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12 VANDANA
(Disciple says)
I desire to worship you, Kshmasramana, with every intense concentration.
(Guru says)
So be it.
13 PACHCHAKHAN
(Hold your right-hand palm facing you and then close the fingers - making a fist
Now say this)
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To day is the auspicious day. Here I am, this minute, I take this pachchakhan that I will restrain myself from one of these 6 things.
(1) I won't eat after dark or after sunset.
(2) I won't drink anything after sunset. (3) I shall say my Navkar-Mantra before and after drinking and eating.
(4) I shall watch my each and every movement carefully.
(5) I shall engage in studying scriptures. (6) I shall try my best to become a true Jain.
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