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SER
88
Dasha Shruta Skandha Sutra
Third Dasha
This question may arise: what is the difference between a bed (shayya) and a mattress (sanstarak)? The answer is that a bed is for the whole body, and a mattress is only two and a half hands long. Or, what is laid on bare ground is called a bed, and what is laid on a wooden platform (takht) is called a mattress. Or (shayya eva sanstarak: - shayya-sanstarak: , shayya yaan va sanstarak: - shayya-sanstarak: tam” etc.).
The conclusion is that if a disciple touches the feet of any of the Guru's equipment without his permission, whether it is used or not, he should definitely apologize for it.
Now the sutrakar describes the ashatana that arises from doing other actions on the Guru's seat:
Sehe Rayaniyassa sijja-santhare chittitta va niseeitta va tuyattita va bhava asayana sehas. ||32||
Shaiksho ratnikasya shayya-sanstarake sthata va niseedita va twagvartita va bhavatyaashatana shaikshasya. ||32||
Padarthanvaya: - Sehe - disciple Rayaniyassa - Ratnakar's sijja - bed and santhare - mattress above chittitta - standing or niseeitta - sitting or tuyattita - sleeping or lying down and turning to the side, then sehas - disciple asayana - ashatana bhava - happens.
Mulaarth - If the disciple stands, sits or sleeps on Ratnakar's bed-mattress, he feels ashatana.
Tika - This sutra states that the disciple should not stand, sit or sleep on the bed without Ratnakar's permission, because doing so would be a violation of decorum, and secondly, it would make people aware of his (the disciple's) rudeness. And the respect for both the Guru and the disciple would be lost from the hearts of the people, and both religion and the individual would be diminished.