________________ 34 Devasia (Samvatsaria) Padikkamane Sutra Pratikraman - Repentance and Forgiveness of all Sins This is known as the Pratikraman sutra. In this sutra we repent in brief for all our bad deeds done in our actions, thoughts, and speech of the past year. देवसिअ (संवत्सरिअ) पडिक्कमणे ठाउं? सूत्र इच्छा-कारेण संदिसह भगवन्! देवसिअ (संवत्सरिअ) पडिक्कमणे ठाउं? (पडिक्कमणे) इच्छं, सव्वस्स वि देवसिअ (संवत्सरिअ), दुच्चिंतिअ, दुब्भासिअ, दुच्चिट्ठिअ, मिच्छामि दुक्कडं. ......................... .1. Devasia (Samvatsaria) Padikkamane Sutra Iccha-karena sandisaha bhagavan! Samvatsaria (or devasia) padikkamane thaum? (padikkameha) iccham, savvassa vi Samvatsaria (or devasia), duccintia, dubbhasia, duccitthia, miccha mi dukkadam. ..............1.a Meaning Oh! Forgiving Gurudev, may I have your kind permission to repent all my sins which I may have committed during the year (or day)? (Yes, you may). I will now do it now. I ask for forgiveness of all my bad thoughts, bad speech, and bad action of the year (or day).
