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[Nishith Sutra]
**Solution by Churnikar regarding the removal of house dust by a Sadhu:**
If a Sadhu develops skin diseases like eczema or itching, he should treat it with house dust. However, Churnikar has not specified the method of using "house dust". Therefore, one should learn the method of using house dust from a skilled physician or a skin specialist.
**Putikarma - Prāyaścitta**
**58. A monk who consumes or approves of food, clothing, or dwelling contaminated with Putikarma (impurity) incurs Guru-māsika Prāyaścitta (penance).**
**Explanation:**
The commentator has described three types of Putikarma: 1. Āhāra-Putikarma (food impurity), 2. Upadhi-Putikarma (clothing impurity), and 3. Śayyā-Putikarma (bed impurity).
**1. Āhāra-Putikarma:**
There are two types of food impurity:
* Food contaminated with impure substances.
* Food prepared using contaminated utensils.
Food prepared with pure ingredients but mixed with impure substances like hing (asafoetida), salt, etc., contaminated with Pradhākarmadi (impurities) becomes Putikarma-contaminated.
Pure food served with a spoon contaminated with Pradhākarmadi becomes Putikarma-contaminated.
**2. Upadhi-Putikarma:**
If a householder sews or attaches a thread contaminated with Pradhākarmadi to a pure garment, it becomes Putikarma-contaminated.
If a householder uses a contaminated stick or tie to attach a pure vessel, it becomes Putikarma-contaminated.
**3. Śayyā-Putikarma:**
If any part of a pure bed is made using bamboo or wood contaminated with Pradhākarmadi, the bed becomes Putikarma-contaminated.
Even if Putikarma-contaminated food is mixed with pure food, it becomes Putikarma-contaminated.
**Whoever consumes or approves of any of the Prāyaścitta-sthāna (penance places) mentioned in these 58 Sutras incurs Guru-māsika Prāyaścitta.**