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## Trivarnika Conduct
**NAAMKAM**
**Food-Measure:** One should eat to their full capacity, free from shame and fear. One should not be excessively greedy in eating or accumulating wealth. || 214 ||
**Meaning:** When sitting down to eat, one should eat to their full capacity. While eating, one should not feel any shame or fear, nor should one eat excessively. Eating too much leads to sluggishness and excessive sleep. Therefore, one should always eat in moderation. || 214 ||
**Actions to be performed after eating:** After eating to their full capacity, one should drink some cool water to aid digestion. Then, one should cleanse their mouth with water and wash their hands thoroughly. || 215 ||
**Then, returning to the courtyard, one should brush their teeth with a stick. After that, one should wash their hands and feet with water and cleanse themselves. || 216 ||
**Food not suitable for consumption:** One should not eat food offered as a sacrifice, food related to the *choul* ceremony, food related to the *simanta* ceremony, food related to the *garbhadan* ceremony, food related to the monthly *shraddha* ceremony, or food during times of hardship. || 217 ||
**The best householder should not eat food prepared for many people, nor should they eat food belonging to a prostitute, an unrighteous person, an ascetic, or a *shudra*. || 218 ||
**One should not eat food offered on the eleventh day after a person's death, food offered during the fortnightly *shraddha*, food offered during the *sapinda* ceremony, or food offered during a *prayashchitta* ceremony. If one has already eaten such food, they should perform *japa*. || 219 ||
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