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## Example of Chandravatsanka in Samayik, Deshavakashik Vrat
**Yoga Shastra, Third Prakash, Verses 83-85**
Therefore, with utmost humility and in a proper manner, when the king arrives, a seat should be prepared for him beforehand, and the same respect and worship should be offered. Nothing else should be done. The Acharya Maharaj should already be up and walking around, so that he doesn't have to stand up when the king arrives. Because in this regard, there is no fault in standing or not standing. This is just a matter of conduct. The king or a Riddhiman Shravak should be respectfully honored in this way during Samayik. Staying in Samayik leads to Maha Nirjara. || 82 ||
This is explained through an example:
**254. Samayikvratasthasy, Grihino'pi Sthiratmanah | Chandravatsakasyaeva, Kshiyate Karma Sanchitam || 83 ||**
**Meaning:** Even though he is a householder, the accumulated karma of a soul who is steadfast in Samayik Vrat, like the king Chandravatsanka, is destroyed. || 83 ||
This example is understood through the Guru Parampara. It is as follows:
Chandravatsanka, the king, was in Samadhi during Samayik.
There was a city called Sanketapura, which was as bright as the house of Lakshmi, surpassing the beauty of Indrapuri. There, the king Chandravatsanka, who was like a second moon adorning the crown of the earth, ruled. The wise king, to protect his country, wore weapons, and similarly, to protect his inner qualities, he also wore four strong and strict Shikshavrats. In the month of Magh, once at night, in his own residence, he embraced Samayik and, with this resolve, stood in Kayotsarga, saying, "As long as this lamp burns, I will remain in Samayik." When the oil in the lamp started to run low, his bed-chamber maid, thinking that the master should not be in darkness, poured more oil into the lamp in the first watch of the night. Out of devotion, she stayed awake until the second watch and then went and poured more oil into the lamp. The lamp continued to burn. Therefore, the king continued his Kayotsarga according to his resolve (Abhigha) until the third watch. The bed-chamber maid was unaware of the king's resolve, so she poured more oil into the lamp again. The night was over. Morning arrived, but the king remained standing in Kayotsarga according to his resolve. Due to the fatigue of the whole night, his body was shattered and could not bear the pain any longer, so he fell down with a thud. The king's body left him. But because he remained in Samadhi until the end, his evil karma was destroyed, and due to the binding of good karma, the king completed his lifespan and went to heaven. || 83 ||
Similarly, other householders, by embracing Samayik Vrat and remaining steadfast in Samadhi, will surely destroy their evil karma and attain immediate liberation. This is the essence of the story of Chandravatsanka.
Now, regarding the second Shiksha Vrat called Deshavakashik:
**255. Digvrate Parimanam Yat, Tasy Sanksepanam Punah | Dine Ratrau Cha Dishavakashikavratamuchyate || 84 ||**
**Meaning:** The shortening of the limits of travel in Digvrat for a day and night is called Deshavakashik Vrat. || 84 ||
**Explanation:** In the first Gunavrat called Digvrat, there are limits set for travel in all ten directions. Shortening these limits for a whole day and night, or specifically for a watch, is called Deshavakashik Vrat. Here, along with shortening the first Vrat in Digvrat, one should also understand the shortening of other Anuvrats, etc., by implication. If a separate Vrat were to be kept for shortening each Vrat, the number of Vrats would increase, and this would contradict the scriptural number of 12 Vrats. || 84 ||
Now, regarding the third Shiksha Vrat, Paushdhavrat:
**256. Chatushparvyam Chaturthadi, Kuvyaparanishedenam | Brahmacharyakriyasnanadityagah Paushdhavratam || 85 ||**
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