Jainism maa upvas (उपवास) ek mukhya tapa (austerity) chhe. Upvas etle ek divas khorak, pani vagar rehvu (keval thodu pani lai shakay chhe, pan anaj, phal, ane biji koi padarth na lavva). Upvas karva nu mukhya uddeshya chhe - indriyo par niyantran, atma shuddhi, ane karmo nu kshay.

Jain dharm pramane, upvas potana icchathi, potani shraddha thi karvu joiye. Koi pan kriya, bija ni prerna (inspiration) thi karva karta, potani antar ni bhavana, shraddha ane samjanthi karvu uttam chhe. Behno (sisters) ni prerna thi upvas karva ma, jo prerna satvik hoy ane potani ichha pan hoy to te pan saro chhe. Pan, keval bijani prerna ma avine, potani taiyari vagar upvas karvu te shubh nathi. Jain shastrao kehta chhe ke koi pan tapa, vrat ya niyam shraddha purvak, samjan purvak, ane potani ichha thi karvu joiye.

Aap shuddh bhav thi, samjan purvak upvas karsho to te atma kalyan ma sahayak thashe. Upvas karta pela guru, sadhviji, ke any knowledgeable Jain vyakti ni salah levu pan uttam chhe.

Summary: Behno ni prerna thi upvas karvu, jo tamari pan ichha ane bhavna hoy to saro chhe. Keval bijani prerna thi, potani ichha vagar upvas karvu shubh nathi. Upvas hamesha shraddha ane samjan thi karvu joiye.