This presentation depicts the JAIN Sutras being recited during Pratikaman and its Explanation in English language.

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Of
Pratikramana Sutra
Interpretation and explanation of
Pratikramana stotras in English.
Exposition

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PREFACE (1)
Jaina scriptures have prescribed six
necessary or essential duties, (Ävashyak) for a
Jaina layman for their spiritual progress to
attain the perfection & purification of the soul
which are:
(1) Sämäyika: Equanimity
(2) Chaturvimsati stava: Prayer
(3) Vandanä: Respecting Ascetics
(4) Pratikramana: Repentance &
Confession of sins
(5) Käyotsarga: Meditation on Self
(6) Pratyäkhyäna : Religious Vows

3. SaSämäyika
Pratikramana
Six
Essential
Duties
Six Essential Duties

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Sämäyika
Sämäyika means:
The practice of unbroken meditative
equanimity of the soul.
Remaining calm and undisturbed for
48 minutes (time for one Sämäyika).
Equanimity towards all living beings.
Abandonment of every thought which
is tainted by desire and aversion.

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Chaturvimsati stava
Chaturvimsati stava, Chauvisantho or
Dev Vandanä means:
Eulogy to Lord Tirthankars.
Praying, remembering and appreciating the
24 Tirthankar’s achievements and their
victories over toxic passions
(anger, ego, deceit and greed).
Appreciation for showing us path of liberation.
(Vandanä is obeisance, prayer, bowing, salutation, praise,
adoration, homage, worship, respect & veneration)

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Vandanä
Vandanä or Guru Vandanä means:
Offering obeisance to the preceptors.
Respecting and saluting ascetics for their
valuable time for upliftment of our soul.
Obeisance to Sädhus (monks) and
Sädhavis (nuns) for reminding that sometime
we too have to renounce the worldly
attachments like them.

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Pratikramana
Pratikramana means:
Retreat from sins. Turning back to Self for
regaining lost moral and spiritual ground.
Turning back from lapses and transgressions.
To repent and confess our bad deeds and
thoughts.
Practice of confession and expiation
(atonement) of the past misdeeds by
recitation of sacred hymns.

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Pratikramana (A1)
Types of Pratikramana:
The Pratikramana performed:
(1) in the early morning is called Räi Pratikramana.
(2) in the evening is called Devasi Pratikramana.
(3) on the 14/15th day of every fortnight is
called Päkshi Pratikramana.
(4) once every four months is
called the Chaturmäsik Pratikramana.
(5) once in a year on the fourth/fifth day of the
bright fortnight Bhadrapada month is
called Samvatsari Pratikramana.

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Käyotsarga
Käusagga or Käyotsarga means:
Non-attachment of the body by
concentration & meditation on Self.
To be engrossed in the observation and
analysis of one’s soul by forgetting about
one’s body or physical being.
Meditating on the soul, in silence with
perfect concentration and with absolute
peace of mind to make the body still and
motionless is called Kayotsarg.

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Pratyäkhyäna
Pratyäkhyana or Pachchakhän means:
Taking the appropriate vows.
To control our desires by adopting
appropriate religious vows, by recitation of
hymns to ward off future faults.
Bringing order and discipline into life by
means of some daily vows.

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PREFACE (2)
Pratikramana is the central theme of
these necessary duties as all the other
five are included in it.
By means of Pratikramana,
we contemplate on our sins, shortcomings,
misdoings, lapse of past and present, and by
realization along rectification of the same,
we are able to consolidate our future.

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PREFACE (2a)
In the Pratikramana,
we ask for forgiveness for our ill actions and
purify ourselves and improve upon
our future activities.
This enables us to shed off some of our
previous karmas and also to slow down or
prevent the inflow of new Karmas.

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PREFACE (3)
The sequence of the six essentials is also
set in scientific manner.
First being Sämäyika, that teaches us the virtue
of equanimity, without which it is not possible
to cultivate attainment of the good and
abandonment from the sins.
After becoming a devotee of good deeds,
a person becomes the devotee of good doers,
hence now comes the place of Chaturvimsati stava.

