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## 332
## Mulachara
What can a person who eats with adha karma do by living at the root of a tree? All his good qualities are useless. || 923 ||
What is the use of his place, his silence, his practice of abhavakasha, his tapas? A shraman without maitri will not attain liberation, even if he desires it. || 924 ||
**Meaning:** What can the austerities of silence, abhavakasha yoga, and tapas do for a sadhu who is devoid of maitri? Even if he desires liberation, he will not attain it. || 924 ||
Just as a venomous snake does not abandon its poison even after shedding its skin, similarly, a dull shraman does not abandon the five poisons even after renouncing his possessions. || 925 ||
**Meaning:** Just as a fierce venomous snake does not abandon its poison even after shedding its skin, similarly, a dull muni, i.e., a lazy sadhu, does not abandon the five poisons due to his attachment to food. || 925 ||
One should always be afraid of the mortar, the grinding stone, the oven, the water pot, and the broom. The living beings die because of them. || 926 ||
**Meaning:** One should always be afraid of the mortar, the grinding stone, the oven, the water pot, and the broom. The living beings die because of them. || 926 ||