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## Pindianiyukti: An Observation
In the 51 Jain scriptures, food that is *Ahadkarma* is considered inedible and unacceptable. According to Acharya Kundakunda, a monk who indulges in *Ahadkarma* food abandons the path to liberation.
The severity of the *Ahadkarma* fault is evident in the fact that a monk cannot eat in a house where *Ahadkarma* food is known for three days. That house is considered polluted for three days. The Bhagavati Sutra clearly states that a *Nirgrantha* who consumes *Ahadkarma* binds himself to the remaining seven *karma* types, excluding *Ayukarma*, with strong bonds, long-lasting effects, intense experiences, and extensive scope. Acharya Vattkekar says that a monk who consumes *Ahadkarma* food, which arises from the destruction of the six-bodied beings, is not a true monk but rather a *Shravak* (lay follower) due to his ignorance and greed for the tongue. The commentator of the Mulachar goes so far as to say that such a person is not even a *Shravak* because he is devoid of Dharma. A virtuous person with a mind that approves of digestion and assimilation, who is not afraid of the violence caused by such food, is a self-murderer even while eating. Such a monk, corrupted by worldly desires, has no future in this life or the next. His wearing the robes of a monk is meaningless without restraint.
The gravity of the *Ahadkarma* fault can be understood from the fact that even if a monk mentally desires *Ahadkarma*, he binds himself to karmas even while consuming *Prasauk* (acceptable) food. The Sutra-Kritanga clearly states in this context that if a monk knows that the food is contaminated with *Ahadkarma* and other faults, he should not eat it himself, nor should he feed it to others, nor should he approve of those who eat it.
The author of *Pindianiyukti* explains the term *Ahadkarma* through nine doors: 1. The name of *Ahadkarma*, 2. Its meaning, 3. For whom is *Ahadkarma* intended, 4. The nature of *Ahadkarma*, 5. The opposing side, 6. The supporting side, 7. Four roles: transgression, violation, etc., 8. The consumption of *Ahadkarma*, 9. Faults like disobedience and violation.
The *Pindavishuddhiprakaran* also mentions nine doors, but with some differences. In *Pindianiyukti*, the doors are indicated in the form of questions, while in *Pindavishuddhiprakaran*, they are in the form of pronouns. There, the doors are: 1. *Yatjo* (nature), 2. *Yasy* (whose), 3. *Yatha* (in what form the *Ahadkarma* fault is incurred), 4. *Yadrish* (vomiting).