaks: Samāyik, Chauvisattho (Logassa), Vandana (Vandittu), Pratikraman (Alochana), Kāyotsarga (Tassa Uttari), Pratyākhyān (Pachchakkhān). - Samvatsarī day is the annual Pratikraman; many also do morning and evening daily Pratikraman during Paryushan.

• Digambara (during Dasalakshan)

- Daily reflection centers on the day’s Uttam Dharma (e.g., Kshamā, Mārdava, Ārjava, etc.). - Structure commonly includes Navakār Mantra, Deva‑Guru‑Dharma vandanā, alochanā of anuvratas/guṇa‑vratas/śikshā‑vratas, pratyākhyān, kāyotsarga, and universal kshamāpanā “Micchāmi Dukkaḍaṁ.” - On Kshamā‑dharma day, emphasize forgiveness in thought, word, deed.

Simple home format (if you have limited time)

• Navkār Mantra (3 or 9 times)
• Short Samāyik (5–10 minutes of quiet awareness)
• Iriyāvahiyam + Tassa Uttari (brief atonement)
• Logassa + Vandittu (or a respectful bow if you don’t know the full texts)
• Personal Alochanā: honestly list your day’s faults
• Pratyākhyān: take 1–2 concrete resolves for tomorrow
• Kāyotsarga: 2–5 minutes stillness
• Kshamāpanā: recite “Khāmemi savvajīve…” and “Micchāmi Dukkaḍaṁ”

Essential bhāva (inner attitude)

• Truthfulness, humility, non‑hurt, and universal friendship.
• Confess without fear, resolve without pride, forgive without conditions.

If you need a ready reference or beginner-friendly outlines, see this resource from JainKnowledge: