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from grain with their teeth before eating); Unmajjak (those who bathe 15 by taking just one dip in water); Sammajjak (those who wash their hands
and feet repeatedly); Nimajjak (those who remain under water for some time); Samprakshaalak (those who cleanse their body by rubbing sand or clay); Dakshin-koolak (those who live on the southern bank of the Ganges); Uttar-koolak (those who live on the northern bank of the Ganges); Shankhadhma (those who take their meals after blowing conchshell); Kooladhma (those who take their meals on the bank after shouting loudly); Mrigalubdhak (those who subsist on deer-meat); Hastitaapas (those who subsist on elephant-meat); Uddandak (those who move about raising their staff); Dishaprokshi (those who sprinkle water in all directions for worship); Valkavaasi (the bark-clad); Bil-vaasi (those who dig holes and live in them); Jal-vaasi (those who live in water);
Vrikshamoolak (those who live under trees); Jal-bhakshi (those who 41 subsist only on water); Vayubhakshi (those who subsist only on air);
Shaivalabhakshi (those who subsist on moss or grass only); Moolaahaari (those who subsist on roots only); Kandaahaari (those who subsist or
s roots); Tvachaahaari (those who subsist on bark of a plant), Patraahaari (those who subsist on leaves); Pushpaahaari (those who $ subsist on flowers); Bijaahaari (those who subsist on seeds); those who
subsist on naturally fallen or detached bulbous roots, roots, bark, leaves, fi flowers, and fruits; those who develop endurance for water by regularly
pouring water on their bodies; and those who mortify their bodies by five fires (burning four pyres on four sides and considering sun to be the fift!:) as if cooking on burning coal or roasting in hot sand... and so on up to... those who turn their body like a log of wood (as mentioned in Aupapatik Sutra). Of these taapasas (hermits) I would like to get initiated with the Dishaprokshiks (those who sprinkle water in all directions for worship). After getting tonsured and initiated I will take this rigorous resolve-"I will observe a life long vow of continuous two day fasts (a two day fast followed by a day of eating and again followed by a two day fast
on). While doing this I will perform the Disha-chakraval practice mortifying my body enduring heat of the sun with raised arms in the 4 heat-mortification arena.” Thus thought King Shiva.
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Eleventh Shatak : Ninth Lesson
ग्यारहवाँशतक : नौंवा उद्देशक
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