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## 188] It is not appropriate for Sadhus and Sadhvis to narrate the five great vows in a householder's home, along with their meaning, explanation, and description of worldly benefits, and to reveal the otherworldly fruits of heaven and liberation. The commentator has explained the reason for this, stating that if a Sadhu begins to preach the great vows in detail, and a pregnant woman listening to him experiences some harm due to the restriction of food and drink for the fetus while she sits there, then the preacher becomes a participant in her violence. Alternatively, if a woman in the house goes out at that time to relieve herself, and a woman who harbors animosity towards her, either a co-wife or another envious woman, kills her child and brings it to the Sadhu, throwing it down and shouting that the Sadhu killed it, then people might suspect the Sadhu of causing the death. Similarly, if a Sadhu, when asked, says that it is not appropriate for him to preach in a householder's home, and then preaches elsewhere, he incurs the sin of falsehood. If, during the Sadhu's preaching, a maid in the house takes the opportunity to steal some jewelry or other valuables, and after the Sadhu leaves, the householder accuses the Sadhu of theft, then the Sadhu is implicated in the theft. / _ If a woman's husband is away, and she uses the pretext of listening to the preaching to keep the Sadhu for a while and then requests sexual intercourse, and the Sadhu is swayed, or if she tempts the Sadhu with the promise of fine clothes, utensils, etc., then the Sadhu incurs a transgression of the great vows. Therefore, the sutra prohibits the narration of the five great vows, their meaning, and other detailed discourses in a householder's home. If someone who is sick or curious asks about the nature of the great vows, then the Sadhu should answer briefly, with a single verse or a single shloka, and should do so while standing, not sitting. Because a wandering mendicant stands while begging. Sitting there creates many doubts. / Therefore, sitting is completely prohibited. The rule for returning the householder's bedding is as follows: 24. No Nirgrantha or Nirgranthi should leave for another village without returning the bedding to its owner. 24. It is not appropriate for Nirgranthas and Nirgranthis to leave for another village without returning the bedding to its owner. / Discussion: The Sadhu's entire body, including the back-rest, straw, etc., is called "bedding," and the back-rest, straw, etc., measuring two and a half hands is called "bedding." / Those who are brought to return the bedding are called "attendants." / When a Sadhu arrives in a village, he should find suitable bedding, a blanket, etc.