Pachchakhan

Courtesty of Hiteshbhai Vinodchandra Shah, he has provided with his kind heart and gracious voice by providing Pachchakhan!

Below are all the Pachchakhan listed in English text, and we have attached his website link as well, written in Gujarati. Mr. Hitesh also has many audios for Pathshala and Nav Smaran.

Why do we do Pachchakhan: To take a vow/oath of abstinence from desires such as water and/or food.

Instructions to Start

  • Fold your hands (in front of Bhagwan’s photo if possible).
  • Insure that your mouth is clean.
  • Click and listen the recording of Pachchakhan of your choice
  • Recite in your mind “Pachkhami” after “Pachkhai” is said in the audio
  • Recite in your mind “Vosarami” after “Voseree” is said at the end of the audio
  •  Calculation of Prahar : Take total daytime (i.e. sunrise to sunset time), divide it by four then it will give one prahar time. i.e. if daytime is 16 hours then One Prahar = 16 hours/4 = 4 hours

If you have any questions for Hiteshbhai, his contact is below:

https://www.hiteshvidhikar.com/index.php

1_Navkarshi_Pachchakhan – 48 Min after Sunrise, sit in one place, and with a closed fist on the ground, recite Navkar 3 times. Proceed to eat or drink after.
2_Porsi_Pachchakhan – 1 Prahar time after the sunrise (approximately 3 hours), sit in one place, and with a closed fist on the ground recite Navkar 3 times. Proceed to eat or drink after
3_Sadhporishi_Pachakkhan – 1.5 Prahar time after the sunrise, (approximately 4.5 hours), sit in one place, and with a closed fist on the ground recite Navkar 3 times. Proceed to eat or drink after
4_Purimaddha_Pachchakhan – 3 Prahar time after the sunrise, (approximately 9 hours), sit in one place, and with a closed fist on the ground recite Navkar 3 times. Proceed to eat or drink after
5_Avaddha_Pachchakhan – 3 Prahar time after the sunrise, (approximately 9 hours), sit in one place, and with a closed fist on the ground recite Navkar 3 times. Proceed to eat or drink after
6_Ekasanu_Biyasanu_Pachchakhan – When eating food in one or two sittings
7_Ayambil_Nivi_Pachchakhan – When eating food in one sitting that contains only cereals and pulses not sprouted and it is spice free and boiled or cooked, without milk, yogurt, ghee, sugar jaggery, oil, fried food, or green/raw vegetables, fruits, sugar and its products.
8_Upavas_(Tivihar)_Pachchakhan – To give up only food for the whole day, starting from previous sunset to 2nd day sunrise
9_Upavas_(Chovihar)_Pachchakhan – To give up food and water for the whole day, starting from previous sunset to 2nd day sunrise
10_Panhar_Pachchakhan –
11_Chauvihar_Pachchakhan
12_Tivihar_Pachchakhan
13_Duvihar_Pachchakhan
14_Desavagasik_Pachchakhan
15_Dharna_Abhigrah_Pachchakhan – It is a Customised Pachkhan. One can decide any kind of Tyag or Niyam for a short/Long duration by taking this Pachkhan
16_Mutthasahi_Pachchakhan
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