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## Pinḍaniyukti: An Observation
**101.14. Cūrṇapiṇḍa Doṣa**
Obtaining alms by becoming invisible through the use of collyrium (anjan) etc., or by subduing someone with powder (cūrṇa) and then obtaining alms, is called cūrṇapiṇḍa doṣa. The same faults that exist in the use of knowledge (vidyā) and mantra-piṇḍa are also present in the consumption of cūrṇapiṇḍa. By using cūrṇapiṇḍa, one can obtain hatred and even cause the death of a muni. In the Digambara tradition, the explanation of cūrṇa doṣa is different. There, it is not the use of collyrium etc. that makes one invisible, but rather the use of powder to cleanse the eyes and powder to adorn and illuminate the body, and then obtaining food through this is considered cūrṇa doṣa. The antardhāna piṇḍa mentioned in Niśītha can be included under cūrṇapiṇḍa. The author has alluded to the story of Cāṇakya and the two Kṣullakas in the context of cūrṇapiṇḍa doṣa. When the use of cūrṇapiṇḍa is detected, it leads to disrespect for the sādhutva and the saṅgha.
**15. Yogapiṇḍa Doṣa**
Obtaining alms by using foot-ointment (pādalepa) or fragrant substances, by walking on water, or by flying in the sky, is called yogapiṇḍa doṣa. The example of Ārya Samita and the Kulapati falls under yogapiṇḍa. Ārya Samita did not use yoga to influence people or to obtain alms, but rather to influence the saṅgha.
There is no significant difference between cūrṇa and yoga in terms of the substance used. Dry or moist powder (kṣoda) produced from ordinary substances is called cūrṇa, and dry or paste-like (lepa) powder produced from fragrant substances is called yoga.
**16. Mūlakarma Doṣa**
To damage someone's virginity through the use of practices, or to insert something into someone's vagina, i.e., to make them fit for enjoyment by removing their virginity, is called mūlakarma. In the Piṇḍaviśuddhiprakaraṇa, bathing for good fortune, tying a rakṣābandhan, conception, abortion, marriage, and the use of incense etc. are considered to be under mūlakarma. According to mūlācāra, to subdue those who are not under control, and to bring together those who are separated, is mūlakarma. Obtaining food through this is mūlakarma doṣa. In the Anagāradharmāmṛta, there is also mention of vaśa doṣa in its place. Mūlakarma denotes a broader context. Subduing someone is just one application of mūlakarma.
**1. Piṁpr 73.**
**5. For the expansion of the story, see Pari. 3, Kathā Saṅ. 43.**
**2. Piṁprati P. 40; Cūrṇaḥ auṣadha dravyasaṅkara kṣodaḥ - aneka 6. Pini 231/1, Mavṛ P. 143.**
**A mixture of medicines is called cūrṇa.**
**7. (a) Pini 231/5.**
**(b) Paṁv 760; Gabbhaparisaḍaṇai v, Piṇḍatthaṁ kuṇai evaṁ vasīkaraṇādisu, cunṇeṣu vasīkareṭṭu jo tu paraṁ. Mūlakammaṁ tu. Upyāetī piṇḍaṁ, so hotī cunṇapiṇḍo tu.**
**8. Piṁpr 75: Maṅgalamūlīṇhavṇai, Gabbhavīvāhakaraṇaghāyāī.**
**4. Mūla 460**
**_ Bhavavanamaūlaṁ karma, ti mūlakarmaṁ mahāpāvaṁ. Nettassaṁjaṇacunṇaṁ, bhūṣaṇacunṇaṁ ca gattsobhayaraṁ._**
**9. Mūla 461. Cunṇaṁ teṇuppādā, cunṇayadoṣo havdi eso.**
**10. Anadh 5/19.**