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the punishment and torment of that person. 4. And, whatever they give to the unworthy, they have made that thing extinct.
CHAPTER XXX. 1. The thirtieth subject is this, that it is not proper to pour away water at night, especially from the northern side (gânib) which would be the worst?. 2. Therefore, if it become a necessity in the end (ba-hatam), it is requisite to recite one Yathaahd-vairyô 3, and, when they make a light ready (hâzir)*, to pour away the water gently.
3. In like manner it is not proper to swallow water at night, because it is a sin. 4. But, if a necessity arises, it is necessary to make a light ready, and one first eats some morsets of food (ta'hâm) so that the sin may be less.
CHAPTER XXXI. 1. The thirty-first subject is this, that, every time they eat bread, it is necessary to withhold three morsels from their own bodies, and to give them to a dog. 2. And it is not desirable to beat a dog. 3. For, of the poor no one whatever is poorer than
Lp has side it would be,' to which B29 adds "bold. The reason of the impropriety is that the demons are supposed to come from the north, and anything thrown out northwards might be of use to them (see Sls. X, 7, XII, 18, 19).
* B29 has necessity to pour.' 8 See Mkh. XXVII, 70 n.
• Lp, B29 omit these seven words. Both the recitation and light are supposed to frighten away any demons.
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| SR No. | 007677 |
| Book Title | Saddharma Pundarika |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | H Kern |
| Publisher | Oxford |
| Publication Year | 1884 |
| Total Pages | 2546 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English |
| File Size | 46 MB |