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## Pinḍa Niyukti
According to the commentator Yashodeva Suri of the Piṇḍaviśuddhiprakaraṇa, the use of Mūlakarma is the most serious and harmful of the 47 faults of Bhiksha.
The fault of Mūlakarma related to Bhiksha is not mentioned anywhere in the Āgama literature. The term Mūlakarma is mentioned in the Praśna Vyākaraṇa (2/12), but there is no context of Bhiksha. In this context, it can be assumed that Mūlakarma was not used for obtaining Bhiksha by Mahavira and for some years after him, but later, in the course of time, some Sadhu might have used it. This is why the Piṇḍaniyuktikāra has linked it with the fault of Utpādana. The Niśītha also mentions 15 faults of Utpādana, but it does not mention Mūlakarma.
The Tattvārtha Bhāṣya mentions two types of Mūlakarma - Garbhādāna and Garbha-Pariśāṭana. In this, the Niyuktikāra mentions the narratives of a girl of different Yoni and two queens.
The use of Karma leads to the fault of violence. Making a woman Akshat Yoni increases her sexual desire, and causing an abortion can lead to intense anger in the person involved, which disrespects the preaching. Making a woman Kshatayoni leads to Bhogantaray for the Sadhu for life. The Jītakalpa Bhāṣya also mentions the faults of accusation, etc., arising from Mūlakarma.
There is a difference in the order and names of the Utpādana faults in the Śvetāmbara and Digambara traditions. Here, a chart is presented with the names of the faults obtained in the Śvetāmbara Āgama and the Digambara tradition along with Piṇḍaniyukti.
**Piṇḍaniyukti**
1. Dhātrī
2. Dūtī
3. Nimitta
4. Ājīvana
5. Vanīpaka
6. Cikitsā
7. Krodha
8. Māna
9. Māyā
10. Lobha
11. Sanstava
12. Vidya
13. Mantra
14. Cūrṇa
15. Yoga
16. Mūlakarma
**Niśītha 13/61-75**
1. Dhātrī
2. Dūtī
3. Nimitta
4. Ājīvikā
5. Vanīpaka
6. Cikitsā
7. Krodha
8. Māna
9. Māyā
10. Lobha
11. Vidya
12. Mantra
13. Yoga
14. Cūrṇa
15. Antaradhānapiṇḍa
**Piṃpra 75; Mūlakammaṁ Mahāpāvaṁ, Tī P. 69.**
**Jībhā 1468; Duvihaṁ Tu Mūlakammaṁ, Gabbhādānaṁ Taheva Pariśāḍe.**
**Mūlācāra 445**
1. Dhātrī
2. Dūt
3. Nimitta
4. Ājīva
5. Vanīpaka
6. Cikitsā
7. Krodhī
8. Mānī
9. Māyī
10. Lobhī
11. Pūrvastuiti
12. Paścāttusti
13. Vidya
14. Mantra
15. Cūrṇayoga
16. Mūlakarma
**Anāgāradharmāmṛta 5/19**
1. Dhātrī
2. Dūt
3. Nimitta
4. Vanīpakokti
5. Ājīva
6. Krodha
7. Māna
8. Māyā
9. Lobha
10. Prāknuti
11. Anunuti
12. Vaidyak
13. Vidya
14. Mantra
15. Cūrṇa
16. Vaśa/Mūlak
**3. For the expansion of the story, see Pari. 3, Kathā Saṁ. 44-46.**
**4. Jībhā 1469.**