Lesson 26
Chothun Shraman Sootra

Ek bol thi maandi-ne ťeťris bol sudhi-maa(n), maaraa jive aajnaa ďivas sam-bandhi, jaań-vaa jog bol jaań-yaa na hoy, aaďar-vaa jog bol aaďar-yaa na hoy, ane chhaand-vaa jog bol chhand-yaa na hoy, to Arihanť Ananť Siďdha Bhag-vaan ni saak-shi e ťassa Michchhaami ďukkadam.
Dhanya chhe ťe mahaa-purusho-ne jeo jaań-vaa jog bol jaań-ťaa hashe, aaďar-vaa jog aaďar-ťaa hashe ane chhand-vaa jog chhand-ťaa hashe, ťemne maari ťamaari samay samay-ni vandanaa hojo.

Today, of these above mentioned thirty-three things, if I have not known the things worth knowing, not done the things worth doing and not abandoned the things worth abandoning, then I beg pardon for the same in the presence of Arihant and Infinite Siddha Gods.
Blessed are those great men, who know the things worth knowing, do the things worth doing and abandon the things worth abandoning, be our salutations to them, repeatedly.

I refrain from one type of non-restraint (absence of vows); two types of fetters (bonds) i.e. bond of attachment and bond of aversion; three types of penalties, i.e. penalty due to bad thoughts, bad speech and sinful physical activities.
I refrain from the blemishes on the three Guptis (controls) i.e. control of mind, speech and body.
I refrain from the three thorns like deceit, desire for reward and wrong faith.
I refrain from three types of pride, i.e. pride of achievement, pride of good taste & pride of good health.
I refrain from the three defaults, i.e. default of knowledge, right faith and character.
I refrain from, four types of passions, i.e. anger, pride, deceit, greed.
I refrain from four types of instincts, i.e. hunger, fear, sex, possession.
I refrain from four types of Gossips, regarding women, food, country, politics.
I refrain from sorrowful meditation, cruel meditation, absence of Religious meditation, absence of pure meditation.
I refrain from five types of activities, like careless bodily activity, activities due to hatred, usage of weapons, activities which arouse grief, slaying of lives.
I refrain from five provokers of sensuality, i.e. utterances, such forms, odour and fragrances, tastes, touch.
I refrain from the blemishes on the five great vows, which are to abandon violence, lies, theft, sensuality and possessions totally.
I refrain fom the blemishes on the five types of vigilances, like walking, speaking, accepting alms, handling things and disposing waste.
I refrain from violence towards six classes of living beings, i.e. earth-bodied, water-bodied, fire-bodied, air-bodied, plant-bodied and mobile living beings.
I refrain from six types of Leshyas i.e. Krishna Leshya, Neel Leshya, Kau LEshya, Teu Leshya, Paumma Leshya, Sukka Leshya.
I refrain from :
Seven abodes of fear
Eight abodes of pride
Breach in following the nine guidelines of vow of celibacy
Blemishes incurred on the ten virtues of the monk.
Blemishes pertaining to the eleven commitments of shravak.
Blemishes pertaining to the twelve commitments of monk.
Thirteen activities which lead to the influx of Karmas.
Injury caused to the fourteen types of living beings.
Consent to the cruel activities of fifteen types of irreligious lower Devas.
Not studying the sixteen chapters of the first book of the scripture named Suyagadang.
Seventeen types of non-restraint.
Eighteen types of unchastity.
Blemishes incurred by not studying the nineteen chapters of Shri Gnataji Sootra.
Twenty types of misbehaviours that lead to pertuberance.
Twenty-one types of gross sins which mutilate the character.
Twenty-two types of trying situations.
Blemishes incurred by contradictory faith regarding the twenty-three chapters of both the books of Suyagadang scripture.
Blemishes incurred by the insult of twenty-four types of Gods.
Non-ponderance of twenty-five types of contemplations.
Blemishes regarding the fiath on the twenty-six chapters; 10 Dashashrutskandha + 6 Bruhat kalpana, 10 Vyavaharsootra.
Blemishes regarding the twenty seven qualities of Monk.
Blemishes on the conduct of the monk, depicted in the twenty-eight chapters, i.e. 25 of Acharang and 3 of Nishitha scripture.
From twenty-nine types of sinful literature
From thirty types of highly delusive activities.
Belmishes incurred due to contradictory faith on the thirty-one virtues of Siddha Gods.
Blemishes due to negligence in the thirty-two types of auspicious activities.
Thirty-three types of insulting behaviour towards Guru.
Further, I also refrain from, insulting behaviour towards Arihant Gods, Siddha  Gods, religious preceptors, scriptural teachers, Sadhuji, Sadhviji, Shravak, Shravika, Gods, Godesses.
I refrain from the insulting behaviour committed by not recognizing the existence of human beings and lower animals of this world, celestial and hellish beings of the next world.
I refrain from insulting behaviour committed by entertaining doubts regarding omniscience.
I refrain from the insulting the religious of Kevalis by speaking evil about it.
I refrain from the insulting behaviour committed by the absence of faith in the world comprising of Gods, humans, demons.
I refrain from insulting behaviour towards all the living beings.
I refrain from insulting behaviour committed by non-recognition of time, as an entity.
I refrain from insulting the holy sciprtures; Shrutadevta; preceptors, who impart religious knowledge.
I refrain from reciting scriptures in incorrect order, inattentively, omission of necessary words, inclusion of unnecessary words, omission of a verse, recited with immodesty; recited with unsteady mind, speech and body; recited without proper pronunciation, imparting knowledge to immodest person, gaining knowledge with immodesty, studying scriptures at improper time, not studying scriptures at proper time, studying scriptures at improper place, not studying scriptures at proper place.
May may such sins be dissolved and pardoned.
To-day, of these above mentioned thirty-three things, if I have not known the things worth knowing, not done the things worth doing and not abandoned the things worth abandoning, then I beg pardon for the same in the presence of Arihant and infinite Siddha Gods.
Blessed are those great men who know the things worth knowing, do the things worth doing and abandon the things worth abandoning, be our salutations to them repeatedly.