Laghu bhaashan (1–2 minutes) on “Kshamapana” (Jain forgiveness)

• Namaskar. Aaj hum Kshamapana, arthaat kshama maangne aur dene ki pavitra parampara par saṅkṣep mein baat kar rahe hain. Jain Dharma mein “Uttam Kshamā” das dharmon (Das Lakshan) aur Paryushan/Samvatsari ka mukhya ādhār hai.
• Hum sab se kabhi na kabhi vachan, man ya kāya se aparādh ho jaate hain. Unse nikalne ka śreṣṭh upāy hai: svikār, paschātāpa, aur sudhār. Isi bhāv se hum kehte hain: “Michhami Dukkadam”—jo kuchh mujh se jaane‑anjāne dukh hua ho, uske liye kshamā.
• Agam paramparā ka prārthanā‑vāky: “Khamemi savva jīve, savve jīvā khamantu me; mitti me savva bhūesu, veram majjha na kenai.” Arth: Main sab jīvon ko kshamā karta hoon, sab jīv mujhe kshamā karen; mera sabke saath mitratā‑bhāv rahe, kisi se bhi mera vair na ho.
• Shwetāmbara paramparā mein Samvatsari ke din kshamā‑yāchanā hoti hai. Digambara paramparā mein Das Lakshan Parva ke avasān par Kshamāvaṇī diwas manāyā jātā hai. Mūl bhāv dono mein ek hi hai—sarvabhūton ke prati anukampā, maitri aur ahimsā.
• Aaj hum sankalp lein ki sirf shabdon se hi nahin, apne vyavahār se bhi kshamā ko jeevit rakhen—apne parivār, mitron, sahkarmiyon, aur sab jīvon ke prati.
• Ant mein, dil se: Michhami Dukkadam.

Vistṛt bhaashan (3–5 minutes)

• Prārambh: Sabhā ko naman. Jain Dharma ka hriday hai—ahimsā, anukampā aur kshamā. “Uttam Kshamā” kewal kshamā māṅgna nahin, apne antar ke krodh, mān, māyā, lobh ko dheere‑dheere kṣīṇ karne ka sādhana hai.
• Kshamā ka tattva: Āgamoñ ke anusār man‑vachan‑kāy ke doṣon ko pehchānkar pratikraman, ālochanā, pratyākhyān se unheṁ dūr kiya jātā hai. Is mārga ka pratyakṣ phal hai antar‑śānti aur samyak‑dṛṣṭi ki pakvaī.
• Sutra‑smaraṇ:

- Mūl pāṭh: “Khamemi savva jīve, savve jīvā khamantu me; mitti me savva bhūesu, veram majjha na kenai.” - Arth (saral bhāṣā mein): Main sabse kshamā māṅgtā‑māṅgtī hoon aur sabko kshamā karta‑kartī hoon; sabke saath mitratā chāhata‑chāhatī hoon; kisi ke prati mere man mein dvesh na rahe.

• Paramparā kā abhyās:

- Shwetāmbara: Paryushan ke antim din Samvatsari Pratikraman ke pashchāt sarvatr “Michhami Dukkadam”. - Digambara: Das Lakshan Parva ke samāpan par Kshamāvaṇī—arthāt sabke prati kshamā‑yāchanā aur maitri‑bhāv ka vistār.

• Vyavahārik roop:

- Apne galatiyon ko bina bahāna ke maanen. - Jis se chot pahunchī ho use saaf hriday se “mujhse truti hui—kshamā” kaheṅ. - Aage ki truti rokne ke liye nirdisht sankalp leṅ—jaise kathor shabdon se bacheṅ, satya‑vachan ka abhyās, rosh āte hi māun‑sādhan.

• Samāpti: Aaj ke din hum kewal parv na manāyēṅ, apne jeevan ko parivartit karein. Sabke prati ek hi sandesh—Michhami Dukkadam.

English mini-speech (optional)

• Today we observe Kshamapana—the practice of seeking and granting forgiveness. In Jain Dharma, Uttam Kshamā is central to Paryushan/Samvatsari and Das Lakshan. We recite: “Khamemi savva jīve…” meaning “I forgive all beings, may all forgive me; let friendship prevail, let enmity cease.” Whether Shwetambar (Samvatsari) or Digambar (Kshamavani), the essence is compassion, non-violence, and inner change. May we admit our faults, make amends, and resolve not to repeat them. Michhami Dukkadam.

Ready-to-say closing lines

• “Jo kuchh mujhse jaane‑anjāne hua, uske liye dil se kshamā chahta/chahti hoon. Aap sab mere mitra hain—Michhami Dukkadam.”
• “Vair‑dvesh chhodeṅ, maitri apnāeṅ, aur kshamā ko jeevan ka mūl banāeṅ—Michhami Dukkadam.”

Note on traditions

• Arth aur prayog dono paramparāon (Digambar/Shwetāmbara) mein ek hi ātmā ko dhārte hain—sarvatr kshamā, maitri aur ahimsā ka ālocanā‑bhāv.