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[235 Fifth Uddeshak] The commentator has also said that while partaking food, the sadhu should also be mindful that the householder from whose place the food has been brought is not watching? It should be partaken while hidden from his eyes / Otherwise, he will criticize saying, "Look how these sadhus are insane, who even after receiving such rare food, throw it away." The meaning of this sutra is that if any sentient substance or sentient-mixed food is taken carelessly and the sentient substance can be purified, then it can be eaten after purification. If the sentient substance is so mixed that it is not possible to remove it, then that mixed food should also be partaken. For example: 1. Onion pieces in curd, 2. Salt in sugar, 3. Poppy seeds etc. fallen in dry cold churma etc., 4. It is less possible to remove insects etc. from ghevar or feeni etc., and food contaminated with phulan and rasaj jivas cannot be purified, therefore these are fit for partaking / The rule for eating and partaking food on which sentient water drops have fallen is 12. Nigganthassa ya gahavaikulam pindavayapadiae anuppavitthassa anto padiggahansi dae va, dagarae ba, dagaphuse va pariavajjezza se ya usinabhoyajaae paribhottabve sia. Se ya siyabhoyajaae tan no appana bhujezza, no agnessi vaave, egate bahufasueae thandile padilheita pamjjitta parittabveyadhve sia / 12. If sentient water, water drops or water particles fall into the vessel of a sadhu who has entered the householder's house for food and water, and that food is hot, then it should be eaten. _ If that food is cold, then neither should it be eaten by oneself nor given to others, but it should be partaken in a secluded and spacious place / Discussion - The previous sutra states the law regarding contaminated food, and the present sutra states that if sentient water or water drops or fine sprinkles fall on food taken due to rain or someone else's carelessness, then the bhikshu should know whether that food is hot or cold? If it is hot, then the water drops become non-sentient, so that food can be eaten / Such as khichdi, milk, dal etc. hot items / If the food taken is cold, then it should not be eaten, but should be partaken, such as khakhra roti etc. / In the commentary-gatha. 5910-5912 of this sutra, while explaining, the alternatives (bhang) of the quantity of cold food and touch etc. have been given, and the conditions of the fallen water drops etc. becoming weaponized or not from the food have been explained. Their summary is - 'Vyakhyato Visheshpratipatti:' Therefore, the quantity of water and the quantity of cold or hot food and the conditions of touch etc.