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## Pindaniyukti 22. Malaprahrit Dosha: The Bhikshu Dṛṣṭānta
In the city of Jayantpur, there lived a householder named Yakṣadatta. His wife's name was Vasumatī. Once, a monk named Dharmaruci entered their house seeking alms. Seeing the monk, who was restrained in his senses, free from attachment and aversion, and possessed of the qualities of a true seeker, Yakṣadatta felt a strong desire to give charity. He told his wife Vasumatī, "Give these monks some modakas." The modakas were kept in a pot in the middle of the upper floor. She got up to fetch them. Knowing that the alms were Malaprahrit, the monk left the house. Immediately, another monk entered the house seeking alms. Yakṣadatta asked him, "Why didn't that monk accept the alms that were taken from the upper floor?" The monk, motivated by envy, said, "These people have never given charity in their lives, so due to their past karma, they don't get the delicious and fragrant food of wealthy houses. They get food from poor houses, which is just enough to sustain them." Yakṣadatta told Vasumatī to give the monk some modakas. She got up to take the modakas from the pot on the upper floor. The smell of the modakas, made from the finest ingredients, attracted a snake, which came and sat near the pot. Vasumatī, standing on her toes, reached her hand inside the pot to take the modakas. The snake, like a lustful person, seized her hand. "Oh, I've been bitten by a snake!" she cried out, falling to the ground. Yakṣadatta, seeing the snake, scolded it. He immediately called for snake charmers who could remove the poison. Many kinds of medicines were brought. Due to her remaining life force, the effects of the mantras and medicines made her healthy again.
The next day, the same monk Dharmaruci came there seeking alms. Yakṣadatta, reproaching the monk, said, "Your religion is based on compassion, yet is it right for you to ignore the snake even after seeing it?" The monk said, "I didn't see the snake at that time. For us, the omniscient one has taught that a monk should not accept Malaprahrit alms, so I returned from your house." Yakṣadatta thought to himself, "The Lord has taught a faultless religion for the monks." Thinking this, Yakṣadatta respectfully bowed to Dharmaruci. After bowing, he asked him about the religion taught by the Jinas. The monk briefly explained the religion to him. He understood what was to be avoided and what was to be pursued. At noon, the couple went to the guru and listened to the teachings of the religion. They became detached and took initiation right there.
## 23. Malaprahrit Dosha: The Vasundhara Dṛṣṭānta
In the city of Jayantī, there lived a householder named Suradatta. His wife's name was Vasundhara. Once, a monk named Guṇacandra entered their house seeking alms. He was calm-minded, free from desire for this world and the next, and...
1. In the commentary of Piṃpra, the city of Jayantpur is mentioned as Jaipur.
2. Ga. 166/1, 2 and Pa. 108, Piṃpraṭī Pa. 46.