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Exposition of Pratikramana Stotras
As long as a person performs sämäyika maintaining full control over all his threefold actions i.e. of mind, speech and body, all the harmful karmas continue to be destroyed. 1 સામાઈઅંમિ ઉકએ, સમણો ઈવ સાવઓ હવઈ જષ્ઠા, એએણ કારણેણ, બહુસો સામાઈઅ કુજા. ૨ sämäiyammi u kae, samano iva sävao havai jamhä .eena käranenam, bahuso sämäiyam kujjä. 2 In a sämäyika a layperson becomes like an ascetic and for that reason alone it should be performed often. 2 સામાઈક વિધિએ લીધું, વિધિએ પાયું, વિધિ કરતાં જે કોઈ અવિધિ હુઓ હોય, તે સવિ હું મન વચન કાયાએ કરી મિચ્છામિ દુક્કડ. ૩ sämäyika vidhie lidhun, vidhie päryun, vidhi kartän je koi avidhi huo hoi, te savi hun mana, vachana, käyäe kari michchhämi dukkadam. 3 While taking vow, performing and or completing sämäyika, if I have committed any faults of mind, speech and body and caused any harm to any living being, may those faults be forgiven and become fruitless. 3 દશ મનના, દશ વચનના, બાર કાયાના એ બત્રીસ દોષોમાંહિ જે કોઈ દોષ લાગ્યો હોય તે સવિ હું મન વચન કાયાએ કરી મિચ્છામિ દુક્કડં. ૪ dash mananä, dash vachananä, bär käyänä ae batrisha dosomähi je koi dosha lägyo hoi te savi hun mana, vachana, käyäe kari michchhämi dukkadam. 4 If I have committed any of the 32 faults, which include, 10 of mind, 10 of speech and 12 of body, may those violations be forgiven and become fruitless. 4 Explanation: Sämäyika is performed for a period of 48 minutes, because generally a layperson can stay in that state without loosing concentration at the most for 48 minutes. If one is capable that person can do three sämäyika continuously without break. If one intends to do more than three sämäyikas one should take a break after three and start afresh the next sämäyika.
Some classify the violations of sämäyika vow in following five major categories:
