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## 176
## Dasha Shruta Skandha Sutra
## Sixth Dasha
Even with the practice of abstaining from sleep, sitting, vehicles, food, and household equipment, one cannot achieve complete detachment throughout life.
**Commentary:** In this sutra, the sutrakar states that an atheist cannot achieve complete detachment from the five objects of sense - sound, form, smell, taste, and touch - which generate desires and mental afflictions throughout their life. They cannot achieve detachment from activities like wearing red clothes, brushing teeth, bathing, massage, and applying ointments. Ointments refer to the application of sandalwood and other substances.
The atheist cannot achieve detachment from carts, chariots, palanquins carried by two men, elephant litters, palanquins carried by one man, palanquins carried by two men, palanquins carried by four men, beds, and seats, carts and other vehicles, strong animals used for transportation, food, and household equipment throughout their life.
A small doubt may arise here: In worldly practices, bathing is often seen after a massage. The sutrakar mentions the practice of bathing after a massage. However, sometimes massage is also done after bathing to keep the body lubricated, as in the present time, young men often apply oil to their hair after bathing.
A cart pulled by oxen is called a "shakat". A vehicle carried by two men or an aerial vehicle is called a "yugma". A camel's litter or a palanquin carried by two men is called a "gilli", which is also called a "thilli". However, a cart pulled by two horses or mules can also be called a "thilli". The word "thilli" is also used for a horse's equipment. A "shivika" is a special type of palanquin with a square shape. A "syand-manika" is a vehicle that is as tall as a man. Other special vehicles for water and land should be understood by inference.
The conclusion of the entire statement is that a person who accepts atheism becomes attached to worldly pleasures and then the feelings of detachment never arise in their mind.
The sutrakar again describes the same topic: