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SIKSHA-VRATAS) देशावकाशिकंवा सामायिकं प्रोषधोपवासो वा ।
वैयावृत्यं शिक्षाव्रतानि चत्वारि शिष्टानि ॥११॥ Explanation :
Desavakasika, samayika, Prosadhopowasa, and Vaiya vritya, these four are known as SIKSHA Vows or Vratas. These are also known as Disciplinary vows, because they are preparatory for the discipline of an ascetic life. They are also aimed to prepare the householder for the discipline of an ascetic life and are meant to strengthen the five main vows, known as Anuvratas.
देशावकाशिकं स्यात्काल परिच्छेदनेन देशस्य ।
प्रत्यहमणु व्रतानां प्रतिसंहारो विशालस्य ॥१२॥ Explanation :
Limiting the sphere of one's activity still further, from day to day and for fixed periods within the larger fields (fixed in the Digvrata) is called the “Desavakasika" vow of the householder. Description :
Under the sphere of diguratas the followers of Anuvratas, have put a limitation on their coming and going. Now re-limiting the sphere of one's activity still further, from day to day or for some days for a fixed period in the vast area of a Country is known as “Deshavakashika Sikshavrata". Suppose a householder has decided and taken a vow that for eight days from falgun sudi Ashthami to falgun sudi pumimahe will not leave his village and will not go to another village; and even to day on falgun sudi Ashthami he will not even go outside of his own residence and will pass his wholeday peacefully, without any anxiety in worshipping the God.
This determination of his will come under Deshavakashika Deshvrata, which is a part of Shikshavrata.
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देशावकाशिकस्य स्मरन्ति सीम्नां तपोवृद्धाः ॥१३॥ Explanation :
Those who are constantly advancing on the path of Tapa (Asceticism) - describe the limits of Deshavakashika Vrata to consist in a specific
house, street, village, field, river, forest or yojana - stone.
