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552/Go. Sa. Jeevaka
Gatha 456-477
The complete abandonment of all five sins, including violence, etc., until liberation (from the cycle of birth and death), is called Samayika by those who know the Agamas.
Those who know the principles of Samayika, or those who are knowledgeable about Samayika, consider the following to be the practice of Samayika: hair-tying, fist-tying, cloth-tying, Paryakubandhana (lotus posture), and standing Kayotsarga, as well as sitting Kayotsarga.
One should practice Samayika in a secluded place, free from disturbance and anxiety, in forests, houses, or in Chaityalayas, or in other caves and mountains, with a joyful mind.
On the day of fasting and Ekaman, one should practice Samayika by abstaining from business and discord, and by abandoning all thoughts and doubts, including internal chatter.
Every day, without laziness, householders should practice Samayika according to the rules, as it is the cause of the perfection of the five vows, including non-violence.
In Samayika, all external and internal attachments, including the beginning of agriculture, etc., are abandoned. Therefore, the state of a householder during Samayika is like that of a monk who is adorned with clothes (Chelopasrusht Muni). Hence, this is a teaching.
Proshdhopachasa - Proshdha means a festival, and residing in it by abandoning the objects of the five senses, including sound, etc., is fasting. That is, abandoning four types of food is fasting. And the fast observed on the days of Proshdha is Proshdhopavasa.
A householder who observes Proshdhopavasa should abandon bathing, fragrance, garlands, and ornaments, etc., due to the karmas of his body, and should observe the fast in a holy place, in the abode of the virtuous, in a Chaityalaya, or in his own house designated for Proshdha, by engaging his mind in listening to and reciting religious stories and in contemplation. And he should abandon all kinds of beginnings. This vow is observed on every eighth and fourteenth day.
Proshdhopachasa is of three types, according to the distinction of excellent, medium, and inferior, according to the teachings.
1. Sarvarthasiddhi 7.21.