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• Trivarnikaachar.
:: According to the scriptures, one should bathe and perform two Achmans. Afterwards, one should perform Pranayama and make a Sankalp. After this, one should perform Tarpan. || 6 ||
One should perform Tarpan of all the Devatas like Jaya, etc., with Akshat and water, facing the east, while wearing the Yajnopavit. || 7 || The space between the fingertips is called Devatirth. || 7 ||
One should perform Tarpan of the great Rishis like Gautam, etc., with water mixed with barley, facing the north, while wearing the Yajnopavit as a garland around the neck. || 8 || The space between the fingers is called Rishitirth. || 8 ||
One should perform Tarpan of the Pitris like Vrishabha, etc., with sesame seeds, facing the south, while wearing the Yajnopavit on the right hand. || 9 || The space between the thumb and the finger next to it is called Pitritirth. || 9 ||
I perform Tarpan of the Devatas for the purification of the sins committed by me through bodily impurities. || 10 ||
Meaning - Achman, Tarpan, Pranayama, etc., are found in the scriptures for the purification of the body. This does not prove that they are all from Hinduism. If it is assumed that all these things are from Hinduism and not Jainism, then on what basis is this said? If it is said without any scriptural evidence, then it is not a valid argument, but a mere illusion of an argument. Those who consider this subject to be insignificant also say that Puja, Pratishtha, Murtipujan, etc., are from Hinduism. Then, should we accept their words and discard the hundreds of scriptures written by the Rishis on Puja, Pratishtha, Murtipujan, etc.? Well, even if we assume that there is no harm in accepting their words, then we have to say that this verse is contradictory.