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Commentary. A householder with vows should at least fix a permanent limit for life, to all his possessions. This is called Parigraha Parimana Vrata. Such limitation will act as a beneficial check on greed,
रात्रौ भुञ्जानानां यस्मादनिवारिता भवति हिंसा। हिंसाविरतैस्तस्मात्यक्तव्या रात्रिभुक्तिरपि ॥ १२६ ॥
__ 129. Those who take their meals at night cannot avoid Himsa. Therefore abstainers from Himsa, should give up night-eating also. रागाद्युदयपरत्वादनिवृत्ति तिवर्तते हिंसाम् । रात्रिंदिवमाहरतः कथं हि हिंसा न सम्भवति ? ॥१३०॥
130. Absence of vow, is due to the influence of passions and Himsa is not thereby excluded. How is it possible then to avoid Himsa when food is taken day and night.
Commentary. Himsa and desire have already been shown to be concomitants. Absence or non-adoption of vow, presupposes desire. Hence one who has not restricted his craving for food to the day only, cannot avoid Himsa. यद्येवं तर्हि दिवा कर्तव्यो भोजनस्य परिहारः। भोक्तव्यं तु निशायां नेत्थं नित्यं भवति हिंसा ॥ १३१ ॥ नैवं वासरभुक्तेर्भवति हि रागोऽधिको रजनिभुको । अन्नकवलस्य भुको भुक्ताविव मांसफवलस्य ॥ १३२ ॥ अर्कालोकेन विना भुञ्जानः परिहरेत् कथं हिंसाम् । अपि बोधितः प्रदीपे भोज्यजुषां सूक्ष्मजन्तूनाम् ॥ १३३॥
131-132-133. If that be, so, then one may give up taling food in the day, by eating at night only, one would not be committing Himsa at all times. No, it is not so. There is stronger desire in eating at night than in eating in the day.
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