Here is a line-by-line meaning of Alochana Path (Alochana Paath). This prayer is a confession-prayer recited mainly during Pratikraman to acknowledge faults, seek forgiveness, and renew commitment to right conduct.
Note: There can be small wording differences between Digambar and Shwetambar recensions, but the core meaning remains confession, purification, and resolve. For a concise explanation you can read a detailed interpretation here:
Dohā (opening couplet)
- वंदो पांचो परम – गुरु, चौबिसों जिनराज
Meaning: I bow to the fivefold supreme ones: the guru and the twenty-four Jinas (Tirthankaras).
- करूँ शुद्ध आलोचना, शुद्धि करन के काज ॥१॥
Meaning: I will perform pure confession, for the work of purifying my mind and conduct. (Line 1 of the main text)
Sakhi chhand (dispensing the lines that follow in the prayer)
- सुनिए जिन अरज हमारी, हम दोष किये अति भारी
Meaning: Listen to our prayer, O Jinas, for we have committed many great faults.
- तिनकी अब निवृति काजा, तुम शरण लही जिनराजा ॥२॥
Meaning: Now the matter is to abandon them; we have taken refuge in you, the Jina-ruler (the Tirthankaras).
- इक बे ते चउ इंद्री वा, मनरहित सहित जे जीवा
Meaning: Of those beings with senses restrained and minds calm, who live without greed, etc. (recognition of living beings with self-control)
- तिनकी नहि करुणा धारी, निरदई हो घात विचारी ॥३॥
Meaning: Those who do not bear compassion for such beings and who harm without remorse are cruel.
- समरम्भ समारम्भ आरम्भ, मन वच तन कीने प्रारम्भ
Meaning: Initiation of thought, speech, and body; starting actions and schemes.
- कृत कारित मोदन करिके, क्रोधादि चतुष्टय धरिके ॥४॥
Meaning: Engaging in pleasures, and arousing the fourfold enemies: anger, pride, deceit, and greed.
- शत आठ जु इमि भेदनतै, अघ कीने परिछेदन तै
Meaning: Twenty-eight types of breakages/overstepping are committed; what wrongs remain to be counted?
- तिनकी कहुं कोलो कहानी, तुम जानत केवलज्ञानी ॥५॥
Meaning: Please tell the story of them; you alone, the all-knowing, know it fully.
- विपरीत एकान्त विनय के, संशय अज्ञान कुनय के
Meaning: In the opposite solitude of humility, the doubt and ignorance that arise from wrong beliefs.
- वश होय घोर अघ कीने, वचतै नहि जाय कहीने ॥६॥
Meaning: We fall under the strong influence of grave sins, and cannot speak out or refute them.
- कुगुरुन की सेवा किनी, केवल अदया करि भीनी
Meaning: Served evil (undisciplined) gurus/teachers, and performed only outward acts.
- या विधि मिथ्या भ्रमायो, चहुँ गति मधि दोष उपायों ॥७॥
Meaning: This false belief and illusion misled all directions; in every path there are faults and excuses.
- हिंसा पुनि झूठ जु चोरी, पर वनिता सो द्रग जोरी
Meaning: Violence, falsehood, and theft exist even for women in society, harming themselves.
- आरम्भ परिग्रह भीनो, पन पाप जु या विधि कीनो ॥८॥
Meaning: Initiation into attachments leads to sins and wrongdoing in many ways.
- सपरस रसना घ्रानन को, द्रग कान विषय सेवन को
Meaning: The senses (especially the tongue) indulge in intoxicants and sensory pleasures.
- बहु करम किये मनमाने, कछु न्याय अन्याय न जाने ॥९॥
Meaning: Many actions done by the mind’s whims, not distinguishing right from wrong.
- फल पञ्च उदम्बर खाये, मधु मांस मद्य चित चाये
Meaning: We have eaten pleasures and indulged, including sweet tastes, meat, wine, and intoxicants.
- नहि अष्ट मूलगुण धारे, सेये कुव्यसन दुखकारे ॥१०॥
Meaning: We do not uphold the eight fundamental virtues; these vices bring sorrow.
- दूईबीस अभख जिन गाये, सो भी निशदिन भुंजाये
Meaning: Twenty-two kinds of sins caused by when living beings (jivas) chant or utter them; still devour them daily.
