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Pratikraman
Repentance will loosen the entangled knots of karma. If not, the
result of the wrongful action you bind will be so horrendous that
you may even forfeit human birth in your next life. And if you
manage to attain human life again, it will be full of suffering and
misery. You will be deprived of food and respect, and you will
suffer constant insults. That is why repentance along with other
rituals becomes necessary. This is called paroksha bhakti –
indirect worship. Indirect worship is necessary until one attains
Self-realization.
Now who should be a witness to your repentance? It
should be done in the presence of the God you believe in,
whether it is Lord Krishna, Dada Bhagwan or any other God.
There is a cure for everything in this world. First the cure is
born, and then the problem or affliction arises.
Today, the cure for all the diseases that have emerged in
the world has already arisen. There is already a medicinal plant
growing, and then later the disease arises. Therefore, the world
is very exact. You have to go for the cure and solution. The cure
is already there!
Kraman, Atikraman, Pratikraman
Why has the world come into existence? It is due to
atikraman (aggression towards other living beings through thoughts,
speech and action). Kraman (neutral actions; actions that do not
have any good or bad implications) alone does not cause any
problems. For example, if you go to a restaurant and break two
dishes, and leave after paying for them, then it is not considered
atikraman and, therefore, pratikraman is not necessary. But if
you tell the manager that his waiter has broken them, then that is
atikraman. Pratikraman has to be done for the atikraman that
was done. Everything else is just kraman anyway. Natural and
spontaneous talk is kraman, and there is no problem with that.
However, atikraman occurs in this inevitably. Therefore, do
pratikraman for it.
(Gujarati Book Page-4)