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anything after dinner). It is doubtless that such a person would still be committing the sin of eating post sunset, but will get some benefit of cessation.
Even in the worst of circumstances, in the most trying mental and physical situations, respected Sadhu and Sadhviji bhagwants will never consume any food or water (avoid all 4 types of food explained later) after sunset. Right from the day they accept monkhood till the end of their lives, they will follow the 6th vow of avoiding food/water post sunset.
When a Guru bhagwant gives a Pacchakkhan or allows one to accept a vow, it is never a permission to allow one to eat for x number of times; instead it is a pledge to give up eating for all times, other than the permitted 1 or 2 times. For example, in a pacchakkhan for ekasna, one pledges to give up eating at all times, except once; similarly for all other vows.
In a situation where one has accepted the vows of Navkarshi but has not consumed any food or water till the time of Porisi or Saadh porisi will get the benefit of Navkarsi only if one has not accepted the higher vows of Porisi/ Saadh porisi. If one realizes that it is past the time of Navkarsi and accepts the vows of porisi/saadh porisi then one gets the benefit of accepting that higher vow. However vows of Navkarsi and Porisi need to be accepted prior to sunrise and prior to the time of relieving those vows.
If one has accepted the vows of either ayambil, ekasnu or biyasnu and is then desirous of accepting a higher vow of upvas, then one can get the benefit of upvas only in the event of accepting the vow of upvas prior to having consumed water. Similarly if one has accepted the vows of ekasnu and is then desirous of doing ayambil or lukhi-nivi; or if one has accepted the vow of biyasnu and is then desirous of doing ekasnu, ayambil or lukhi-nivi then