- कछु भेदाभेद न पायो, ज्यो त्यों करि उदर भरायो ॥११॥
Meaning: No real distinction was found; we filled our bellies with ignorance and wrongdoing.
- अनन्तानुबन्धी सो जानो, प्रत्याख्यान अप्रत्याख्यानो
Meaning: Know the endless bonds of karma; renunciation and non-renunciation both have complexities.
- संज्वलन चौकड़ी गुनिये, सब भेद जु षोडश गुनिये ॥१२॥
Meaning: Consider the eightfold and sixteenfold categories of karmic distinctions, and their varieties.
- परिहास अरति रति शोक, भय ग्लानि त्रिवेद संयोग
Meaning: Mockery, attachment, sorrow, fear, and distress linked with the threefold fears.
- पनबीस जु भेद भये इम, इनके वश पाप किये हम ॥१३॥
Meaning: Twenty-five kinds of differences arose; we, under their control, committed sins.
- निद्रावश शयन कराई, सुपने मधि दोष लगाई
Meaning: While asleep, we let faults dream on; in dreams, we planted faults.
- फिर जागी विषय वन धायो, नाना विध विष फल खायो ॥१४॥
Meaning: Upon waking, we wandered into the forest of sense-pleasures and tasted various poisons of harm.
- आहार विहार निहारा, इनमे नहि जतन विचारा
Meaning: We observed meals and travels but did not carefully consider right conduct.
- बिन देखि धरी उठाई, बिन शोधी वस्तु जु खाई ॥१५॥
Meaning: We picked up and tasted objects without seeing or examining them carefully.
- तब ही परमाद सतायो, बहुविधि विकल्प उपजायो
Meaning: Then the supreme force afflicted us with many deceptive choices.
- कछु सुधि बुधि नाहि रही है, मिथ्यामति छाय गई हैं ॥१६॥
Meaning: Our understanding and intellect have faded; illusion has overshadowed truth.
- मरजादा तुम ढिग लीनी, ताहू में दोष जु कीनी
Meaning: O guide, you accepted the burden of guilt in this field of vows.
- भिन भिन अब कैसे कहिये, तुम ज्ञान विषै सब पइये ॥१७॥
Meaning: How can we now speak? You, who know the poison of all flaws, understand.
- हा हा ! मैं दुठ अपराधी, त्रस जीवन राशि विराधी
Meaning: Ha ha! I am the guilty sinner, burdened with the weight of life’s sins.
- थावर की जतन न कीनी, उर में करुणा नहि लीनी ॥१८॥
Meaning: I neglected prudent care; there was no compassion in my heart.
- पृथिवी बहु खोद कराई, महलादिक जागाँ चिनाई
Meaning: We have dug the earth and marked palaces; we created illusions and pride.
- पुनि बिन गाल्यो जल ढोल्यो, पंखातैं पवन बिलोल्यो ॥१९॥
Meaning: Water vanished without warning; winds stirred the feathers of ego and pride.
- हा हा ! मैं अदयाचारी, बहु हरित काय जु विदारी
Meaning: Ha ha! I am a lawless one, with many green (corrupt) deeds inside.
- तामधि जीवन के खंदा, हम खाए धरी आनंदा ॥२०॥
Meaning: In these wells of life I consumed shallow pleasures.
- हा हा ! परमाद बसाई, बिन देखे अगनि जलाई
Meaning: Ha ha! The supreme-illuminator dwells within; I lit a fire without seeing.
- तामध्य जीव जे आये, ते हू परलोक सिधाये ॥२१॥
Meaning: The beings who come in and out of this realm, by you, can reach liberation.
- बीध्यो अन राति पिसायो, ईंधन बिन सोधि जलायो
Meaning: Night and day we were tormented by afflictions; we burned fuel without proper fuel.
- झाड़ू ले जागाँ बुहारी, चींटी आदिक जीव बिदारी ॥२२॥
Meaning: With broom in hand, we woke and disturbed small beings like ants.
- जल छानि जिवानी कीनी, सो हू पुनि डारि जु दीनी
Meaning: We caused the life-form’s water to be scarce and then abandoned it once again.
- नहिं जल थानक पहुँचाई, किरिया बिन पाप उपाई ॥२३॥
Meaning: We did not provide water to save lives; without proper action, we commit sin.
