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(2) If his feet become besmeared with filth; (3) If he begin to vomit; (4) If some one interfere with his proceeding; (5) If he begin to bleedorif suppuration occur; (6) If his tears come out or he sees someone else burstinto tears at the time of eating; (7) If be bave to climba step higher than his knee; (8) If he touch a part of his body lower down than the knee; (9) If he have to bend lower than the naval to reach the place; (10) If he happen to eat what has been given up by him. (11) If a living being be killed in his sight at the time of eating; (12) If a bird carry off a morsel of his food; (13) Ifamorsel fall down on the ground. (14) If a trasa jiva (a living being possessing more senses than one) be killed or crushed in his hands. (15) If his eye fall on the dead flesh of a five sensed being; (16) If trouble or persecution seize him at the time; (17) If a five sensed animal, e.g., a rat pass through his feet; (18) If the giver of food drop the vessel (or dish) containing the food; (19) If excrement be discharged from his (the saints) body at the time of eating; (20) If his urine flow out; (21) If he happen to have got into a śüdra's house; (22) If be swoon off when going to obtain food;
(23) If he be obliged to sit down, owing to illness, when taking food; (24) If a five - sensed being, e.g., a Jackal bite him; (25) If he happen to touch the ground after performing Siddha bhakti (adoration of the liberated souls) at the time of starting; (26) If his saliva or phlegm drop out while eating; (27) If a worm come out of his body while eating; (28) If he happen to touch some other article at the time; (29) If a person strike him or any one else, with a swordordagger and the like at the time; (30) If the village catches fire when he is going to take his food. (31) If his foot comes in contact with an object while eating. (32) If he touch anything lying on the ground with his hand at the time. मुनि के आहार में अन्तराय के अन्य कारण- . The saint will also go without an unclean person (a chandāla), if some one held in public esteem should die, if a brother saint is degraded and on the occurrence of other similar causes of mental disturbance and agitation. The
food is further forbidden. If blood or pus ooze out from the person of the giver or the taker of food after the latter has performed what is known as Siddha bhakti (adoration of liberated souls).
S.D. 113-114 There are certain other impurities to be avoided with reference to food, some of which will even necessitate its being given up on the instant. These are :(1) Nails, (2) hairs, (3) insects