Answer

Ekāsana ki Atthai Jain tapasya ka ek roop hai jisme vyakti 8 din tak roz sirf ek baar, ek hi baithak mein bhojan karta hai.

Isme aam taur par:

• 8 din tak Ekāsana kiya jata hai.
• Din mein sirf ek baar bhojan hota hai.
• Bhojan ek hi jagah baithkar, ek hi samay mein poora kiya jata hai.
• Beech mein dobara khana nahi liya jata.
• Bhav shuddhi, samayik, pratikraman, swadhyay aur dharm-dhyan par zor diya jata hai.

Explanation

Ekāsana ka arth hai “ek āsan” — yani ek baar baithkar bhojan karna. Atthai ka arth hai 8 din ki tapasya.

Isliye Ekāsana ki Atthai ka arth hua: 8 din tak pratidin Ekāsana vrat/tap karna.

Yeh upvas ki atthai se alag hai, kyunki upvas mein bhojan nahi liya jata, jabki Ekāsana mein maryada ke saath ek baar bhojan kiya jata hai.

Spiritual Understanding

Jain Dharma mein tapasya ka uddeshya sirf sharir ko kasht dena nahi hai, balki:

• ichchhaon par niyantran,
• ras-tyag,
• indriya-sanyam,
• karm nirjara,
• aur atma ki shuddhi

ko badhana hai.

Ekāsana ki Atthai karte samay vinay, shraddha, shanti aur dharm-bhav bahut mahatvapurna hote hain.

Takeaway

Ekāsana ki Atthai ka matlab hai 8 din tak roz ek baar, ek baithak mein maryadit bhojan karte hue Jain dharm-dhyan aur sanyam ka palan karna.