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Collective (samuhik) pratikraman is done for karma of the
past life, all other karma of those who are not related to you, or
incidents you are not aware of where you may have hurt someone.
For all that, you have to do collective pratikraman. And if I
know that I have hurt you with my leg, then I have to do
individual pratikraman for that. That has to be done immediately.
Powerful Circumstances Obstruct Pratikraman
Questioner: Dada, many times when I make a mistake,
I remember You and all I say is, ‘Dear Dada, I am asking for
forgiveness for the mistake I made.’ I do not do a lengthy
pratikraman.
Dadashri: There is nothing wrong in asking for forgiveness,
but make sure you do the pratikraman. Ask for forgiveness if
you are not able to do pratikraman.
Questioner: Sometimes the circumstances are so strong
that they prevent me from doing pratikraman.
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Dadashri: Ask for forgiveness for that.
Bombardment of Atikraman
Questioner: Five to twenty-five atikraman occur within
an hour.
Dadashri: Then you can combine them and do
pratikraman for them together. If they occur together, then say
that you are doing collective pratikraman for them.
Questioner: How do we do collective pratikraman?
Dadashri: Say, ‘All these atikramans have occurred for
which I am doing collective pratikraman.’ If atikraman has
occurred on a certain topic, then say that, ‘Atikraman occurred
on this subject, on this subject and on this subject; so I am doing
a collective pratikraman for atikraman done on all these
subjects.’ And so they will all be resolved. And if some still