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## Chapter 3: Stories
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'Nothing is left now.' The Seth said, 'Give the monk alms from your food.' Then he gave alms of *shalyodana*, *modaka*, etc. The monk, with the mind of a devotee of the Sangha, accepted it and went to the *upaashraya* and ate it. Even though he consumed pure food, due to the consequences of the *aadharmik* consumption, he bound himself with *aadharmik* *bhog* generated karmas.
**14. Method of Avoidance: The Priyankar Kshapak Example**
The Acharya named Ratnakar, accompanied by 500 monks, arrived in the city of Potanpur. Among those monks was a devout monk named Priyankar. He would perform austerities for a month and then break his fast. Fearing that someone might prepare *aadharmik* food for his fast-breaking meal, he went to a nearby village to beg for alms. There lived a *shravaka* named Yashomati. She had heard about the monk's month-long fast and his upcoming fast-breaking meal. She thought, 'Perhaps this monk will come to my house for alms.' So, with utmost devotion, she prepared a special *shali-tandul* kheer. She infused it with ghee, jaggery, and other ingredients that enhance strength. Thinking, 'Kheer is a superior substance,' she wanted to ensure the monk wouldn't have any doubts about *aadharmik* food. So, with cunning, she put small portions of kheer in *shrava* shaped vessels made of leaves of banyan trees, suitable for children. She told the children, 'When a monk like this comes here, you tell him, "Oh mother, you have served us too much kheer, we cannot eat it." If you say this, I will scold you. Then you say, "Why do you make kheer every day?"' Having instructed the children in this way, the monk arrived at her house first for alms. Seeing the monk, she was overjoyed, but to avoid any suspicion in the monk's mind, she remained composed and didn't show excessive respect. The children also spoke as instructed. She reprimanded the children. She said to the monk, 'What kind of foolish children are these, who don't even find kheer appealing? If you like kheer, eat it, otherwise move on.' Hearing this, the monk was reassured and prepared to eat the kheer. She, with utmost devotion, filled the vessel with kheer, ghee, and jaggery. The monk, free from any doubts about *aadharmik* food, consumed the kheer with pure intention and went to sit under a tree. There, he performed the *iryaapath* ritual, performed *pratikraman*, and thought, 'Today, I have received the superior substance kheer, along with ghee, jaggery, etc. If any monk comes and shares it with me, I will be saved from the ocean of the world. Because monks are constantly immersed in *swadhyay*, they are detached from the world and engrossed in the path of liberation, they are devoted to the service of their guru, *shaiksha*, etc., they are inclined towards *paropadesh*, and they are engaged in the practice of *sanjam*. By sharing with them, I will benefit from their knowledge, etc. This body is worthless and useless.'
**1. Ga. 90/1 Vr. P. 74, Pimprati P. 28**