- जल मल मोरिन गिरवायो, क्रमि कुल बहु घात करायो
Meaning: Water contaminated by filth harms many lineage and families.
- नदियन बिच चीर धुवाये, कोसन के जीव मराये ॥२४॥
Meaning: Ravaging rivers and tearing through, many beings die by our actions.
- अन्नादिक शोध कराई, तातें जु जीव निसराई
Meaning: We studied food and resources only to keep beings away or cause harm.
- तिनका नहिं जतन कराया, गलियारे धूप डराया ॥२५॥
Meaning: We did not care for grain; we exposed beings to sun and heat in corridors.
- पुनि द्रव्य कमावन काजै, बहु आरम्भ हिंसा साजै
Meaning: Again seeking material wealth, many efforts were used to organize violence.
- किये तिसनावश अघ भारी, करुणा नहिं रंच विचारी ॥२६॥
Meaning: In such acts, heavy sins were committed; not even a trace of compassion was thought.
- इत्यादिक पाप अनन्ता, हम कीने श्री भगवंता
Meaning: These endless sins are ours; we have done them to the revered Lord (Jina).
- संतति चिरकाल उपाई, वाणी तै कहिय न जाई ॥२७॥
Meaning: The lineage seeks a lasting remedy, but words cannot describe it fully.
- Tako जु उदय अब आयो, नाना विध मोहि सतायो
Meaning: Now the rising dawn has come; many kinds of suffering have afflicted me.
- फल भुंजत जिय दुःख पावै, वचतै कैसे करि गावै ॥२८॥
Meaning: The mind tastes the fruit of sorrow; how can I speak and sing its remedy?
- तुम जानत केवलज्ञानी, दुःख दूर करो शिवथानी
Meaning: You, the sole-knower, know the way to remove this pain—please help.
- हम तो तुम शरण लहि है, जिन तारन विरद सही हैं ॥२९॥
Meaning: We have sought refuge in you; you are capable of saving us from these sins.
- इक गाँवपति जो होवे, सो भी दुखिया दुःख खोवै
Meaning: Even a village lord, if afflicted, loses his happiness and feels sorrow.
- तुम तीन भुवन के स्वामी, दुःख मेटहु अंतरजामी ॥३०॥
Meaning: You, the ruler of the three worlds, remove our inner sorrows.
- द्रोपदी को चीर बढायो, सीता प्रति कमल रचायो
Meaning: Your compassion is shown by lifting the humiliation of women, as in Draupîd and Sita.
- अंजन से किये अकामी, दुःख मेटो अंतरजामी ॥३१॥
Meaning: With your glance or touch you can remove inner suffering.
- मेरे अवगुन न चितारो, प्रभु अपनों विरद सम्हारो
Meaning: Do not dwell on my faults, Lord; protect me by upholding my vow.
- सब दोष रहित करि स्वामी, दुःख मेटहु अंतरजामी ॥३२॥
Meaning: Remove all faults, O Lord; dissolve the inner sorrow.
- इन्द्रादिक पद नहिं चाहूँ, विषयनि में नाहिं लुभाऊँ
Meaning: I desire no godly status or kingship; I will not be lured by sensual pleasures.
- रागादिक दोष हरिजे, परमातम निज पद दीजे ॥३३॥
Meaning: Remove the passions and faults; grant me the supreme soul’s pure state of being.
Dohā (closing couplet)
- दोष रहित जिनदेव जी, निज पद दीज्यो मोय
Meaning: O Jina, grant me a faultless state and give me your own pure stage.
- सब जीवन के सुख बढ़े, आनन्द मंगल होय ॥
Meaning: May all beings have happiness and auspicious joy.
- अनुभव माणिक पारखी, जौहरी आप जिनन्द
Meaning: A true seeker who has inner awareness; an expert who sees the essence of the soul (Jina).
- येही वर मोहि दीजिये, चरण शरण आनन्द ॥
Meaning: This is the blessing I request: grant me refuge at your feet and joyful guidance.
If you want, I can tailor this line-by-line gloss to the Digambar or Shwetambar wording you normally follow, or provide a shorter summary of the core themes (confession, remorse, abstinence, and renewed vow). You can read a related explanation here
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