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## Chapter 3: Stories
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They would receive it. Some monks are far away, some are near, but there is a river in between. They will not come here for fear of violating the Apkay. Even if they do come, seeing the abundance of modaks, they will have doubts about Adhakarma, therefore they will not accept them. Therefore, they will take the modaks secretly to the village where the monks live. They did just that.
Upon arriving there, they again thought that if they called the monks, they would not accept them for fear of impurity, therefore they should also give some modaks to Brahmins, etc. If the monks do not see them giving to Brahmins, etc., they will have doubts about impurity. The monks go to the Panchami Samiti (for chanting, etc.) by a certain route, so they will see them giving on that route. Thinking this way, they began to give small amounts of modaks to the Dwijas, etc., outside a temple. The monks who had gone out for chanting, etc., saw them giving to the Brahmins. The Shravaks invited them, saying, "We have a lot of modaks left over, please accept them." The monks, knowing them to be pure, accepted the laddu. Those monks also told the other monks that there were abundant edible modaks, etc., at a certain place. Then they also went there to accept them. Some Shravaks gave them a lot of modaks, etc. Some, pretending, stopped them, saying, "Give them only this much, not more. The rest is for our food." Some Shravaks again stopped them, saying, "We have all eaten, so no one will eat. Give the monks as much as they want, even a little left over will do." The monks who had rejected Navkarasi ate the modaks. Those who had Porisi were eating, and those monks who had indigestion, etc., were waiting for the first part of the day. They had not eaten anything.
The Shravaks thought that by now all the monks must have eaten, so they should offer their respects and go back to their place. After more than an hour, the Shravaks went to the monk's shelter and performed all the actions of the Naishidhiki, etc., Shravaks. The monks knew that these Shravaks were very wise. During the conversation, the monks learned that they were residents of a certain village. After thinking, the monks concluded that they must have brought modaks from their village for us. Except for the monks who had eaten, those who were waiting for the first part of the day and those who were eating, gave their food in their hands to the bowl. Those who had put the food in their mouths did not swallow it, but took it out of their mouths and put it in the nearby Mallakapatra. All the food and modaks in the bowl were purified. The Shravaks and Shravikas apologized and went back to their village. Those who had eaten or half-eaten were also innocent due to Ashthabhav.
1. Ga. 157/1-4 Vr. P. 103, 104.