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One should understand the nuances in performing the Nishīthasūtra, and in the context of 'Phumejj Raezz', the difference between applying henna and applying collyrium, etc.
**Rom-Keśa-Parikarmaprayaschitta**
64. The monk who cuts or trims the hairs of his nose, or approves of someone who does so.
65. The monk who cuts or trims the hairs of his overgrown eyebrows, or approves of someone who does so.
66. The monk who cuts or trims the hairs of his overgrown head, or approves of someone who does so. (He receives a minor monthly atonement.)
**Discussion:**
The sequence of 25 sūtras from 16 to 40, along with the original text, commentary, and Chūrṇī, is clear. 6+6+6+6+1 = 25 sūtras. The Chūrṇikāra has also indicated the number of 26 sūtras from 41 to 66, and the subject matter of the first and last sūtras. He has instructed to combine the meaning of the remaining 24 sūtras. In doing so, the original text of these 26 sūtras has not been preserved. This is evident because due to the poetic composition in the Niyuktigāthā, the words and order of all the sūtras could not be retained. The Chūrṇikāra himself calls the sūtra related to the hairs of the head the last one, and he also explains it in the Niyuktigāthā by placing it in the middle.
In total, including the Chūrṇī and Niyuktigāthā, there is only an explanation of 18 sūtras instead of 26. There is no clear indication of one sūtra related to the armpit, six sūtras related to the lips, and one sūtra related to the eyelid in that explanation. The available texts of the 18 sūtras that have been explained are also different. For example, a sūtra related to "Pās" is found instead of "Nāsā". It is neither necessary nor explained. The explanation of Romrāji is given, but there is no sūtra for it. Instead, the statement about the hairs of the eye has been repeated from the "Akṣipatra" sūtra.
The situations have been carefully observed. Based on the instruction of 26 sūtras and 13 verses in Chī. Gā. 1518, and matching the order from the bottom to the top of the body (as in Āchā. Śru. 1, A. 1, U. 2), the sūtras have been arranged in their order and meaning, taking into account the Chūrṇī-Niyuktigāthā, the original text, the initial and final sūtras, and the number 26 and 13.