IMPORTANCE OF GYAN PANCHAM
The 5th day after Diwali is known as "Gyan Panchami". Gyan Panchami is celebrated as a day of honoring knowledge and holy books. In Jainism, this day is a time for students,scholars and everyone to celebrate Jnana, the divine or transcendent knowledge or wisdom. It is a day of worship of pure knowledge.
Gyan Panchami is the festival celebrated by Jains to recognize the importance of their scriptures. The books preserved in the religious libraries are cleansed and worshipped.. "Gyan" is the natural light of inner soul. It is this light that is believed to help us differentiate between good and bad. Hence, Gyan is also known as 'the third eye' or 'the second sun'. It is this natural inner light that is prayed to ward off ignorance and reveal the knowledge of karma, thus, wisdom replaces ignorance or foolishness. Like most festivals celebrated in India, Houses are cleaned, temples are lit with lamp. Special poojas are performed in homes
Many Jains fast on this day. They do dev vandan (offering veneration to the Gods). Holy recitation and Pratikraman is performed. On this day, many take a vow to do a fast every month on the fifth day of the fortnight of the waxing moon for continuous five years and five months.
Following sloka is recited on this day,
"Samkit Shrddhavantane Upanue Gyan Prakash,
Pranamu Pad ha; Tehana, Bhav Dhari Ullas"
GYAN PANCHAM VIDHI
Gyan Panchami mantra | 5 types of gyan in Jainism
This festival is celebrated on the fifth day of the month of Kartik.
It is also known as ‘Saubhagya Panchami’ and as the ‘Labha Panchami’.
The Kayatsarga of 51 Logassa, 51 Swastikas, 51 Khamasanas and the Jap Pad of
‘Namo Nanassa’ – 20 Navakarvalis are performed on the day.
(5 years and 5 months, you can start from kartak sud pancham)
Procedure of Sud Pancham for each month:
First do Vaskep pooja on a religious book.
Take some vaskep in your right hand:
*Put it on the top right corner and say Matigyaan
*Then the bottom right corner and say Shrutgyaan
*Then bottom left corner and say Avtdhigyaan
*Then top left corner and say Manhaparyvgyaan
*Finally in the middle and say Kevalgyaan
Next you do 5 Swastic (Sathiya), put 5 Naivedh (Sweet) and 5 Fal (Fruit)
Then do 5 Khamasamna
Om Rhim Shree Matigyaan namha
Om Rhim Shree Shrutgyaan namha
Om Rhim Shree Avthigyaan namha
Om Rhim Shree Manhaparyvgyaan namha
Om Rhim Shree Kevalgyaan namha
Now do 5 Loggassa Kaussag:
Say this whilst giving a Khamasamnu:
If you can try to do Ekasnu (eat one time in a day, drink boiled water) or Upvas.
If we have given any incorrect information then please forgive us, Michammi Dukkadam !
Reference Link : https://www.jaina.org/page/11_12_18_ENewsletter
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