134 Pratikraman
This Gnan is such that one does not have to ask even a word of question ; all the solutions are given .
Short Pratikraman
Questioner : What if I don ’ t know how to do a lengthy pratikraman ? I cannot do pratikraman very fast , but if I make a mistake and feel that I should not have talked the way I did , is that considered pratikraman ? ( 124 )
Dadashri : Yes , that is pratikraman . That is all it needs to be . Your current opinion is this and so you can wash it off in this manner .
Now that is not the exact pratikraman , but you removed yourself away from that old opinion , did you not ?
Questioner : Then what is correct ? Can I do it in short like that ?
Dadashri : There is nothing wrong with that . If you do not do it as shown , it is fine because in that situation that is pratikraman all the same . But if ‘ we ’ give this answer to every situation , then people will do it haphazardly . There is no problem if that occurs under certain circumstances ; it will do . That is pratikraman all the same . To have the opinion of , ‘ This should not be so ,’ is pratikraman for sure , because you changed your opinion , did you not ? One way or another , your opinion has to be changed .
Do Not Oppose Pratikraman
Pratikraman is to be done in order to get rid of that opinion of yours . It is to be done to show that you no longer endorse that opinion and that now you are opposing it . Pratikraman is to be done to show your opposition towards any aggression . Do you understand ?
Questioner : Do we have to do pratikraman to show that we oppose the atikraman that occurred ?