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[442] [The conduct-sutra cannot be purified by being served by many, therefore one should not engage in it. So, one who does not perform the pratikramna of the pacchakkhanakala or the svadhyayakala, etc., who remains without a mouth-cloth on his mouth or speaks, and who does not cover water, incurs the pratyaksha of the nivi, all this is jitavyavahar / The "muhantagfidia" in the gatha is explained as "mukhapotikaya sphititaayaam, mukhapotikamantaretiyartha".] _ The pratyaksha given by these five vyavaharis is called agamvyavahar or jitavyavahar. The meaning of this sutra-vidhan is that the first mentioned vyavahar and vyavahari is the main one. In his absence, the later mentioned vyavahar and vyavahari can be given prominence. That is, in matters where shrutvyavahar is available, one should not give prominence to dharana or jitavyavahar in making decisions. Giving prominence in reverse order leads to selfishness or attachment-aversion, etc., and there is no impartiality. To convey this meaning, the last part of the sutra encourages one to engage in vyavahar in accordance with the order, free from attachment-aversion and partiality, and those who engage in vyavahar in the order specified in the sutra and with impartiality are called araadhak. Therefore, it is clear that one who engages in vyavahar with partiality and in reverse order is a viraadhak. Even when the word vyavahar is interpreted broadly by upalakshana, it is fruitful that if one has to make a decision on any practical matter related to the life of a samayami, or if one has to make a decision on any dispute arising in relation to a principle formulated by the agam, then one should do so in this order, i.e., if there is an agamvyavahari, then one should accept his decision and end the dispute / If there is no agamvyavahari, then one should accept the decision based on the available shrut-agam / When the evidence of the sutra is available, one should not give prominence to prajna, dharana or tradition, because shrutvyavahar is more important than prajna, dharana or tradition / In the present time, the agams have the highest place, followed by the interpretations and texts, and then the memorized dharana or tradition held by the sthaviras. Even in interpretations or texts, the creations of the earlier acharyas have a prominent place. Therefore, in the present time, the decisive shastras are the first, and interpretations and texts that say the opposite meaning are not important. Similarly, when shastra-pramana is available, dharana or tradition also has no importance / Therefore, it is the duty of an araadhak to decide any matter by giving prominence to shastra, text, dharana and tradition in order, with discretion, and to avoid any partiality.