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## Pinḍaniryukti: An Observation
They took with them 500 carts filled with food for the sake of giving alms. They requested alms from the Lord. The Lord said, "Bharat! Ādhākarma, Abhyāhata, and Rājapinḍa are painful for the āhāra vrata, therefore this āhāra is inconceivable for the sādhus."
Bharat was extremely saddened upon hearing the Lord's words. He began to consider himself unfortunate. At that time, Devendra was also present there. Knowing his sorrow, he asked the Lord about avagraha. The Lord explained the five types of avagraha. Devendra paid homage to the Lord and distributed the sādhuprāyogya āhāra brought in his avagraha. Seeing the benefit, Bharat Chakravarti also became happy. Then Bharat distributed sādhuprāyogya āhāra, etc., throughout India.
The Bṛhatkalpabhāṣya mentions exceptions to the consumption of ādhākarma āhāra. In times of famine, or if an ācārya, upādhyāya, or any bhikṣu is ill, there is a possibility of consuming ādhākarma āhāra. Even if pure āhāra is not found after searching for it three times before entering a dense forest on the way, ādhākarma āhāra can be consumed on the fourth occasion.
One point to consider regarding ādhākarma is that kṛta, auddeshika, and āhṛta are mentioned in many places in the āgamas, but it is surprising that the word ādhākarma is not found anywhere in important texts like the Daśavaikalika, which presents the entire ācāra-saṃhitā of the sādhus. Although there is a prohibition of samaṇṭṭa, i.e., food prepared for the śramaṇa. Why Ācārya Śayyambhava did not use the word ādhākarma is a subject of investigation.
2. Auddeshika
Āhāra prepared collectively for the sake of śramaṇa, māhaṇa, atithi, kṛpaṇa, etc., bhikṣācaras is called auddeshika. According to Mūlācāra, āhāra prepared for the sake of devatā, pāṣaṇḍī, anyadarshi, or kṛpaṇa, etc., is called auddeshika. It is debatable why Vaṭṭaker did not mention śramaṇa in this. The Daśavaikalika sūtra explains this fault through word differentiation. According to it, if a sādhus knows that this āhāra is prepared for donation, for merit, for beggars, or for śramaṇas (five types of śramaṇas), then the sādhus should refrain from that āhāra. There is a mention there that the sādhus who are nityāgra (daily
1. Bṛbhā 4779-86, T p. 1284, 1285.
2. Bṛbhā 5359, T p. 1423.
3. Daś 5/1/53.
4. (a) Daśajicū p. 111; uddissa kajjai tam uddesiyam, sādhus
nimittaṃ ārambh tti vṛttaṃ bhavati.
(b) Paṃv 744; uddesiya sāhumādī omacchae bhikṣaviaraṇaṃ jaṃ ca.
5. Mūlā 425.
6. Daś 5/1/47-54.