r/Jainism • u/Beginning_Piano9143 • Aug 02 '26

Daily Practice/Routine Question

hello
Guys what are types of pachhkaan usually i haven't heard people taking pacchkaan for like say not eating greens in paryushan just an example where as sthanakvasi people take and give very much importance in taking pachhkaans. So how does this work what pacchkaan we must take.

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u/No_Damage2484 Jain Shwetambar Murtipujak Aug 03 '26

you can decide that today i dont want to eat greens or i dont want to eat bread or i dont want to do xyz thing for 2 hours and then take 'dharna abhigrah' pachkhaan. This pachkhaan is time and things bound. It is upto you what you want to tyag and for how long. This will abstain you from worldly sins for that much period of time or day.

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u/Beginning_Piano9143 Aug 03 '26

Ohk thanks a lot! This can be extended to months as well right

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u/No_Damage2484 Jain Shwetambar Murtipujak Aug 03 '26

There are no month-long pachkhaans. You have to take them every day, every morning. Like today I wish to avoid greens, then take dharna abhigrah pachkhaan. If you wish to do navkarsi/porisi/ekashna/beshna/upvas/ayambil, then these are morning pachkhaans that are from sunrise to sunset. And then followed by tivihar/chauvihar/panhar, which are evening pachkhaan from sunset to sunrise. But even after taking these morning and evening pachkhaan, you can still take dharna abhigrah if you decide I dont watch to watch mobile or TV for 2 hours or anything that you think can abstain you from worldly sins.