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Chaitya-vandan - चैत्यवंदन
Every spiritual activity should be stated after offering obescience to Guru Mahäräj by reciting following sutra while bowing down as illustrated in following picture, wherein the five body parts, namely two hands, two knees and the forehead, touch the floor together. Hence it is known as Panchäng Pranipät Sutra.
खमासमण सूत्र
इच्छामि खमा-समणो! वंदिउं, जावणिज्जाए निसीहिआए, मत्थण वंदामि
Ichchhämi khamä-samano vandium, jävanijjäe nisihiäe, matthaena vandämi
Oh! Bhagawän! I wish to offer my obeisance to you. I am giving up all sinful activities to the best of my abilities, and I am bowing my head down to you.
(Do Khamasaman three times)
Before starting every spiritual activity we must atone for any intentional or unintentional violence we may have knowingly or unknowingly committed. For that purpose we first recite the Iriyävahiyam Sutra, which narrates the ways in which we may have caused violence.
इरियावहिया सूत्र
इच्छा-कारेण संदिसह भगवन् ! इरियावहियं पडिक्कमामि ?
इच्छं, इच्छामि पडिक्कमिउं
इरियावहियाए, विराहणाए, गमणागमणे, पाण-क्कमणे, बीय-क्कमणे, हरिय-क्कमणे, ओसा-उत्तिंग-पणग- दग-मट्टी- मक्कडा-संताणा-संकमणे जे मे जीवा विराहिया
एगिंदिया, बेइंदिया, तेइंदिया, चउरिंदिया, पंचिंदिया
अभिहया, वत्तिया, लेसिया, संघाइया, संघट्टिया, परियाविया, किलामिया, उद्दविया, ठाणाओ ठाणं संकामिया, जीवियाओ ववरोविया, तस्स मिच्छा मि दुक्कडं
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