Agam 08 Ang 08 Antkrutdashang Sutra Sthanakvasi

Author(s): Amarmuni, Shreechand Surana, Rajkumar Jain, Purushottamsingh Sardar
Publisher: Padma Prakashan

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The rule about the food to be taken on days of parana is that during the first sequence food including some stimulating things (vigaya) is allowed; during the second sequence food without any stimulating things is allowed; during the third sequence food without any oil is allowed and during the fourth sequence avambil-tap (eating food cooked using a single ingredient even without any salt or other condiments. Such food is taken only once in a day) is observed on the eating days.
Sarvatobhadra Anupurvi
This table of Laghu-sarvatobhadra pratima using numerals from 1 to 5 is also
larly known as Shanti-vantra. Chanting the five stanzas of Namokar mantra according to sequence of numerals in this chart is said to bring happiness and prosperity to the chanter.
A set of such 24 tables is known as Sarvatobhadra Anupurri. This Laghu sariatobhadra is a highly venerated table in the Jain tradition.
6. Mahatsarvatobhadra Pratima
The only difference between the said Laghu sarvatobhadra pratima and this Mahatsurvutobhadra pratima is that in the former the maximum number of continuous fasting days are five and in the later it is seven.
Accordingly the total of numbers in the table of this pratima is 28 instead of 15 of the Laghu survatobhadra table.
The number of squares in the Mahatsarvatobhadra table is 49 (7 x 7) instead of 25 (5 x 5) of the Laghu sarvatobhadra table.
Here also the numerals are so arranged in the table that the total of numbers added horizontally, vertically or diagonally is always the same.
Procedure—The procedure of practice of this Mahutsarvatobhadra pratima is as follows
One day fast and parana, two day fast and parana, three day fast and parana, four day fast and parana, five day fast and parana, six day fast and purana, seven day fast and parana. This sequence is called the first string.
Four day fast and parana, five day fast and parana, six day fast and paruna, seven day fast and parand, one day fast and parana, two day fast and parana, three day fast anci paruna. This is the second string.
Seven day fast and parana, one day fast and paruna, iwo day fast and parand, three day fast and parana, four day fast and parana, five day fast and paruna, six day fast and paranu. This is the third string.
Three day fast and parana, four day fast and parana, five day fast and parana, six das fast and parana, seven day fast and parana, one day fast and parandı, two day fast an! paruma. This is the fourth string.
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