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Mahabharat was recited during the first quarter of the day and Ramayan after the second quarter of the day as an obligatory ritual. These are widely popular sources of knowledge and are therefore called mundane scriptures. When a reader or listener is sincerely involved in them they are said to be mundane perfect avashyak. Although in popular belief they are Agam (scriptures), reading and reciting them has been called 'without scriptural knowledge' (noagamtah) because turning of pages, joining palms in devotion, and other such ritual activities are also essentially part of the procedure. The true definition of Agam is sincere involvement with knowledge and not just ritual actions. Although the prefix 'no' means complete negation, here the negation is with respect to the rituals only. (२) कुप्रावचनिक भाव आवश्यक
२७. से किं तं कुप्पावयणियं भावावस्सयं ?
कुप्पावयणियं भावावस्सयं जे इमे चरग-चीरिय जाव पासंडत्था इज्जंजलि-होमजप्प-उंदुरुक्क-नमोक्कारमाइयाई भावावस्सयाई करेंति। से तं कुप्पावयणियं भावावस्सयं।
२७. (प्रश्न) कुप्रावचनिक भाव आवश्यक क्या है?
(उत्तर) जो ये चरक, चीरिक यावत् पाषण्डस्थ-इज्या-यज्ञ, अंजलि, होम-हवन, For जाप, उन्दुरुक्क-धूपप्रक्षेप या बैल जैसी ध्वनि, वंदना आदि भाव आवश्यक करते हैं,
वह कुप्रावचनिक भाव आवश्यक है। (2) KUPRAVACHANIK BHAAVA AVASHYAK
27. (Question) What is Kupravachanik bhaava avashyak (pervert perfect avashyak) ?
(Answer) The rituals like yajna (the Vedic rite of offerings to deities), anjali (offerings or salutations with hollowed hands), hoam (offerings in fire), jap (reciting mantras), undurukka (burning incense or producing sound like an ox), and namokkaramaiyai (offering salutations or homage) performed as perfect avashyak by heretics like Charak, अनुयोगद्वार सूत्र
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Illustrated Anuyogadvar Sutra
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