Besan ke laddu ka “kitne samay tak bhakshya hai” ka jawab Jain maryada ke hisāb se samjhna chahiye, sirf health ke hisāb se nahi.

Jain dharm ke kuchh mool bindu:

1. Raat ka bhojan

- Shravak ke liye siddhānt: suryaast ke baad koi bhi bhojan / mithai nahi. - Isliye besan ka laddu chahe kitna bhi saaf ho, raat mein nahi khana chahiye.

1. Taazgi / Kaal (shelf‑life)

- Jain ācārya “kaal” batāte hain – har padarth ek nishchit samay tak hi bhakshya mana jata hai. - Ghar ke shravak ke liye aam roop se niyam yeh mana jata hai: - Jo subah bana, use ideal roop se usi din suryaast se pehle khatam karna uttam hai. - Besan ka sukhā laddu (jo theek se paka ho, moisture kam ho, rasila na ho) ko kuchh log agli subah tak bhakshya mante hain, lekin yeh “relaxed” practice hai, uttam nahi.

1. Digambar / Shvetambar drishti

- Sadhu–sādhvi dono paramparā me sirf taaza, ek baar ka ahār lete hain; purāna padārth, raat‑bhar rakha hua, unke liye bhakshya nahi. - Shravak–shravikā ke liye dono paramparā me raat ka bhojan tyāg, taaza khaana, aur purāne / khattay / kharāb hone lagne wale padārth se bachaav par zor hai. - Chhote fark ho sakte hain, par mukhya siddhānt sab jagah: jitna taaza, utna shuddh; raat se pehle samaapt.

1. Vyapanna (kharāb hua bhojan)

- Agar laddu me smell, fungus, chipchipaahat, ya taste badal jaye, to Jain drishti se vyapanna bhojan ho gaya – phir chahe 1 din pura hua ho ya 3 ghante: bilkul abhakshya.

Sār:

• Sabse uttam: besan ke laddu ko jis din bana ho, usi din suryaast se pehle kha lena.
• Uttam dharmik pālan chāhte hain to:

- Raat ko bilkul mat khao - Overnight rakhne se bachna hi behtar hai, chahe sukhā mithai hi kyon na ho.