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## Fourth Study: Pratikraman
[37 Meaning - In the form of Gocharcharya Bhikchacharya, I repent for any transgression-fault that has been committed, whether known or unknown.
Playing with half-open doors, touching a dog, calf, or child, taking Mandipraabhratik Agrapind, taking food prepared for Bali, taking food kept aside for Bhikshus, taking food with doubts like Adhakarma, taking food hastily without thinking, taking food without Aeshna (investigation), making any mistake in Aeshna of drinking water, food, etc., taking food containing any living being, taking Beejbhushan (food containing seeds), taking Haritbhushan (food containing sentient plants), taking food after giving food to Sadhu, taking food before giving food to Sadhu, taking food without seeing, taking food touched by sentient water, taking food touched by sentient dust, taking food given in the way of Parishaatanika, taking food given in the vessel of Parishthapanika, or taking food without reason, taking food that is not fit for consumption, taking food without reason, taking food with 16 Udgam Doshas, taking food with 16 Utpada Doshas, taking food with 10 Doshas related to Aeshna and Grahaneshna.
If I have taken food or water contrary to the Sadhumaryada, knowing it to be impure, but not repenting, then all my sins are false.
Discussion - Jainism is a religion based on non-violence. It is an ocean of compassion, a storehouse of mercy, a lake of goodwill, a source of sweetness, and a source of compassion. It takes care in every practice and gives great importance to the purity of food, conduct, and behavior for the progress of practice.
Human life is essential for the practice of restraint, and food and water are essential for sustaining life. Food and water cannot be prepared without the beginning and end, and the Sadhu is a renunciant of the beginning and end. What should be done in such a situation? Jain Agamas have provided a very beautiful solution to this problem. The present text is indicative of that solution. Firstly, the Sadhu should earn a living through Bhikhavritti and should take only pure food in Bhikhavritti. The faults from which he has to abstain are mentioned in this text.