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[Nishīthasūtra
Sūtra 52 Joining a piece of cloth with a torn cloth. Sūtra 53 Joining more than three pieces of cloth with a torn cloth. Sūtra 54 Joining pieces of cloth by technique. Sūtra 55 Joining different types of pieces of cloth. Sūtra 56 Keeping a cloth with more than three pieces joined for more than a fortnight. Sūtra 57 Getting household smoke from a householder. Sūtra 58 Using food, utensils, and bedding contaminated with pūtikarma dosha.
The guru receives monthly atonement for such activities. The subject matter of these 20 sūtras is mentioned in the following Āgamas, such as Sūtra 1-9 Performing manual labor is called a strong dosha. Daśā. Da. 21 Sūtra 10 Prohibition of being attached to fragrance. Ā. Śru. 2 A. 1 U. 8, Ā. Śru. 2 A. 15. Sūtra 14 Keeping and using a chel-chilimilika. Bṛha. U. 1. Sūtra 31-38 Prohibition of giving away needles and other things received as a gift for one's work, and the method of returning them. Ā. Śru. 2 A. 7 U. 1. Sūtra 58 Description of pūtikarma dosha. Sūtrakr. Śru. 1 A. 1 U. 3. The subject matter of these 38 sūtras is not mentioned in other Āgamas, such as Sūtra 11-13 Getting the path made by another (householder). Sūtra 15-30 Getting needles etc. repaired. Taking needles etc. without purpose. Taking needles etc. unlawfully. Sūtra 39-40 Getting utensils and sticks etc. made and repaired. Sūtra 41-46 Putting a handle on a utensil. Putting a band on a utensil. Sūtra 47-56 Putting a handle on a cloth. Tying a knot in a cloth. Joining pieces of cloth. Sūtra 57 Getting household smoke from a householder for medicine. || First Uddeshaka ends ||
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