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3. Nava-navamika Pratima The duration of this pratima is 81 (
9 9) days. Procedure-Here during the first set of nine days every day one dati food and one datti water is taken. During the second set of nine days two datiis of each is taken every day. This way every nine days one datti is increased so that during the ninth set of nine days nine dattis daily is taken.
The combined total of dattis of food and water consumed during this ncvc-navamiku pratima is 405.
4. Dash-dashamika Pratima
The duration of this pratima is 100 (10 x 10) days.
Procedure-Here during the first set of ten days every day one datti food and one datti water is taken. During the sccond set of ten days two dattis of each is taken every day. This way every ten days one datti is increased so that during the tenth set of ten days ten dattis daily is taken.
The combined total of dattis of food and water consumed during this dash-dashamika prutima is 550.
Arya Sukrishna practiced these four pratimus.
5. Laghu Sarvatobhadra Pratima
Sarvatobhadra means same in all the four sides. In this pratimai the numbers of continuous fasts are arranged in a chart. Numerals one to five are placed in a chart because in the practice of Lughu Sarvatobhadra pratima ihe maximum number of continuous fasts is five.
The numerals are so arranged in the chart that the total of numbers added horizontally, vertically or diagonally is always the same. As the numerals used are one to five the total is always 15. That is why it is called Laghu Sarvatobhadru pratimu.
Procedure-One day fast and parana (break-fast or the day of eating after a set of fasts). two day fast and parana, three day fast and parana, four day fast and parand, five day fast and purana: three day fast and parana, four day fast and parana, five day fast and parunu. one day fast and peruna, two day fast and purana: sive day fast and parana, one day fast and parana, iwo day fast and parana, three day fast and paruna, Tour day fast and puruma: two day fast and parana, three day fast and parana, four day fast and paruna, five day fast and parand, one day fast and parana: four day fast and parana, five day fast and parand, one day fast and parandi, Iwo day fast and parana, three day fast and paruna.
This is one sequence of this pratima and it lasts for three months and ten days.
In total there are four different sequences like this lasting for 1 year 1 month and 10 days. This included 300 fasting days and 100 eating days.
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