Jain mandir me jal (pani) aur gandhodhak (gandhodaka) ki pehchan aur istemal ko samajhna bahut mahatvapurn hai.

• Jal ki pehchan (water):

- Shuddh aur pavitra pani jo pratyek dharmacharyon ki salah par diya jata hai. - Aksar prabhuon ya pujari ke dwara nirmaṇ ya filtered pani hota hai; safai aur pavitrata ka dhyan rakha jata hai. - Pooja ya abhishek ke samay jal ko sprish ya gandhan se nahi, balki pavitra roop se hi istamal kiya jata hai.

• Gandhodhak ki pehchan (fragrant water):

- Gandhodak ya gandha-odaka waisa pavitra, sugandhit pani hota hai jo pooja/abhishek ke liye banaya jata hai. - Iska arth hai: yeh pavitra, sugandhit aur paap-nashak mana jata hai. Shuddh gandhodak ko hi Bhagwan ke pratima par chhidka ya haath laga kar abhishek kiya jata hai. - Traditionally gandhodhak ko chammach ya anguliyo ki madhyam se liya jata hai, aur uske baad sir, aankhon, gal, hriday par chhidka jata hai. (Gandhodhak ki upyog ki vidhi aur mantra anumodit granthon me milti hai.) - Gandhodhak ko daba ke ya bina dhoye phir se gandodhak ke bartan me dalna uchit nahi hota; pavitrata bani rahe, is baat ka dhyan rakha jata hai.

• Digambar aur Shwetambar ke beech vivaran:

- Gandhodhak ka mahatva dono traditionon me samanya roop se same hi mana jata hai: pavitra, sugandhit pani jo abhishek ke liye upyogi hota hai. - Antar-svikar (pratyek sampraday ki rit) me chhote-mote pravachan ya mantrik ucharan ya upyogon me thode bahut farq mil sakta hai, lekin mool arth, pavitrata aur abhishek ki prakriya ki mool dhara dono me milti hai.

• Chunauti ya sandhya par kya karein:

- Mandir me agar aapko jal ya gandhodhak ki pehchan par shak ho, to pujari ya sevak se spasht jankari lein. - Kabhi bhi gandhodhak ko gair pavitra tarike se ya galat srot se na lein. - Pooja ke dauran apni anguthi ya hath ko seedhe sunda pani par na lagayein; pavitrata ke niyam ka palan karein.

Agar aap chahen, to main is vishay par aapke samarpit granthon ya aadhikarik shabd-vivaadan se milti detail ke roop me aapko aur seedha arth samjha sakta/ sakti hoon.