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PREFACE (4)
Only after becoming a devotee of the good doers,
one pledges his obeisance, which is Vandanä.
He who has modesty in thoughts, word and
deed remains away from misconduct and is
ever alert about misdoings.
If there is breach of the same, he/she
will be determined to rectify the same and
revert to the truth.
Therefore after vandanä, 4th essential is the
Pratikramana in the sequence of essentials.

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PREFACE (5)
Now having established the basic
purity, one contemplates upon the past &
present even without consideration of his/her
mortal body which is Käyotsarga.
Now after regretting, repenting and
reverting, one has to make provisions for
tomorrow, this is attained by renunciation of
our desires by adopting certain religious
vows, which is Pratyäkhyäna.
All of these put together, sets us on the right path.

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PREFACE (6)
The prayers which are recited during the
Pratikramana are mostly in
Sanskrit and Präkrit (Ardhmäghdhi).
This presentation provides a simplified
unconventional English interpretation to make it
easy for an average reader to understand the
meaning of the Pratikramana stoträs.

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List of sutra (1-10)
1. Namukkäro Suttam
2. Panchindiya Sutra
3. Khamäsamana Sutra
4. Ichchhakära sutra
5. Abbhutthio Sutra
6. Shri Iriyävahiyam
7. Tassa Uttari Sutra
8. Shri Annattha Sutra
9. Logassa Sutra
10. Karemi Bhante Sutra

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List of sutra (11-20)
11. Sämäiya Vayjutto Sutra
12. Jagachintämani Sutra
13. Shri Jamkinchi Sutra
14. Namu tthu nam
15. Jävanti Cheiäim Sutra
16. Jävant ke vi Sähu Sutra
17. Namorhat Sutra
18. Uvasaggaharam Stavana Sutra
19. Jaya Viyaräya Sutra
20. Arihantacheiyänam Sutra

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List of sutra (21-30)
21. Kalläna kandam Sutra
22. Sansäradävä Stuti
23. Pukkharavaradivaddhe Sutra
24. Siddhänam Buddhänam
25. Veyävachchagaränam Sutra
26. Bhagawänaham Sutram
27. Devsia Padikkamane Thäum Sutra
28. Ichchhämi thämi Sutra
29. Nänammi Sutra
30. Suguru Vandana Sutra

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List of sutra (30-40)
31. Devasiam Äloum Sutra
32. Säta Läkha Sutra
33. Adhära Päpasthänaka Sutra
34. Vandittu Sutra
35. Äyaria Uvajjhäe Sutra
36. Sua Devayä Stuti
37. Kshetra Devatä Ni Stuti
38. Kamala Dala Stuti
39. Namostu Varddhamänäya Sutra
40. Vishäla Lochana Sutra

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List of sutra (40-49)
41. Varakanaka Sutra
42. Shri Bhavana Devatä Stuti
43. Kshetra Devatä Stuti
44. Addhäijjesu
45. Laghu Shänti Stava Sutra
46. Chaukkasäya Sutra
47. Mannaha Jinänam Sajjhäya
48. Bharahesara Sajjhäya
49. Sakala tirtha Vandanä Sutra

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Number of presentations.
Exposition of Pratikramana sutras:
(1) Introduction (2) 1 Navkär Mantra
(3) 1-10 (4) 11-17, 19-20
(5) 18 Uvasaggaharam (6) 21-30
(7) 31-33, 35-40 (8) 34 Vandittu
(9) 41-49
Please read all nine presentations.

23. How to get most benefit.
To get most benefit from the stotra one
should recite with :
(a) Clear pronunciation
(b) Deep, Inexhaustible, Unbreakable faith
and with conscientious devotion
towards Arihant’s teachings.

24. How to get most benefit.
To get most benefit from the stotra,
one should recite with
(c) Ultra pure mind, without even slightest
of attachment (raag) & malice (dwesh)
towards any Living beings.

25. Thank you &
Michhämi Dukaddam
If we have made any mistakes
Please accept our sincere apologies.
“Handbook of Pratikramana” by Shri Manu Doshi and
other Jain web sites & books.
Material in this presentation is compiled data, using
“Exposition of Pratikramana stoträs” by Shri Rati Dodhia,
“Shri Sämäyika-Pratikramana sootra” by
Mahasatiji Dharmashilaji and

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