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## The Characteristics, Nature, and Types of Bhogopabhoga Parimaan
**Yoga Shastra, Third Light, Verses 3 to 7:**
**Verse 3:** The person who has accepted the Digvirati (direction-limitation) vow has stopped the vast ocean of greed that spreads, attacking the entire world.
**Explanation:** The person who has accepted the Digvirati vow, meaning the one who has voluntarily restricted themselves from going beyond a certain limit, naturally does not have much greed for gold, silver, wealth, grain, etc., that lie outside their limited area. Otherwise, a person under the influence of greed desires the wealth of the gods in the upper world, the wealth of the Chakravarti (universal monarch) and others in the middle world, and the wealth of the Naga Kumaras (serpent princes) and other gods in the lower world. They keep making plans to acquire wealth from all three worlds and find false satisfaction in their minds. Therefore, greed is described as attacking all three worlds. It is compared to the ocean. Just as the ocean is turbulent and frightening with many waves, the ocean of greed is also full of many waves of options, and it is very difficult to fathom. Thus, the Digvirati vow stops the growing greed.
**Internal Verses:**
This vow is for life for the Anuvrati Sadgrihastha (householder who observes minor vows), and it is also taken for at least four months. For those who constantly remain in Samayik (a Jain ritual), who control their minds, who have conquered their senses, or for Sadhus and Sadhvis (Jain monks and nuns), there is no restriction or non-restriction in movement in any direction. Charanmuni (a type of Jain monk) performs actions like walking even on the peak of Mount Meru in the upward direction and on Mount Ruchik in the diagonal direction. Therefore, the Digvirati vow does not apply to them. Those who are wise and set limits on their movement in every direction become the owners of immense wealth in heaven and other realms.
**Now, regarding the second Gunavrata (vow of conduct):**
**Verse 4:** The second Gunavrata, called Bhogopabhoga Parimaan, is the vow where one sets a limit on the number of enjoyable and consumable things according to their physical and mental strength.
**Explanation:** Now, the nature of Bhoga (enjoyment) and Upabhoga (consumption) is explained.
**Verse 5:** The thing that is enjoyed only once is called Bhoga, such as food, water, flowers, garlands, betel nut, ointments, body scrubs, incense, chewing, bathing, etc. And that which can be enjoyed repeatedly is called Upabhoga, such as women, clothes, ornaments, houses, beds, seats, vehicles, etc. This Bhogopabhoga Parimaan vow is of two types: the first is by setting a limit on the things that can be enjoyed, and the second is by abandoning non-edible things.
**This is presented in the following two verses:**
**Verse 6:** One should avoid alcohol, meat, butter, honey, five types of Udumbar (fig) fruits, fruits of unknown origin, and food eaten at night.
**Verse 7:** One should avoid raw buttermilk mixed with mung beans, chickpeas, black gram, and moth beans, split pulses, rice cooked with flowers, and curd that has been kept for more than a day, as well as cooked food.
**Explanation:** Alcohol is of two types: one is in the form of juice from palm trees, etc., and the other is made by fermenting flour, jaggery, etc., which is called liquor. Meat is also of three types, based on the distinction between aquatic, terrestrial, and aerial creatures. Along with meat, one should also understand the skin, bones, fat, and blood associated with it. Butter is made from the milk of cows, buffaloes, goats, and sheep, so there are four types of butter. Honey is of three types: from bees, bumblebees, and wasps. Udumbar (fig) and five other types of fruits with infinite seeds, fruits of unknown origin, food eaten at night, raw buttermilk mixed with mung beans, chickpeas, black gram, and moth beans, split pulses, rice cooked with flowers, and curd that has been kept for more than a day, as well as cooked food, should all be avoided.