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:
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 after3_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 after4_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 after5_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 after6_Ekasanu_Biyasanu_Pachchakhan – When eating food in one or two sittings7_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 sunrise10_Panhar_Pachchakhan – 11_Chauvihar_Pachchakhan12_Tivihar_Pachchakhan13_Duvihar_Pachchakhan14_Desavagasik_Pachchakhan15_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 Pachkhan16_Mutthasahi_Pachchakhan
