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## Chapter 38: The Dasha Shruta Skandha Sutra
**Why one should not eat at night:**
* **Disease:** Eating at night can lead to the development of diseases, therefore, it should be avoided for self-protection.
* **Disruption of Samadhi:** Eating at night disrupts the Samadhi of the Sadhus, therefore, it should be completely avoided.
* **Hindrance to Tapas:** Abstaining from food at night allows for the natural completion of Tapas, as the remaining half of one's lifespan will be dedicated to it.
**For Jain monks, this rule is paramount:**
* It is included in the fundamental principles, as it is taught after the five great vows.
**Consequences of eating at night:**
* It violates the command of the Lord.
* It incurs the fault of "Mula-Guna-Viradhana" (violation of fundamental principles).
**Therefore, one should never eat after sunset and before sunrise.**
* One should not eat until the sun's rays are fully risen, as this also incurs a fault.
**The Sutrakar now speaks about the food suitable for Sadhus:**
**Verse 4:**
* **Text:** "Ahaa-Kammam Bhujjamane Sabale."
* **Word by word meaning:** "Ahaa-Kamma - Ahaa-Kamma Bhujjamane - consuming, Sabale - incurs the fault of Shabala."
* **Meaning:** "One who consumes Ahaa-Kamma food incurs the fault of Shabala."
* **Commentary:** "Consuming Ahaa-Kamma food makes the soul tainted with the Shabala fault."
**What is Ahaa-Kamma food?**
* If a Sadhu consumes food prepared with the killing of six-bodied beings, and if the food is prepared for them (the Sadhu) as their own (similar to their usual food), then it is called Ahaa-Kamma food.
* This is explained in detail in the Vritti.