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54 / MANAV DHARMA Description :
The following are transgressions of “Samayika" Vow. 1. When the control over the said activities of mind, body and
speech is lost at that time. 2. When activities relating to Samayika are forgotton.
When the observer fails to subdue all forms of mental disturbances. When the correct time; place and subjects of meditation are
not rightly followed or missed. 5. When the mind is sorrounded by other options and alternatives
rather than the performance of Samayika.
These, and such other, inner and external thoughts of deviation from the right performance of Samayika and growth of evil feelings at the time of meditation transgress the Samayika Vow. Here ends the detailed description of Samayika and now starts on PROSODHOPVAS Vow.
पर्वण्यष्ट म्यां च ज्ञातव्यः प्रोषधोपवासस्तु ।
चतुरभ्यवहार्याणां प्रत्याख्यानं सदेच्छाभिः ॥१०६॥ Explanation :
Abstaining from taking the four kinds of food for the whole day of the 8th and 14th days of every fortnight, with a view to strengthen the vows, should be known as PROSADHOPAVASA Vow.
Note :- The four kinds of food are (1) Solid (2) liquid (3) Semiliquid and (4) things like betel leaf, supari etc., which do not serve the purpose of food, but are taken for relish. Description :
The Eighth and Fourteenth day of a fortnight may be taken as Holy days or PARVAS. There are two 8th and two 14th days in a month. Hence in a month, TWO ASHTAMIES and TWO CHATURDASHIES are taken as the days for Prosadhopavas vow.
In Jain scriptures known as “Aagam" these two Parvas of Ashthami and Chaturdashi (Twice in a month) have great importance. There are only eight Matrika :Goddesses and eight are “Vasudeos". On the other hand, Fourteen Bhawans have been enumerated in this universewhich are seven Raju above the earth and seven Raju below the earth. Fourteen vows or laws of life have been prescribed. Marganaye (मार्गणाये) and Guna Isthan (गुण स्थान) are also fourteen in number. Hence traditionally these Ashthami and Chaturdashi have been taken as the holy days or days of Parva in every month.
