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## The Method of Daily, Nightly and Fortnightly Pratikraman
**Yoga Shastra, Third Light, Verse 129**
**9.** Timely, both in terms of substance and feeling, stand up.
**10.** Then, after offering two Vandanas, if there are five or more Sadhus in the assembly, say "Abbhuttiyo" and seek forgiveness from three. Afterwards, offer two Vandanas and recite the three Gathas of Ayariya Uvvajhaye, etc.
**11.** After that, recite the Kaussagg Sutra, "Karemi Bhanta, Ichchhami Thami", etc., and, while dwelling in Kaussagg (meditation), contemplate the two Logass for the purification of transgressions of conduct.
**12.** Then, after completing the Kaussagg according to the method, recite the Logass in a manifest form for the purification of Samyaktva. For the purification of the same, recite "Savvaloae Arihant - Cheiyaṇam" and perform Kaussagg for the worship of those Chaityas.
**13.** In that, contemplate one Logass. After crossing that Kaussagg, which purifies Darshan, recite the "Pukkharavar - Diivaddhe" Sutra for the purification of Shruta-Jnana.
**14.** Then, perform Kaussagg with one Logass, which is twenty-five breaths long, from "Chandesu Nimmalayara" to the end, and complete it according to the method. After that, recite "Siddhaṇam Buddhaṇam Siddastav" as a result of the auspicious ritual.
**15.** Then, perform Kaussagg for the Shruta-Devatas, who are the cause of Shruta and Smriti. In that, contemplate the Navkar Mantra completely and recite or listen to the praise of the Shruta-Devatas.
**16.** Similarly, perform Kaussagg for the Kshetra-Devatas, recite or listen to their praise. Afterwards, recite the Navkar Mantra in a manifest form. Then, after performing Sandasa-Pramarjan, sit down.
**17.** Then, according to the aforementioned method, perform Muhpatti-Pratilekhan, offer two Vandanas, say "Ichchamo Anusatthi" and sit down with support from the knees.
**18.** Then, recite one praise of "Gurumaharaj Namo'astu". After that, recite three praises with increasing letters and increasing voice. Then, recite "Shakrastavnamotthunan" and praise, and perform Kaussagg for the daily Pratikraman.
**19.** Thus, the sequence of daily Pratikraman is complete. The method of nightly Pratikraman is also the same. In that, first, perform Pratikraman with "Savvassa Vi" and "Micchami Dukkadam", establishing Kaussagg.
**20.** Then, according to the method, contemplate one Logass in Kaussagg for the purification of conduct and character. Then, perform the second Kaussagg for the purification of Darshan, also contemplating one Logass in that.
**21.** In the third Kaussagg, contemplate the transgressions committed during the night, complete the Kaussagg, and, after reciting "Siddhaṇam Buddhaṇam", perform Sandasa-Pramarjan and sit down with knees bent and feet on the ground.
**22.** As mentioned before, perform Muhpatti-Padhilehan, offer two Vandanas, recite the criticism of the transgressions of the night, and recite the Vandittu Sutra. Then, offer two Vandanas, seek forgiveness with the Abbhuttiyo Sutra, offer two more Vandanas, and recite the three Gathas of Ayariya Uvvajhaye, etc., and perform Kaussagg for the contemplation of Tapas.
**23.** In that Kaussagg, resolve in your mind that you will perform six months of Tapas so that your journey of restraint is not harmed. If you do not have the strength to perform six months of excellent Tapas,
**24.** then contemplate one day, two days, three days, and so on, reducing by one day each time, until you reach five months. If you do not have that strength, then, again, reduce by one day each time, until you reach four months, then three months, then two months. If you do not have that strength, then, reducing further, contemplate one month of Tapas.
**25.** If you do not even have that strength, then, reducing by thirteen days, contemplate thirty-four Bhakt (sixteen fasts) of Tapas. If you do not even have that strength, then, reducing by two Bhakt each time, finally contemplate Chaturthabhakta (one fast) of Tapas. In the absence of that strength, contemplate from Ayambil, etc., to Porsi-Namukkarasi.
**26.** While contemplating in this way, resolve in your heart the Tapas that you can perform, and complete the Kaussagg. Then, recite the Logass in a manifest form. Afterwards, perform Muhpatti-Padhilehan. Offer two Vandanas and, with a sincere heart, receive Pacchakkhan from the Guru for the Tapas that you have resolved to perform in your mind.
**27.** Then, say "Ichchamo Anusatthi", sit down, and recite the three praises of Vishal-Lochan-Dal in a soft voice. Afterwards, perform Deva-Vandana with Shakrastav, etc.
**28.** Fortnightly Pratikraman should be performed on the fourteenth day. In that, perform daily Pratikraman with the Vandittu Sutra as before. After that, perform fortnightly Pratikraman in this sequence, in a Samyag form.
**29.** First, perform Pakkhi Muhpatti-Padhilehan, offer two Vandanas, and then,
**1.** These two came into practice after the fourth praise of Kayotsarga, hence their mention here.
**2.** At the time of its composition, Sajjhaye, Kayotsarga, and Laghu Shanti or Brihad Shanti had not been introduced.
**3.** Here too, it is not explicitly stated which Deva-Vandana to perform, excellent, medium, or inferior.