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## The Seventeenth Uddeshak
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8. Sauvir-Kanji water, water in which hot iron, wood, etc. has been dipped, 9. Water made into Prasook by pure Vikat Harad, Baheda, ash, etc., 10. Varodak-water used to wash the vessels of food items like jaggery, etc., 11. Amlakanjik-water used to wash sour substances or the residue of buttermilk. These are twelve types of unacceptable washing water.
1. Pamrodak-water used to wash mangoes, 2. Ambadodak-water used to wash Amratak (a specific fruit), 3. Kapitthodak-water used to wash Kath or Kavith, 4. Beejpuroudak-water used to wash Bijore, 5. Drakshodak-water used to wash grapes, 6. Dadimoudak-water used to wash pomegranates, 7. Khajuroudak-water used to wash dates, 8. Nalikeroadak-water used to wash coconuts, 9. Karirodak-water used to wash Karis, 10. Badarodak-water used to wash berries, 11. Amlodak-water used to wash Amla, 12. Chichoudak-water used to wash tamarind.
Apart from these, hot water is also considered acceptable, which is of only one type. When water boils completely on fire, it becomes Achitt. This means that the water should be so hot that one cannot keep their hand in it. If it is less hot than this, it is not completely Achitt and cannot be considered. In the Tika, etc., it is mentioned that it becomes Achitt after three boils.
It is clear from the above Agam Sthalas that washing water, i.e., Achitt cold water, can be of many types. The names mentioned in the Agam are just examples. It is permissible for a monk to take water used to wash flour, rice, or any other food item, or water used to wash the vessels of food items, or water made completely Achitt by any other type of substance.
According to Dashavkalik A. 5 U. 1 Ga. 76-81, while accepting Achitt water, one should also have the discretion to consider whether this water can be drunk? Will it quench thirst or not? To decide this, one can even taste the water. If such water has been consumed, it should be considered unusable and discarded in a secluded, lifeless place.
In this Sutra, both the words 'Sauvir' and 'Amlakanjik' are used, while in other Praagams only the word 'Sauvir' is mentioned. Its meaning in the Tika, etc., is given as Kanji water, Arnal water, etc. In the Hindi dictionary, while explaining Kanji water, it is said to be a delicious and digestive sour water made from salt, cumin, etc. This suggests that the word 'Amlakanjik' is a synonym of the word 'Sauvir', which is sometimes added here as a synonym.