________________ How to accomplish 'Samvatsari Pratikraman' shown by Tirthankar Parmatma and with what kind of feeling it should be observed are fully explained with its perfect method of performance in this book. The attempt is praisworthy. May these wonderful aphorism be a necture and self-welfare creation and may it be a path showing for the emnacipation (Moksha) seeker. Respected Hitdharmashriji Maharaj Saheb Pratikraman is for the cleanliness of mind and soul. As the body needs healthy food, to nurture self orinted virtues, Pratikraman is needed. Through Pratikraman attachment, hatred and passion are decreased and mind becomes pure. The reason for it is that there are praising poems for Tirthankars and preachers and prayers for worshiping, meditation, contemplation in their aphorism. Thus, for the purity of mind, removing old deeds (Karma) and good conduct Pratikraman is inevitable. Padmashri Dr. Kumarpal Desai Pratikraman is not an action of only sitting for two and half an hour listening to the aphorisms(Sutra) for the insistance of elders, but it is also to understand the meaning of rites and description of action. If it is realized by the desirous of knowing, Pratikraman is a confluence of decreasing past deeds (karma nirjara), remorse and forgiveness. This book visualizes this truth. Dr. Dhanvant Shah Editor - Prabuddha Jivan "Deepak Farm", Gotri Road, Vadodara -390021, Ph:+91-265-2371410
