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[250] 1. When accused of *Prāṇātipāta*, 2. When accused of *Mṛṣāvāda*, 3. When accused of *Adattādāna*, 4. When accused of violating *Brahmacarya*, 5. When accused of being *Napumsaka*, 6. When accused of being a *Dāsa*. A *Sādhu* who does not prove someone innocent by accusing them of these specific *Prāyaścitta* places, becomes a partaker of that very *Prāyaścitta* place. Discussion - 1. The conduct of the *Kalpa-nirgrantha*, 2. *Prastāra* - specific *Prāyaścitta* places, 3. Accusing someone of having taken *Prastaraṇa Prāyaścitta* - *Sevana*. / The sūtra mentions six *Prastāra* - First *Prastāra* - If a *Nirgrantha* in the presence of the *Ācārya* etc. says about another *Nirgrantha*, "Such and such *Nirgrantha* has killed such and such *Trasa* being." The *Ācārya* etc. hearing his statement, should call the *Nirgrantha* related to the accusation and ask him, "Did you kill a *Trasa* being?" If he says, "I did not kill any being." In such a situation, the *Nirgrantha* who made the accusation should be asked to prove his statement. If the accuser proves the accusation, then the one who is accused of killing a being, is eligible for *Prāyaścitta* according to the fault. If the accuser cannot prove the accusation, then he becomes a partaker of the *Prāyaścitta* given for committing *Prāṇātipāta*. Similarly, the second *Prastāra* should be understood in relation to the accusation of *Mṛṣāvāda*, the third *Prastāra* in relation to the accusation of *Adattādāna*, and the fourth *Prastāra* in relation to the accusation of *Avirativāda* - violation of *Brahmacarya*. / Accusing a *Nirgrantha* of being *Napumsaka* in front of the *Ācārya* etc. who gave the initiation, is the fifth *Prastāra* ' *Apuṣuṣavāda*'. Accusing a *Nirgrantha* of being "a slave or a son of a slave", is the sixth *Prastāra* " *Dāsavāda*". / If the accuser and the accused accuse each other or there is a debate between them, then the amount of *Prāyaścitta* also increases. That is, the *Caturlaghu* mentioned in the sūtra becomes *Caturguru* *Prāyaścitta*. If the accusation reaches its peak, then the *Prāyaścitta* is also given to the peak. / That is, the *Nirgrantha* with the fault has to bear the final *Prāyaścitta* *Pārañcīka*. For specific details, one should refer to the *Bhāṣya*.