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## Chapter 40: The Dasha-Shruta-Skandha Sutra
**Doubt may arise:** If a king, a Jain follower of the twelve vows, invites monks for a meal through a proclamation, what is the proper course of action for them?
**Resolution:** The prohibition against accepting royal offerings applies only to the path of liberation (utsarga marga), not to the path of exception (apavada marga). The path of exception does not prohibit royal offerings, and this view is consistent with Jain principles.
The perspective that prohibits royal offerings is valid, and the perspective that allows for their acceptance is also valid. However, due to the possibility of numerous negative consequences, even on the path of exception, the prohibition is generally observed.
**Second Chapter:**
Now, the author of the sutra describes the topic of the fifth type of blemish (shbala dosha):
**Sutra 6:**
"What is bought (kiyam), or borrowed (pamiccam), or taken by force (acchijjam), or taken without permission (anisiddham), or offered in the presence of the worthy (ahardda dijjamana), is a blemish (shbala) for the one who consumes it (bhujjamane)."
**General Meaning:**
**Word by word:** "kiyam" - obtained by paying a price, or "pamiccam" - obtained on credit, or "acchijjam" - taken by force from a weak person, or "anisiddham" - taken without permission, or "ahardda dijjamana" - offered in the presence of the worthy, while consuming (bhujjamane) leads to a blemish (shbala).
**Meaning:** Consuming food obtained through these means leads to a blemish.
**Original Meaning:** Consuming food obtained through purchase, borrowing, taking without permission, taking by force from a weak person, or offered in the presence of the worthy, leads to a blemish.
**Commentary:** This sutra instructs the worthy (sadhu) to abstain from five types of food for the sake of purity. For example, obtaining an item by paying for it in the name of the worthy is called "krita ahar" (bought food). Although there are many variations of this, the main types are:
1. "Atma-dravya-krita" (bought with one's own wealth)
2. "Atma-bhava-dravya-krita" (bought with wealth earned through one's own efforts)
3. "Para-dravya-krita" (bought with another's wealth)
4. "Para-bhava-dravya-krita" (bought with wealth earned through another's efforts)
Consuming such food leads to numerous negative consequences.