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21 Even during grave illness, a Sadhu should not take a concoction of medicinal vegetable drugs, and he should not drink water at night He should not drink water within the last fortyeight minutes of the evening
22. He should always take water at an appropriate time as long as the Sun is clearly visible. He should take Pratyākhyāna (a vow of abstinence from all varieties of eating and drinking) before Sun-set. He should not keep or have them kept such substances as are called 'Apāhāri' in the Upāšraya.
23. A Sadhu should pay particular attention to Tapācāra (Austerity). He should not accept avagrahita bhiksā (alms brought to him, unless he has observed a fasting of two days or more, or unless he is in religious meditation.
24. He should not use Vigayas (such as milk, curds, ghee (clarified butter) etc) without doing two Ayambyas or three Nivis, and when he uses these articles, he should not mix sugar with them. He should observe this rule till the end of his life.
25. During the three days of Nivi Vrata and on the days of using Vigayas, he should not use Niviyātā substances. He should not take Vigayas (milk, curds, ghee, oil etc) for two consecutive days except under urgent necessity.
26. He should observe a fast on the Eighth and Fourteenth Day of the fortnight-health permitting. If not, he should do two āyam:bils or three Nivis instead.
27. He should take a vow with regard to dravya (substance) kşetra (locality), kāla (time), and bhava (intention) every day. Pailing to do it, he must atone for it.
28. With regard to Viryācāra (use of energy) he should study with their meanings at least five new verses daily, and he should meditate on them.
29. He should give counsels of advice to five ascetics who have become negligent in their religious duties and he should
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