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## Bhikshacharya Swaroop-Udgam Dosha
**Yoga Shastra Pratham Prakash Shloka 37 to 38**
**37.** Avadyatyagatah Sarvajaninam Mitbhaashanam | Priya Vaachanyamaanaam Sa Bhaashaasamirituchyate ||37||
**Meaning:** Speaking in a way that is free from faults, beneficial to all, limited, pleasant, and spoken with care is called Bhaasha Samiti. ||37||
**Explanation:** According to the study of Vaakya Shuddhi (seventh study in Dasha Vaikalik Sutra), one should completely abandon harsh words like "You are a cheat," "You are lustful," "You eat meat," "You are a thief," or "You are an atheist." One should speak in a language that is pure and free from faults. The speech should be beneficial to all, pleasant, limited, and sufficient to fulfill the purpose. It is said, "One should speak words that are sweet, wise, short, necessary for achieving the goal, free from pride, generous, hopeful, held in the mind before speaking, and righteous." [Upadesh 80] This type of speech is called Bhaasha Samiti, or being careful in speaking in the right way. This kind of language is pleasing to the Munis. The scriptures state that a wise seeker should not speak a language that is false, or untrue, and not practiced by the learned (Dasha. 7/2). ||37||
Now, we will describe the third Eshanasamiti. ||38||
**38.** Dvichatvārishta-Bhikshaadoshainitayamadūshitam | Muniryadannamaadatte, Saeṣhāna-Samitirmata ||38||
**Meaning:** The Muni who takes food and water always free from 42 faults of Bhiksha is called Eshana Samiti.
**Explanation:** The 42 faults associated with Bhiksha are divided into three categories: (a) Udgam Dosha, (b) Utpadan Dosha, and (c) Eshana Dosha. ||38|| (Pi. Ni. 92-93)
The first sixteen faults of Udgam are committed by householders. They are as follows:
1. Adhakarma, 2. Auddeshik, 3. Pootikarma, 4. Mishrajat, 5. Sthapana, 6. Prabhriti, 7. Pradushkaran, 8. Krit, 9. Pramityak, 10. Parivartita, 11. Abhyahrit, 12. Udbhinna, 13. Malapahrit, 14. Aachhedya, 15. Anisrishta, and 16. Adhyavapurka.
1. **Adhakarma:** If a householder, with the intention of offering food to a Muni, prepares food with a mind that is not pure, or prepares food that is not pure, and the Muni accepts it, then the fault of Adhakarma is incurred.
2. **Auddeshik:** If a householder prepares food specifically for a particular Muni, and makes it extra delicious with ghee, sugar, yogurt, spices, etc., then the fault of Auddeshik is incurred.
3. **Pootikarma:** If a householder mixes impure food with pure food with the intention of offering it to the Muni, then the fault of Pootikarma is incurred.
4. **Mishrajat:** If a householder prepares food with the intention of eating it themselves and also offering it to the Muni, then the fault of Mishrajat is incurred.
5. **Sthapana:** If a householder prepares food like kheer, laddoos, or peda, and keeps it aside with the intention of offering it to the Muni, then the fault of Sthapana is incurred.
6. **Prabhriti:** If a householder prepares food for a festival or wedding that is going to happen in a few days, but the Muni is present now, and the householder thinks that the food will be useful for the Muni as well, then the fault of Prabhriti is incurred. Or, if the festival is approaching, but the householder delays it thinking that the Muni will arrive then, and they will get the benefit of offering food, then the fault of Prabhriti is incurred.
7. **Pradushkaran:** If a householder searches for an object in the dark using fire or a lamp, or breaks a wall or curtain to bring something out, then the fault of Pradushkaran is incurred.