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## Chapter 6: Purity of the Body (Piṇḍaśuddhi)
1. **Nīca Mastakakar Nikalana:** Discharge of mucus from the nose.
2. **Nābhyadhonirgaman:** Discharge from the navel.
3. **Pratyākyātasevanā:** Eating discarded food.
4. **Jīvabadha:** Killing a living being (Jantu-badha).
5. **Kākadipinda-haran:** A crow or other bird taking food.
6. **Pāṇit: Piṇḍapatana:** Food falling from the hand or vessel.
7. **Pāṇijantubadha:** A living being dying in the hand or vessel.
8. **Mānsādi-darśana:** Seeing meat or other forbidden food.
9. **Upasarga:** Disturbance caused by deities or other beings.
10. **Jīvasampāta:** A living being falling between the legs.
11. **Bhājanasampāta:** Food falling from the hand of the giver.
12. **Uccāra:** Discharge of excrement from the bowels.
13. **Prasravaṇa:** Discharge of urine or other bodily fluids.
14. **Abhojyagṛhapraveśa:** Entering the house of a Chandala or other untouchable.
15. **Patana:** Falling due to fainting or other reasons.
16. **Upaveśana:** Sitting down.
17. **Sadanśa:** Being bitten by a dog or other animal.
18. **Bhūmisanśparśa:** Touching the ground with the hand.
19. **Niṣṭhīvana:** Spitting out phlegm or other bodily fluids.
20. **Udarakṛminirgaman:** Worms coming out of the stomach.
21. **Adattagrahaṇa:** Taking something without permission.
22. **Prahara:** Being struck by a sword or other weapon, either by oneself or another.
23. **Grāmadāha:** A village burning.
24. **Pāden Kiñcit Grahaṇa:** Picking something up from the ground with the foot.
25. **Kareṇ Kiñcit Grahaṇa:** Picking something up from the ground with the hand.
These 32 obstacles (antarāya) like the crow, and others like touching a Chandala, quarreling, death of a loved one, etc., are many reasons for abandoning food. One should also abandon food due to fear of the king, public censure, for the sake of self-control, and for detachment. (From verses 495 to 500)