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Samvatsari Pratikramana
4 mahavigai (substances that change the natural tendencies of mind/body and adversely affect them): honey, alcohol, butter and mutton
Others: swimming, horse riding, flying vehicles, viewing acts of circus, visiting zoos, killing five sensed living beings, eating icecreams, drinking cold drinks, traveling internationally, etc.
By accepting 'Dharna Abhigraha'vows for as many of the above sins as possible in the presence of Lord, Guru and self-witness, one can avoid being bound by those demerits. If possible, laymen and women should accept samyaktva-mool 12 vows. (Vows leading towards samyaktva or right belief, knowledge and conduct.)
While one accepts the vows of Navkarshi and Chauvihar, one should also accept vows to limit the total quantity and number of things to be consumed during the day and at night. Such a vow is known as the 'Deshavagasik' pacchakkhan. When one accepts 14 rules/limits (14 niyam) within the Deshavagasik vow, one is able to avoid all unnecessary demerits in the world except for the 14 expressly determined. The 14 limits accepted in the morning should be lapsed prior to sunset and the ones related to the night time must be accepted. Similarly those of the night should be lapsed in the morning and those of the day time should be accepted. However these can neither be accepted nor lapse during Samayik or Paushadh.
Deshavagasik vrat is currently fulfilled by performing 8 samayiks in a day along with pratikraman in the morning and evening.
In this human birth one should aspire to become a Jain monk as that enables complete cessation from all sins and all associations; and with that end goal in mind, one should accept whatever vows, rules/limits and oaths possible to the best of his/her ability
