“Parna” upvās/ayambīl jaise vrat ko samāpt karne ko kehte हैं. Tīrthankar Bhagwān ka “parna” hotā hi नहीं—kevalajñān ke baad ve bilkul āhār‑vihār नहीं करते. Mandir meṁ jo naivedya, abhishēk ādi hotā hai, vah sirf shraddhā‑suman hai; Bhagwān kuchh grahaṇ नहीं karte.

Isliye prashn “Tīrthankar parna kis patra meṁ karte hain?” ka sahi uttar hai: Tīrthankar kā parna hotā hi नहीं, iske liye koi patra nirdhārit नहीं hai.

Shrāvak/apne parna ke liye maryādā:

• Sātvik, sīmīt āhār se parna kareṁ.
• Śuddh, uchit patra (jaise saaf dhātu kā bartan ya ek‑upayog pattal/donā) meṁ leṁ.
• Pehle uchit pachchhakkhāṇ/saṅkalp karke hi parna kareṁ.
• Digambar aur Śvetāmbara donoṁ paramparāoṁ meṁ siddhānt ek hi hai: Bhagwān vītarāg hain; parna shrāvak ka hotā hai, Bhagwān ka नहीं.