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3. To make the nail cutter suitable for cutting nails.
4. To make the ear cleaner soft to touch.
In this way, the four instruments are reciprocated.
2. The four instruments - The sadhu can keep with him the instruments useful for the body and restraint. The instruments that are always necessary for all sadhus are called "Shraudh instruments". It is mandatory to keep all such instruments with you at all times. For example - clothes, utensils, dustpan, face cloth etc. Clothes and utensils are useful for the body and face cloth and dustpan are useful for restraint.
Some instruments are kept due to special circumstances, they are called "Satellite instruments".
They are also of two types
1. Always used, 2. Sometimes used.
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1. Glasses, sticks etc. are often used always. Therefore, they can be kept with you at all times.
2. The statement of the above four instruments used occasionally is in the above sutras, the statement of other instruments (umbrella, leather etc.) is also in the Agamas according to the context. Among them, easily available instruments are brought in a returnable form, which are returned on the same day or after a few days after the work is done.
Although the sadhu is ordained to have very few possessions, yet according to the area and time or according to the changing physical conditions, when, where, what instruments are needed and at that time perhaps those instruments are not available there; with this intention, instruments for removing thorns or tooth cleaners etc. other instruments are also kept with them at present.
Similarly, the needle, scissors etc. mentioned in the sutras can also be kept due to the circumstances of time etc., it appears from these reciprocation sutras.
Nishithbhashya Ga. 1413-1416 and Brihatkalpbhashya Ga. 4096-4099 have mentioned many satellite instruments kept in exceptional circumstances, see those verses with meaning in Udde. 16 Su. 39. Those instruments include needle, scissors etc., leather - umbrella stick and also books etc. are mentioned.
These sutras of reciprocation are also related to the satellite instruments like needle etc. kept with you due to circumstances. Because a returnable instrument for one day is brought only after seeing and being useful. If there is a mistake, it can be returned and another one can be brought.
But it is unimaginable for any monk to imagine sharpening the tip or edge of a returnable needle, scissors etc. from a householder and becoming a recipient of the Guru-monthly atonement.