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## First Precept
**[21. Approving the one who causes or orders the polishing of the utensils (He incurs Guru-masik Prāyaścitta).]**
**Discussion:** A monk who knows how to polish utensils should do it himself, and if necessary, should also do the work of another monk. But he should not have it done by a householder, nor should he give permission to any monk to have it done by a householder.
**Explanation of terms:** "Parighattaveï, Nimmavaṇam, Santhavaṇam, Muhaadiṇam, Jamavaṇam, Visamaṇam, Samaikaraṇam"
1. **Parighattaveï-Nirmaṇam:** To make it fit for use.
2. **Santhaveï:** To fix the mouth, to make it suitable and strong.
3. **Jamaveï:** To make the uneven even.
**Example:** Binding ropes etc. on the mouth of a wooden utensil is "Santhavaṇam". Applying oil, varnish, whitewash, etc. is "Parighattaṇam". Filling a hole, smoothing a rough surface is "Jamavaṇam". Similarly, the care of earthenware and bamboo utensils should also be understood.
**Significance:** The mention of three types of utensils in this sutra, instead of just the word "utensil", clearly indicates that it is permissible for a monk to possess three types of utensils. The same statement is found in the Ācārāṅga Sūtra, the Bṛhatkalpa Sūtra, and the Ṭhāṇāṅga Sūtra.
**Further details:** The description of the fruits of auspicious and inauspicious utensils, etc., should be seen in the commentary.
**Recommendation:** A monk should seek out utensils that do not require any kind of polishing.
**Prāyaścitta for polishing Danda, etc.**
**40. A monk who causes or orders the polishing, fixing, or smoothing of a Danda, a stick, an Avlehaṇikā, a bamboo needle, or any other object made of wood or metal, by a non-Jain or a householder, even if he is capable of doing it himself, knowing, remembering, or being able to do it himself, or approves of the one who causes or orders it (He incurs Guru-masik Prāyaścitta).**
**Discussion:** The discussion of this sutra is similar to that of Sutra 39, but utensils are "auḍhika upadhi" for a monk, which all monks keep with them permanently.
**Explanation:** The tools mentioned in this sutra are "praupagrahika upadhi", meaning that a monk can keep them for as long as he needs them, with the permission of his Guru. These tools are not kept without a specific reason.