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“The word *proṣadha* is synonymous with *parva* (festival), and *proṣadha upavāsa* is fasting during a *proṣadha*.”
— *Tattvārtharāja Vārtika*
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“*Proṣadha parvaṇyupavāsaḥ proṣadhopavāsaḥ*.” — *Śloka Vārtika* 1 “*Parvāṇi proṣadhānyāhurmāse caturāri tāni ca*” etc. — *Yaśastilka* | “*Proṣadhaḥ parva paryāyavāci. Parvaṇi caturvidhāhāranivṛttiḥ proṣadhopavāsaḥ*.” - *Cāritrasāra*. “Here, the word *proṣadha* is conventionally used for festivals. Festivals are the eighth lunar days, because of the completion of the *pūrṇimā*.” — *Haribhadra* in his commentary. After much investigation, we have not found any other text that defines *proṣadha* as “single meal” and *proṣadhopavāsa* as “fasting after a single meal.” The fact that *proṣadha* does not mean “single meal” is also evident from the following statement of Śrī Samantabhadra, which is given in this very text later on, to explain the form of the *proṣadhopavāsa* image—
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*Parvadineṣu caturṣvapi māse māse svaśaktim aniguhya. Proṣadhaniyamividhāyī praṇadhiparaḥ proṣadhānasanaḥ* ||
From this, it becomes clear that the above verse, called “*Caturāhāravīsargāna*,” is also contrary to the later statement of Śrī Samantabhadra. In such a situation, because this verse contradicts the earlier statements of the text, there is much hesitation in accepting it as Śrī Samantabhadra’s. It is not surprising that this verse may have been interpolated into the text before the commentary, and the commentator may not have noticed it.
Now we consider those verses that have become the subject of doubt for most people. These verses are the verses with examples, and their number is six in the text. Of these, the first two verses, “*Tāvadanjana*” and “*Tato Jinendra bhakta*,” give the names of eight individuals who are famous for the eight limbs of right faith, etc. The third verse, “*Mātango Dhandevaśca*,” gives the names of five individuals, indicating that they have attained the highest excellence in worship. But in what respect? The answer can be found by connecting it with the previous verse, that is, in the matter of observing the five great vows of non-violence, etc.
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