Answer

Haan, bahut si Jain paramparaon mein Ekasana ke saath Chovihar liya jata hai, isliye usse kaafi log practically mandatory maanते hain. Lekin har sampraday aur sangh mein exact niyam thoda alag ho sakta hai.

Agar aap Chovihar nahi kar sakte, to aam taur par do raaste hote hain:

• Ekasana with local/parampara ke hisaab se milta-julta sankalp
• Sirf Ekasana ka niyam, bina Chovihar ke, agar aapka sankalp itna strict nahi hai

Explanation

Ekasana ka main arth hai:

• ek hi baar baithkar bhojan karna
• baar-baar khana nahi
• ek sitting ke baad dobara kuch nahi lena

Chovihar ek alag niyam hai:

• suryast ke baad aur suryoday se pehle bhojan ya paani na lena

Isliye:

• Ekasana = meal discipline
• Chovihar = time restriction

Dono ko kai log saath mein follow karte hain, but Ekasana ka core rule Chovihar nahi, balki one sitting meal hai.

Spiritual Understanding

Jain dharma mein yeh dono niyam indriya-vijay, tapasya, aur aparigraha ko strong karte hain.

• Ekasana se bhojan mein discipline aata hai
• Chovihar se raat ke samay ka ahimsa-bhav aur sanyam badhta hai

Agar koi vyakti Chovihar na kar sake, to bhi apni capacity ke according shuddh bhav aur sanyam rakhna important hai. Jain dharma mein niyam ka mool uddeshya bhav-shuddhi hai, na ki sirf external form.

Takeaway

Short answer: Ekasana mein Chovihar aksar liya jata hai, lekin sab jagah absolutely same rule nahi hota. Agar Chovihar possible nahi hai, to Ekasana ko simpler sankalp ke saath kiya jata hai, ya phir parampara ke anusaar milta-julta vrat liya jata hai.

Aap jis Jain tradition mein hain, uske hisaab se rule follow karna best hota hai.