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[284] In a secluded place, one should criticize the Arhats or Siddhas in their memory, speaking in a loud voice, and should accept the appropriate atonement oneself. The last two options should be understood for the Gītartha Bhikshu, because the Agītartha Bhikshu is incapable of accepting atonement himself. In the Bhāṣyaṭīkā, this sūtra is explained as follows: "Suttamiṇam kāraṇiyam, āriyādīṇ jaththagacchammī / Pañcaṇhaṁ hī asati, ego ca tahiṁ na vasiyavvam // Ṭīkā-sūtramidam adhikṛtam kāranika, kārane bhavam kāranikaṁ, kārane satyekākīvihāraviṣayam ityārthaḥ / Iyamatrā bhavanā bahūnī khalu aśivādīnī ekākītva kāraṇānī, tataḥ kāranavaśato yo jātaḥ ekākī tadviṣayamidam sūtram iti na kaścid doṣaḥ. Aśivādīnī tu kāraṇānī muktvā ācāryādivirahitasyā na vartate vastu. Tathā āha-yatra gacche pañcānām ācāryopādhyāyagaṇāvacchedīpravṛtisthadhirarūpāṇām asadbhavo yadi vā yatra pañcānām anyatamo'pyeko na vidyate tatra na vasatavyam anekadosa sambhavāt / In this explanation, the sūtra's injunction is said to be for a Bhikshu who is solitary due to a reason, and many reasons for being solitary are also mentioned / which has been explained in the discussion of sūtras 23-25. The meaning of the words "ālocanā" etc. used in the sūtra is as follows: "Āloejjā" - to reveal transgressions etc. by speech / "Paḍikkamejjā" - to admit one's mistakes and wrong deeds / "Nidejjā" - to condemn one's misconduct to oneself, i.e. to feel remorse in one's heart / "Garehejjā" - to condemn one's misconduct to one's Guru, to express remorse / "Viuddejjā" - to refrain from misconduct / "Visohejjā" - to purify oneself, i.e. to completely refrain from misconduct / "Prakaraṇayāe anmuṭṭhajjā" - to make a firm resolve not to repeat the act of misconduct / "Prahārihaṁ tavokammaṁ pāyacchittaṁ paḍivajjejjā" - to accept atonement such as penance according to the nature of the fault. Only by performing the entire process from criticism to accepting atonement does one achieve self-purification, and only then does criticism become meaningful. The explanation of the 16 words "grāma" etc. that appear in the sūtra is given in Niśītha U. 4 and Bṛhatkalpa U. 1, so see them there. The order of criticism mentioned in the sūtra is as follows: 1. Prācārya Upādhyāya, 2. Sārmaka Sāmbhogika Bahuśruta Bahu-āgamajña Bhikshu, 3. Sārmaka Anya Sāmbhogika Bahuśruta Bahu-prāgamajña Bhikshu, 4. Sārūpika Bahuśruta Bahu-āgamajña Bhikshu, 5. Paścātkṛta