Recite and practise
For daily aradhana: sutras, stotras and stutis, stavans, the evening aarti, vidhis and the pachchakkhan, in Gujarati.
Sutra
The sutras of daily aradhana, from the Navkar Mantra to Jay Viyaray.
નવકાર મંત્ર
Navkar MantraThe Namaskar Mahamantra: salutation to the five supreme beings, recited first in every Jain prayer.
ખમાસમણ
KhamasamanaThe salutation with the five-limb bow (panchang pranipat), given before asking leave for each step of a vidhi.
ઇરિયાવહિયં
IriyavahiyamPratikraman for harm done to living beings while moving about; recited before every vidhi.
તસ્સ ઉત્તરી
Tassa UttariThe resolve to purify the soul further, said before kaussagg.
અન્નત્થ
AnnatthaThe exceptions (agar) allowed while in kaussagg, such as breathing, coughing and sneezing.
લોગસ્સ
LogassaThe Chauvisattho: praise of the 24 Tirthankars by name.
જં કિંચિ
JankinchiVandan to every Jin-bimb in the heavens, the netherworld and the human world.
નમુત્થુણં (શક્રસ્તવ)
Namutthunam (Shakrastav)The Shakrastav, the praise of the Arihants with which Indra honours them.
જાવંતિ ચેઇઆઇં
Javanti CheiyaimVandan to all the chaityas of the three worlds.
જાવંત કેવિ સાહૂ
Javant Kevi SahuVandan to all sadhus in Bharat, Airavat and Mahavideh.
નમોઽર્હત્
NamorhatA short Sanskrit salutation to the five supreme beings; said by brothers.
જય વીયરાય
Jay ViyarayThe prarthana sutra, asking for the right path life after life.
અરિહંત ચેઇઆણં
Arihant CheiyanamThe resolve to do kaussagg for vandan and puja of the Jin-images.
સકલકુશલવલ્લી
Sakal Kushal ValliA Sanskrit stuti of Shri Shantinath Bhagwan, the moolnayak of Kalri, often recited as the chaityavandan.
નમોઽસ્તુ વર્ધમાનાય
Namostu VardhamanayaA three-shlok Sanskrit stuti of Shri Mahavir Swami, said in devsi pratikraman.
Stotra and Stuti
Stotras and stutis of the Bhagwan and the adhishthayak devs.
સકલકુશલવલ્લી
Sakal Kushal ValliA Sanskrit stuti of Shri Shantinath Bhagwan, the moolnayak of Kalri, often recited as the chaityavandan.
નમોઽસ્તુ વર્ધમાનાય
Namostu VardhamanayaA three-shlok Sanskrit stuti of Shri Mahavir Swami, said in devsi pratikraman.
ઉવસગ્ગહરં સ્તોત્ર
Uvasaggaharam StotraBhadrabahuswami's stotra of Shri Parshwanath Bhagwan, recited to remove obstacles.
ભક્તામર સ્તોત્ર
Bhaktamar StotraManatungasuri's Sanskrit stotra of Shri Adinath (Rishabhdev) Bhagwan, in the 44 gathas recited by Shwetambar sanghs.
રત્નાકર પચ્ચીસી
Ratnakar PachchisiTwenty-five gathas of heartfelt confession before the Vitrag Bhagwan, in the Gujarati version of Acharya Shri Ratnakarsuri's Sanskrit stotra.
શ્રી માણિભદ્ર વીર
Shri Manibhadra VirThe stuti and history of the kshetrapal held in high regard by Tapagachchh Shwetambar Jains, his three main places, Magarwada, Aglod and Ujjain, and darshan at all three in one day.
શ્રી ઘંટાકર્ણ મહાવીર સ્તોત્ર
Shri Ghantakarna Mahavir StotraThe four-shloka stotra of Shri Ghantakarna Mahavir, the protector dev worshipped for freedom from illness and fear, with his history and the tirth at Mahudi.
Stavan
Stavans sung before the Bhagwan.
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Aarti
The aarti and mangal divo sung at the close of evening puja.
Vidhi
How to do chaityavandan and other vidhis, step by step.
ચૈત્યવંદન વિધિ
Chaityavandan VidhiThe order of chaityavandan before the Bhagwan, step by step with every sutra: Iriyavahiyam, Khamasamana, Namutthunam, Jay Viyaray and the rest.
ચોપડા પૂજન
Chopda PujanThe Jain way of worshipping the new account books on Diwali: samagri, vidhi, what to write in the chopda, and the Diwali night jaap for Bhagwan Mahavir's nirvan.
Pachchakkhan
Each pachchakkhan with its sutra, today's time at Kalri, what it allows and how to complete it.
નવકારશી
NavkarshiNothing to eat or drink until 48 minutes after sunrise.
પોરિસી અને સાઢ પોરિસી
Porsi and Sadh-porsiNothing to eat or drink until a quarter of the day (Porsi) or three-eighths of it (Sadh-porsi).
પુરિમડ્ઢ અને અવડ્ઢ
Purimaddh and AvaddhNothing to eat or drink until midday (Purimaddh) or three quarters of the day (Avaddh).
બિયાસણું અને એકાસણું
Biyasan and EkasanMeals at two sittings (Biyasan) or one sitting (Ekasan) in the day.
આયંબિલ
AyambilOne meal of plain food without vigai.
ઉપવાસ (તિવિહાર)
Upvas (Tivihar)A fast with only boiled water during the day.
ઉપવાસ (ચોવિહાર)
Upvas (Chauvihar)A fast without food or water.
ચોવિહાર
ChoviharNothing to eat or drink from sunset until the next morning.
તિવિહાર
TiviharOnly water after sunset.
દુવિહાર
DuviharWater and svadim only after sunset.
પાણહાર
Pani-harNo water after sunset, after a day of Upvas, Ekasan, Biyasan or Ayambil.