Disclaimer: This translation does not guarantee complete accuracy, please confirm with the original page text.
## 456/Go. Sa. Jivakanda
## Gatha 367-368
This section explains the knowledge of **Nidoshata** (absence of faults), the different types of **Vandana** (worship) and their fruits.
There are seven types of **Pratikraman** (atonement): **Devasik** (daily), **Ratrik** (nightly), **Paakshik** (fortnightly), **Chaturmasik** (quarterly), **Saavatsarik** (annual), **Eipithik** (occasional), and **Prauttamस्थानिक** (at the highest place). **Sarvaaticharik** (all transgressions) and **Nividahaaratyagik** (abandonment of all food) are included in the **Prauttamस्थानik** Pratikraman. All **Pratikraman** related to the transgression of the 28 **Moolgunas** (fundamental qualities) are included in the **Eipithik** Pratikraman, as **Eipithik** Pratikraman deals with known transgressions. This is why they are called **Pratikraman**.
**Question:** What is the difference between **Shankha-Pratyakhyan** (doubt-rejection) and **Pratitramण** (re-atonement)?
**Answer:** **Pratyakhyan** is the abandonment of faults that have accumulated in one's body due to **Dravya** (substance), **Kshetra** (field), **Kaal** (time), and **Bhaav** (emotion). **Pratitramण** is the process of attaining **Apratyakhyan** (non-rejection) from **Pratyakhyan** and then again attaining **Pratyakhyan**.
[**Meaning:** For a **Brati** (aspirant) seeking **Moksha** (liberation), **Pratyakhyan** is the conscious abandonment of **Namaadhik** (name-like things) that are against the **Ratnatray** (three jewels) through mind, speech, and body. **Pratitramण** is the deep and critical purification of the faults that remain after the abandonment (**Pratyakhyan**). This is the difference between the two.]
**Question:** If the above is the definition of **Pratikraman**, then how can there be a **Prauttamस्थानik** Pratikraman, as it does not fit this definition?
**Answer:** No, because something that is not itself **Pratikraman** but is similar to **Pratikraman** is also called **Pratikraman**. This is how **Pratikraman** is accepted in **Prauttamस्थानik** as well.
**Question:** What is the reason for the acceptance of **Pratikraman** in **Prauttamस्थानik**?
**Answer:** In this case, **Pratyakhyan** itself is the reason for the acceptance of **Pratikraman**.
**Question:** What is the purpose of **Pratyakhyan** done for the sake of **Prauttamस्थान** (highest place)?
**Answer:** When I accepted the five **Mahavratas** (great vows), I abandoned food along with the body and **Kashaya** (passions). Otherwise, the acceptance of the five **Mahavratas** would not be possible for the sake of **Shuddanaya** (purification). Even though this happened, I broke the five **Mahavratas** due to weakness and consumed that food for so long. In this way, the tendency of **Pratikraman** is found in the time of **Prauttamस्थान**. To make this known, **Pratitramण** is done in **Prauttamस्थानik** **Pratyakhyan**.
The **Dasha Prakar Pratikraman Prakirnak** (Ten Types of Pratikraman) describes the characteristics and differences of these **Pratikraman**.
1-2. Jayaghabal Pustak 15.113 Prakaran 88-86 |