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Nawada, September 18 (HS). The eleven day long Paryushan festival of self purification of Jain followers concluded on Wednesday with apologies to each other for past mistakes.
On the last day of this great festival, which started on September 8 at Shri Gonavan Ji Digambar Jain Siddh Kshetra, the nirvana land of Gautam Ganadhar Swami, the first disciple of Lord Mahavir, the twenty-fourth tirthankara of Jainism, the Jain followers first sought forgiveness from the Lord by performing special puja of the Kshamavani religion in the temple. Thereafter, they sought forgiveness from each other for all the direct and indirect mistakes committed in the past. Before this, the Jain followers performed special puja of the ten forms of the Daslakshan religion, namely, Uttam Kshama Dharma, Uttam Mardav Dharma, Uttam Aarjav Dharma, Uttam Shaucha Dharma, Uttam Satya Dharma, Uttam Sanyam Dharma, Uttam Tapa Dharma, Uttam Tyag Dharma, Uttam Akinchanya Dharma and Uttam Brahmacharya Dharma, which are included in the ten forms of the Daslakshan religion.
In the light of Anant Chaturdashi festival, Jains also observed fast by performing special worship of fourteenth Tirthankara of Jainism, Anantnath, while in the light of Moksha Kalyanak of twelfth Tirthankara Vasupujya, the devotees offered Nirvana Laddus at his feet by worshipping him specially. Deepak Jain, senior representative of Jain community, threw special light on the importance and glory of Paryushan Mahaparva. He said that Paryushan Mahaparva is a grand festival of self-purification. During this ten-day grand festival, Jain followers purify their soul by performing special worship of all ten forms of Daslakshana Dharma and pray for the welfare of all living beings.
In this 11-day religious ritual, the Deputy Manager of the area Abhishek Jain, Shruti Jain, Shreya Jain, Ashok Kumar Jain, Sheela Jain, Sulochana Jain, Arunesh Jain and Khushboo Jain of the local Jain community along with other devotees ensured their active participation. Here, the 11-day Parvaraj Paryushan was completed with great fervor in the Jain temple in Nawada.
Forgiveness is not a sign of cowardice, but of bravery: Deepak Jain
Throwing light on the importance of Kshamavani festival, social worker Deepak Jain said that forgiveness is the best religion. Provided forgiveness is sought and granted from the heart. Keeping impurity in the heart and asking for forgiveness from each other in the name of the festival or just performing the ritual of forgiving does not inspire Kshamavani festival to repeat those mistakes again. The significance of Kshamavani festival is not to repeat the mistakes for which forgiveness is sought from each other directly or indirectly. He said that forgiveness is not a sign of cowardice but a sign of bravery. Deepak Jain appealed to all to ensure their active participation in realizing the concept of world brotherhood by adopting the ornament of forgiveness from the heart in their practical lives.