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[Necessary Sutra (6) Mahattarakar, (7) Sarvasamadhipratyayakara. Except for the aforementioned seven Aagaras, I completely renounce food.]
**Discussion:** This is a Sutra of Ekasthan. The word 'Sthan' within Ekasthan refers to 'position'. Therefore, the implied meaning of Ekasthan is - 'Without moving any other limbs except the right hand and mouth, eating only once a day in the same posture. That is, the posture, the arrangement of limbs, and the posture that is present at the beginning of the meal should be maintained until the end of the meal.'
Acharya Jinadas has defined Ekasthan in the same way in the Aavashyakachurni - 'Jatha anguvangam thaviyam taheva samuddisitavvam, aagare se aountanasaranam natthi, sesa satta taheva.'
All other methods of Ekasthan are similar to Ekashan. Only the Aagara of contraction and expansion of hands, feet, etc. is not present. Therefore, 'aountanasaranenam' is not mentioned in the present Sutra.
6. Aachaml-Ayambilpratyakhyanasutra
_ I accept the Ayambil tapa. I renounce food except for the eight Aakaras, namely Anaabhog, Sahasakar, Lepalepa, Utkshiptvivek, Grihasthasanssrusht, Parishthapanikakar, Mahattarakar, and Sarvasamadhipratyayakara._
**Meaning:** Ayambil means Aachaml tapa. I accept the Aachaml tapa. I renounce food except for the eight Aakaras, namely Anaabhog, Sahasakar, Lepalepa, Utkshiptvivek, Grihasthasanssrusht, Parishthapanikakar, Mahattarakar, and Sarvasamadhipratyayakara.
**Discussion:** In the Aachaml Vrat, only one dry, bland, and unadulterated meal is taken in a day. Milk, curd, ghee, oil, jaggery, sugar, cooked food, etc., any kind of sweet food cannot be taken in the Aachaml Vrat. In ancient Aacharyagranths, there is a provision for performing Aachaml only by one of rice, black gram, or sattu.
Ayambil is more important than Ekashan and Ekasthan. In Ekashan and Ekasthan, one can eat delicious food in one meal, but in Ayambil, only bland food like boiled black gram, etc., without salt, is taken in one meal. The meaning is that Aachaml tapa is a great ideal for conquering the desire for taste. Restraint of the tongue is a great restraint.
Ayambil is performed as Chaturvidhahar and Trividhahar according to the wish of the Sadhak. If one wants to perform Chaturvidhahar, one should say, 'Chauvviham pi aharam asanam, panam, khaim, saim' and in Trividhahar, one should not say 'panam'.