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## Composed by Somasen Bhattaraka
**145.** One who leaves home and goes to the Muni forest, accepts vows from the Guru, practices austerities, eats alms, and wears a Khandavastra (piece of cloth) or Kaupina (loincloth) is an excellent Shravaka.
**146-149.** Ashadhara says: There are two types of excellent Shravakas: Ksullaka and Ailaka. The Ksullaka sits and eats from his hand or a vessel. He goes to the Shravaka's house empty-handed. He stands in the courtyard of the Shravaka's house and requests alms, saying "May there be Dharma-laabha (benefit of Dharma)." Or, he silently shows his body to the giver and requests alms. He remains equanimous, free from attachment and aversion, whether he receives alms or not. He then leaves and goes to another house. If, during the time of begging alms, a Shravaka invites him to eat at his house, he should first eat whatever alms he received at the previous house and then eat the food at that Shravaka's house. If no one invites him to eat, he should beg enough alms to fill his stomach. If he finds Prasooka water (water for purification) at a Shravaka's house, he should sit there, purify the alms, and eat it.
**150.** The Ailaka Shravaka wears only a Kaupina, performs Pratima Yoga (meditation on the image of the Tirthankara) at night, practices Biracharya (heroic conduct), carries a Koca (staff) and Picchi (feather duster), and eats sitting with his hands folded.
**151.** **Special duties for Deshavirati (those who have renounced their home):** Deshavirati Shravakas do not have the right to practice Biracharya, eat by begging, perform Pratima Yoga daily, practice Trikala Yoga (meditation at three times a day), perform Yoga on top of a mountain in summer, under a tree in the rainy season, or on the banks of a river, sea, or in a courtyard in winter. They also do not have the right to study the Siddhanta Shastra (doctrine), Prayaschitta Shastra (penance), etc.