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Upasargadhyayana Tika Artha - There is no fault of Pranimsa (violence against living beings) in engaging in sexual relations with a woman who is desirous of union, and many examples are presented here on this subject - Just as the bird named Kapinjala (Dove) residing in the sky drinks water without moving or shaking, similarly, a person who engages in sexual relations with a woman, with a mind devoid of attachment and aversion, for the purpose of procreation of offspring, is not blameworthy like the Kapinjala bird.
Here, the beliefs of other Tirthankaras regarding Brahmacharya (celibacy) are mentioned - Some propound that just as pus or vitiated blood is extracted by pressing a boil, similarly, sexual relations with a woman are undertaken. Some say that just as a sheep drinks water without harming others, in the same way, Brahmacharya is pleasurable for both the man and the woman without causing pain to others. Similarly, there is a belief that the Kapinjala birds drink water from the lake without touching it with any part of their body except the beak, in the same way, a person who engages in sexual relations with his wife during the fertile period, with a mind devoid of attachment and aversion, for the purpose of procreation and not for fulfillment of lust, is not blameworthy.
They have said that a man who has the right over his wife, engaging in sexual relations with her during the fertile period for the purpose of Dharmic progeny, is a scriptural injunction, and there is no fault in it.
In this way, to refute the views of other doctrinal followers who are indifferent and detached from religious worship, three verses are presented as examples.
The essence of these three verses is that just as a person cannot escape the crime of beheading someone, consuming poison, or stealing precious jewels by adopting an indifferent or detached attitude, similarly, Brahmacharya, which is born out of passion, is the root cause of all faults, and it increases the cycle of birth and death. It cannot be considered faultless or blameless in any way. Scholars have said that Scriptures have described Brahmacharya as the destroyer and obstructer of living beings, just as placing burning embers inside a pipe destroys the objects within it, similarly, the practice of Brahmacharya destroys the spiritual strength. Brahmacharya is the root of unrighteousness and sin, and it increases the cycle of transmigration in the worldly existence. One who does not desire sin should renounce food as full of poison.
This is the meaning and essence of these three verses of Niyukti.
Now, the Sutrakara, while concluding this chapter, refutes the view of those who consider Brahmacharya pleasurable by comparing it to extracting pus from a boil.