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Pratikraman
Questioner: Please explain what dravya-pratikraman is
and what bhaav- pratikraman is.
Dadashri: Speak with inner intention, ‘This should not be
so.’ That is called bhaav-pratikraman. In dravya-pratikraman,
you actually have to utter each and every word. However many
words that are written for the ritual, you have to speak each
word. That is dravya-pratikraman.
Did You Do the Real Pratikraman?
The Lord has said that if you understand the language of
this pratikraman (Maagdhi language), then do pratikraman in
this way. The Lord has not interfered in this. He further said that
if one does not understand it, then explain pratikraman to him
in the language he understands.
Questioner: According to Lord Mahavir, it is said that
ultimately, even if you do samvatsari (annual) pratikraman,
you will not have any problems.
Dadashri: No, He has not said anything like that. And
this pratikraman was not there at all. Pratikraman during the
time of Lord Mahavir was not like it is today. These
pratikramans of today started after the Lord’s departure.
Pratikraman should be there for sure. Furthermore, it
should be in one’s own language. Without alochana,
pratikraman and pratyakhyan, there is no moksha for anyone.
If a person has learned eating by making loud belching
sounds (ritual of reciting words without understanding
pratikraman), does that mean that your hunger is satisfied?
Questioner: No, it will only be satisfied if we put
something in our own stomach.
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Dadashri: Why? We took a plate and we put food on
it and we belched!