Shrut Panchami Date: Saturday, 31 May 2025
The first scripture of the Jain sampraday was written on the day of Shruta Panchami. Earlier it was a tradition to keep all the knowledge in one's throat and it was being transferred from one generation to another through words. According to Digambar Jain tradition, Shrut Panchami festival is celebrated every year on Jyeshtha Shukla Panchami date. On this day, the disciples of Jain Acharya Dharsen, Acharya Pushpadanta and Acharya Bhutbali completed the Shatkhandagam scripture. Since then, Shrut Panchami has been celebrated as a festival.
Shrut Panchami is also known as Prakrit language day. Jain society celebrates this great festival with great joy and gaiety across the country. On the holy day of Shrut Panchami, the scriptures kept in temples and houses are cleaned and renovated. There is a law to clean the store of all scriptures, texts and all religious text material and worship them.
A procession of scriptures is taken out from place to place, under which Jain religious people keep the ancient texts of Jainism on a silver palanquin, along with band-hawks, take out a procession by showering flowers on Maa Jinwani as well as other religious scriptures. For the publication of unpublished ancient texts, seminars are organized for outline and protection of scriptures.
| Related Name | Prakrit Bhasha Diwas |
| Begins Tithi | Jyaistha Shukla Panchami |
| Reason | The first scripture of Jain sect, Shatkhandagam, was written. |
| Celebrations | Cleanliness, Worship of Scriptures and Scriptures, Sobha Yatra, Essay competition. |
श्रुत पंचमी महापर्व के दिन जैन संप्रदाय के प्रथम ग्रंथ को लिपिबद्ध किया गया था। दिगंबर जैन परंपरा के अनुसार प्रति वर्ष जेष्ठ शुक्ल पंचमी तिथि को श्रुत पंचमी पर्व मनाया जाता है।
What to do on Shrut Panchami festival?
What to do on the day of Shrut Panchami, which spreads the light of knowledge, and how to propagate the message of saints? Some guidelines have been given for this, just read carefully.
❀ Keep the scriptures kept in the house and temples in the sun.
❀ Change the veshtan (clothes) of the scriptures on Shrut Panchami.
❀ Organize a special program of worshiping Saraswati (Jinwani) on the day of the festival.
❀ Impress the religion by taking out the procession by placing the jivani and scriptures on the chariot, palanquin or head.
❀ Enrich the scriptures by preserving, promoting and publishing scriptures, texts, handwritten ancient unpublished manuscripts.
❀ Celebrate Shrut Panchami as Bhasha Prakrit Diwas. Make plans and implementations for the development of Prakrit language.
❀ Organize competitions like Jinvani Decoration Competition, Essay Drafting etc., in which reward the contestants.
❀ By organizing a religious meeting, tell the importance of Shrut Panchami festival and protection of Shrut to the boys and girls and Shravak and Shravikaon. Spread its importance among youth and social media.
Related Information
Frequency
Yearly / Annual
Begins Tithi
Jyaistha Shukla Panchami
Reason
The first scripture of Jain sect, Shatkhandagam, was written.
Celebrations
Cleanliness, Worship of Scriptures and Scriptures, Sobha Yatra, Essay competition.
Imp Places
Home, Jain Mandir.
Past Dates
11 June 2024, 24 May 2023, 4 June 2022
Updated: Sep 27, 2024 15:25 PM
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