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## Chapter 3: Stories
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The Sadhu's character was seen. Then, with a furious eye, Koparun asked the Modak protector man, "How did you give all the Modaks to this Sadhu?" He trembled with fear and said, "I did not give him any Modaks." Hearing this, all the companions, including Manibhadra, said to the Sadhu, "You are a thief and a hypocrite who pretends to be a Sadhu. Where is your Moksha?" Saying this, they pulled the Sadhu's clothes. Then, taking all the vessels, Rajoharan, etc., they made him a householder and a "Pachchakad." They all took the Sadhu to the royal palace and told the Dharmadikari everything. He questioned the Sadhu about everything, but due to shame, he could not say anything. Then, those officers who were administering justice thought, "This is definitely a thief, but he is disguised as a Sadhu, so he should be exiled alive."
**26. Dhatridoṣa: Sangamasuri and Datt Story**
In the city of Kollakir, Sangam Acharya, being weak due to old age, was traveling. Once, due to famine, he made his disciple Singh the Acharya and sent him to a prosperous region. He himself stayed there alone. He divided the region into nine parts and diligently performed Masakalp and Chaturmas. After a year, Singh Acharya sent his disciple Datt to inquire about his Guru Sangam Acharya's condition. The Acharya was staying in the same residence where he had left him. Datt thought in his mind, "The Acharya has not performed the Masakalp with devotion, so I should not stay with someone who has lax conduct." Thinking this, he stayed in the pavilion outside the residence. He paid his respects to the Acharya and inquired about his well-being. Datt conveyed the message given by Singh to the Acharya. During the Bhikshavela, he went with the Acharya to beg for alms. After receiving alms from the houses at the end of the street, his face became pale. Then, knowing his feelings, the Acharya entered the house of a wealthy Seth. There, due to a Vyantari residing there, a child was always crying. The Acharya struck a pair of tongs and said, "Vats! Don't cry." When the Acharya said this, the Vyantari, influenced by his power, laughed and went away from there. The child stopped crying. The householder was very happy with this. He gave the Sadhu many Modaks as alms. Datt was happy to receive the Modaks. He went to his residence.
The Acharya was indifferent to his body, so he returned to the Upashraya after begging for alms in the houses at the end of the street, as per the Agamvidhi. During the Pratikramanvela, the Acharya said to his disciple Datt, "Vats! Criticize the Dhatripinda and Chikitsapinda." Datt said, "I went with you to beg for alms, so how can I be blamed for consuming the Dhatripinda?" The Acharya said, "Playing with the small child is Kridan Dhatripinda, and by striking the tongs, the child was freed from the Vyantari, this is Chikitsapinda." Then, with a hateful mind, Datt thought, "The Acharya himself does not perform Masakalp with devotion, and he takes such Pindas every day. I have taken one
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1. Ga. 179-180 Vr. P. 113,114, Nibha 4517-19 Chu P. 437, Pimprati P. 47, 48.