English Pratikraman Introduction and Ritual together for English Speaking Jains

Author(s): Mayur and Rita Lodaya (Speaker)
Publisher: JAINA Education Committee

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PRATIKRAMAN RITUAL
5.0 5th Essential: Käyotsarga - Meditation in a Yoga Posture Introspection and Käyotsarga - Arihanta-ceiyanam Sutra After requesting forgiveness from all living beings of the universe, the next step is to discipline oneself in order to avoid future sins. This is done via Käyotsarga (meditation in motionless body) and introspection (meditating on a Jain prayer). This meditation also helps to get rid of our past bad karmas.
अरिहंत-चेइयाणं सूत्र:
अरिहंत-चेइयाणं, करेमि काउस्सग्गं... वंदण-वत्तिआए, पूअण-वत्तिआए, सक्कार-वत्तिआए, सम्माण-वत्तिआए, बोहि-लाभ-वत्तिआए, निरुवसग्ग-वत्तिआए.
................2. सद्धाए, मेहाए, धिईए, धारणाए, अणुप्पेहाए वड्ढमाणीए, ठामि
काउस्सग्गं. Arihanta-ceiyänam Sutra: arihanta-ceiyanam, karemi käussaggam......... vandana-vattiäe, puana-vattiäe, sakkära-vattiäe, sammäna-vattiäe, bohi-läbha-vattiäe, niruvasagga-vattiäe.... saddhäe, mehäe, dhiie, dhäranäe, anuppehäe vaddhamänie, thämi käussaggam.
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लं नकल
Meaning Oh Arihant Bhagwän! I wish to undertake Käyotsarga in front of the omniscient Lord's image, and to bow to you, worship you, to respect you, to attain true wisdom and to the removal of my affliction.
| undertake this Käyotsarga with ever increasing level of conviction, intellect, patience, determination and contemplation.
अन्नत्थ सूत्र
अन्नत्थ-ऊससिएणं, नीससिएणं, खासिएणं, छीएणं, जंभाइएणं,
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