Paryushan Parva ke pahle din ka mukhya dharm-sanket “taiyari aur prarthna” par hota hai. Is din vyakti apne aap ki safai ki taiyari karta hai, ane-kshama (kshamavani) ki bhavna ko samjhta hai, aur sahi pravrtti ki or manan-licha ki shuruaat karta hai. (Shwetambar aur Digambar dono me is parv ki shuruat ki bhavnaen milti-julti hoti hain, par kuch logon ke rasm-rasm alag-alag dinon par kendrit ho sakte hain; aam taur par pahla din taiyari aur swadhyay par zor diya jata hai, jabki kshamavani/maaf-maangna parv ke antim dinon me mukhya bhavna hoti hai.)

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