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**Pindaniyukti: An Observation**
These three views cannot be definitively one form and truth because the points on a rough vessel dry quickly, while the points on a smooth vessel take time to dry. Water bubbles also quickly subside with a strong wind, but can remain for some time in a gentle breeze. There is also no uniformity in the third order. Rice that has been soaked in water for a long time, is old, has sufficient fuel material below, and has the addition of sweet water, cooks quickly. In the opposite situation, rice takes longer to cook. Explaining this, the author says that until the tandulodak (rice water) becomes completely pure, it should be considered mixed. According to the commentator, if another conscious water is added to the unrefined chaulodak (rice water), both waters become refined for a long time.
According to the commentator Malayagiri, if conscious water is added to a vessel containing curd and oil, and a thick layer (layer) of curd or oil forms on top, then that water becomes unconscious in one pourushi (unit of time), unconscious in two pourushi with a medium layer, and unconscious in three pourushi with a thin layer.
Rainwater falling on a clay mortar on the roof of a house becomes unconscious due to contact with the smoke and heat on the roof. After the rain stops, that water can be taken as it becomes unconscious. When it rains, the water is mixed, so it should be taken after the rain stops. According to the churnikar (author of a commentary), in the summer season, hot water becomes conscious again after one day and night, and in the winter and rainy seasons, hot water made in the morning becomes conscious by evening. According to the Pravachnasaroaddhar (a commentary), in the hot season, after five prahar (units of time), in the cold season after four prahar, and in the rainy season after three prahar, the prasauk (water used for drinking) also becomes conscious again. According to the commentator, prasauk water also becomes conscious after three prahar. Adding ash does not make it conscious again, but it cleanses even dirty water.
According to the commentator, water does not remain conscious for a long time when mixed with a substance that has intense color, smell, taste, and touch. If the bad color, smell, etc. are intense, then that water becomes unconscious quickly. If the color, smell, etc. are good, then it becomes refined for a long time. The time taken for water to become unconscious from conscious also varies based on touch. Due to its bitter taste, sandalwood is the weapon of tandulodak, but because the touch of sandalwood is cool, tandulodak becomes unconscious or refined for a long time. Similarly, in water that has come into contact with curd, etc., the sour taste is the weapon of water, but because its touch is cool, it becomes unconscious for a long time.