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[138] **Bahutkalpasutra 2.** Animals coming to drink water may be frightened and return without drinking, they may be obstructed from drinking water. **3.** Running around may also lead to **Jivadhat**. **4.** Wicked animals may kill the ascetic. **5.** Aquatic creatures in the water may be distressed upon seeing the ascetic. **6.** They run around in the water, which causes **viraadhana** to the aquatic creatures. **7.** The earth near the water's edge is **saccitta**, therefore, there is **viraadhana** to the creatures of the earth. **8.** People may be apprehensive about the ascetic drinking raw water or consuming it. Due to these reasons, the sutra prohibits staying near the water. **...** **20.** It is not appropriate for **Niggranthas** or **Nigganthis** to stay in a **saccitta** **upaashraya**. **21.** It is appropriate for **Niggranthas** or **Nigganthis** to stay in a **acitta** **upaashraya**. **20.** It is not appropriate for **Niggranthas** and **Nigganthis** to stay in a **saccitta** **upaashraya**. **21.** It is appropriate for **Niggranthas** and **Nigganthis** to stay in a **acitta** **upaashraya**. **Explanation:** In **upaashrayas** where there are paintings of gods and goddesses, men and women, and animals and birds playing in various ways, or other entertaining pictures, ascetics or nuns should not stay, because seeing them may arouse feelings of desire in their minds, and repeatedly looking at them may prevent them from concentrating on their **samyama** practices such as **svadhyay**, **dhyana**, and **pratilekhan**. Therefore, ascetics and nuns are prohibited from staying in **saccitta** **upaashrayas**. **...** **22.** It is not appropriate for **Niggranthis** to stay without the **nishra** of a **sagarik**. **23.** It is appropriate for **Niggranthis** to stay with the **nishra** of a **sagarik**. **24.** It is appropriate for **Niggranthas** to stay with or without the **nishra** of a **sagarik**. **22.** It is not appropriate for **Niggranthis** to stay without the **nishra** of a **sagarik**. **23.** It is appropriate for **Niggranthis** to stay with the **nishra** of a **sagarik**. **24.** It is appropriate for **Niggranthas** to stay with or without the **nishra** of a **sagarik**. **Explanation:** Just as a creeper, without the support of a tree, becomes agitated and unstable due to the wind, in the same way, a **shraman** also becomes agitated and unstable without the **nishra** of a **shayyatar**, i.e., without the responsibility of protection.