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Exposition of Pratikramana Stotras
8. Shri Annattha – Ägära Sutra
Käussaggasutam
Object: Description of the pledges, exceptions, and time limit during body-abandonment posture (käyotsarga).
Sutra and Meaning: અન્નત્ય ઊસિએણે, નીસિએણે, ખાસિએણ, છીણ, જંભાઈએણે, ઉફડુએણ વાચનિસગૂણ, ભમલીએ પિત્તમુચ્છાએ. ૧ annattha-usasienam, nisasienam, khäsienam, chhienam, jambhäienam, udduenam, väya-nisaggenam, bhamalie, pittamuchchhäe. 1 With the exception of inhaling and exhaling, coughing and sneezing, yawning and hiccoughing, passing wind, giddiness, and swooning. 1 સુહુહિં અંગસંચાલેહિં, સુહુમેહિં ખેલસંચાલેહિં, સુહુમેહિં દિઠિ સંચાલેહિં, ર suhumehim anga-sanchälehim, suhumehim khela-sanchälehim, suhumehim ditthisanchälehim. 2 Very slight movement of the body, swallowing of the saliva or phlegm and subtle movement of the eyes. 2 એવમાઈહિં, આગારેહિ અમો અવિરહિઓ હુજ મે કાઉસ્સગગો. ૩ evamäiehim ägärehim, a-bhaggo a-virähio, hujja me käussaggo. 3 During these and other involuntary movements, may my bodyabandonment posture be unbroken and unimpaired? 3 જાવ અરિહંતાણ, ભગવંતાણ, નમુક્કારેણ ન પારેમિ. ૪ jäva arihantänam bhagavantänam, namukkärenam na päremi. 4 Until I have completed the recitation of the Namokära mantra to the blessed Arhats. 4 તાવ કાર્ય, ઠાણેણ, મોણેણં, ઝાણેણં, અપ્પાણ વોસિરામિ. ૫ täva käyam, thänenam monenam, jhänenam appänam vosirämi. 5 Till then I shall cast aside my body in the standing position, in silence and in meditation. 5
Explanation: What does expiatory rite (präyaschitta) mean?
