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Samvatsari Pratikramana
I wish to stand in a meditation posture for whatever faults I may have committed during the year through my deeds, words, and thoughts. For speaking against the scriptures, following a wrong path, performing unworthy and improper deeds, performing ill meditated, ill conceived, immoral, undesirable and unbecoming acts for a layman. In regard to knowledge, belief and conduct of a layman's life, the scriptures, the equanimity (sāmāyika), and whatever wrong doing I may have committed in respect to the three-fold restraint vows (guptis), four passions (kashāyas), and the five minorvows (anu-vratas). In regard to three spiritual merit vows (guna-vratas), four spiritual disciplinary vows (shikshā-vratas), the layman's twelvefold rule of conduct that I may have broken or opposed, may those bad deeds of mine be forgiven and become fruitless.
Ichhakaren sandisah bhagwan; To samvatchchhari atichar aalou ?
Ichchham. Lord, seeking forgiveness for violations committed through out the year.
Overview of the Atichars
The 12 vows of householders, which is the probably the most important part of the
Pratikraman. These 12 vows have been broken down into 3 categories: 5 Anuvrats, 3 Gunavrats, and 4
