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**Pinda Niyukti**
The pinda was discarded as impure. The courtyard plaster was completely removed and the assembly hall was plastered again with fresh cow dung. Food was also cooked afresh and eaten.
## 18. Kritakritadosha: Mankh-Dristant
In the village of Shaligram, there lived a Mankh named Devsharma. In his house, some Sadhus stayed for the rainy season. Seeing the Sadhus' selfless conduct, free from attachment and aversion, he became a great devotee of theirs. He would invite them daily for food and other necessities. The Sadhus always refused, considering it as a Shayyatar Pind. The Mankh thought, "These Sadhus do not accept food or anything else from my house. Even if I offer them alms elsewhere, they will not accept. Therefore, when they leave after their stay, I will go ahead and offer them alms in any way possible." With a few days remaining for the rainy season, he asked the Sadhus, "After Chaturmas, in which direction will you go?" The Sadhus readily replied that they would go in a particular direction. The Mankh went to a Gokul in that direction, showed his Pat, and started attracting people with his eloquence. People started giving him ghee, milk, etc. The Mankh said, "When I ask you, you will give me ghee, milk, etc."
After Chaturmas, the Sadhus started wandering from village to village. The Mankh, without revealing himself, requested milk, ghee, etc., from the previously forbidden houses and collected them in one house. He invited the Sadhus. Due to his disguise, the Sadhus could not recognize him. Considering it pure food, they accepted the milk, ghee, etc. Thus, even while accepting Krit Ahar, the Sadhus did not become guilty because they had followed the Lord's command to the best of their ability.
## 19. Laukik Pramitya: Bhagini-Dristant
In a village in the Kaushal Janpad, there lived a Kautumbik named Devraj. His wife's name was Sarika. He had many sons like Sammat and many daughters like Sammati. The entire family was very religious. In the same village, there lived a Shreshthi named Shivdev and his wife Shiva. Once, an Acharya named Samudraghosh came to their village. Hearing the Dharma preached by the Acharya, Sammat developed dispassion and took Diksha. Over time, by the grace of the Guru, he became a Bahushrut. Once, a thought arose in his mind, "If any of my relatives take Diksha, it would be good. This is the real benefit, to liberate a person from the ocean of Samsara." Thinking this, he asked his Guru and came to his brother's village. Outside the village, he asked an old man, "Do any members of the family of Devraj, the Kautumbik, live here?" The old man replied, "All members of that family have passed away, only Sammati, the widowed daughter, is alive." The Sadhu went to her house. Seeing her brother, she...