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Dasha Shruta Skandha Sutra
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Original Meaning - In the same way, knowingly, on a sentient stone, on a sentient stone pebble, on wood with worms, which is inhabited by living beings, and in places where there are eggs, animals, seeds, green plants, dew (Avashaya) water, insect cities, five colored flowers, Dak soil (soil mixed with sentient water - mud), Merkat (Koliya being) offspring (jala) etc. and where there is a possibility of harming living beings, performing actions like shedding the body, sleeping and sitting, etc. results in Shabala Dosha.
Second Dasha
Commentary - This Sutra lays down the law regarding the protection of the six-bodied beings. Until the soul is diligent in protecting living beings, it is not impossible to follow the first great vow, but it will certainly be difficult to achieve.
Therefore, it is proven that every action should be performed diligently. And knowingly, on a sentient (consciousness-filled - living being-filled) stone or stone child (piece of stone), surrounded by worms and other similar beings, i.e., filled with worms, etc., filled with eggs, filled with two-sense beings, etc., filled with seeds, filled with green-bodied beings, filled with dew, filled with water, filled with beings that make burrows in the earth, filled with five colored flowers, filled with water and soil (muddy), filled with Merkat offspring (Karmaat offspring - Kolika jalakanlut putka wa - spider webs), and in other such places, for the protection of living beings, one should not perform actions like shedding the body, sleeping and sitting, etc., because this will inevitably lead to harming living beings and then the occurrence of Shabala Dosha is inevitable. Therefore, with full diligence, one should look at the place and purify it before performing the aforementioned actions.
The question arises that the Sutra mentions earth, water, plants and three-bodied beings, but nothing is said about the beings of fire and air. Should they not be protected? In response, it is said that actions like shedding the body, etc., can only be performed on wood, etc., therefore, there is a possibility of harming the beings living in them through these actions, but the beings of fire and air do not have such a dwelling place where actions like shedding the body, etc., can harm living beings, therefore, the scripture writer did not include them in the said Sutra, considering it inappropriate to include them.