Answer

Kheer Ekashna means doing Ekashana with kheer as the main food.

In Jain practice:

• Ekashana means eating only once in the day.
• Kheer is a sweet preparation usually made from milk, rice, and sugar.

So, Kheer Ekashna generally means a person takes only one meal in the day, and that meal includes or consists mainly of kheer, according to the rules they are following.

Explanation

Ekashana is a form of tapasya or austerity. The purpose is not just to eat less, but to practice:

• control over taste,
• discipline in eating,
• reduction of desires,
• spiritual focus,
• self-restraint.

In some Jain families or local traditions, specific foods like kheer may be used for a particular Ekashna, often connected with devotion, a vow, or a community practice.

Spiritual Understanding

The true value of Kheer Ekashna is not in the sweetness of the kheer, but in the bhav — the inner feeling of restraint, devotion, and purification.

If one eats once but remains attached to taste, the spiritual benefit becomes limited. But if one performs it with humility, awareness, and self-control, it becomes a meaningful tapasya.

Takeaway

Kheer Ekashna is a Jain austerity where one eats only once in the day, with kheer as the chosen food, while maintaining discipline, simplicity, and spiritual intention.