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The Sutra Kritanga Sutra Translation - A Sadhu should not sit in the house of a householder without any hindrance, without any unavoidable cause like illness, etc., and should not play the corrupt games of village boys. He should not laugh immoderately.
Commentary - There, the Sadhu, having entered a village, etc., for the purpose of begging, etc., should not sit in the house of a householder, that is, in a stranger's house. This is the rule. The Sutrakar now shows an exception to this - 'not by any hindrance', that is, hindrance is the lack of ability, and that may be due to old age, illness, or fear. If there is such a hindrance, then there is no fault in sitting there. Or, if someone is a seeker of liberation, has a good companion, and has been authorized by the Guru, and if the Guru has given permission to do so, and if it is necessary to give religious instruction to someone, then there is no fault in sitting in the householder's house. The games of the village boys are called 'grama-kumarika'. The Sadhu should not engage in laughter, amorous gestures, touching, embracing, etc., or play games like marbles, etc. He should not laugh excessively, exceeding the limit. The Sadhu, fearing the bondage of the eight types of karma, including knowledge-obscuring karma, should not laugh, exceeding the limit. And the Agama says - "O Lord! How many karmic bonds does a being make when he laughs or is curious?" Gautama asked this question to Lord Mahavira. In reply, the Lord said - "Gautama! He makes seven or eight karmic bonds."
The Sadhu should not be curious about things that are pleasant, beautiful, and desirable, such as the sounds, etc., of the Cakravati kings, or the pleasures of the senses, clothes, ornaments, songs, Gandharvas, vehicles, etc., or the wealth of the gods, etc. He should be diligent in the observance of restraint. He should be free from negligence in his conduct, such as begging, etc., and should endure even when afflicted by persecutions and afflictions.
Commentary - And 'urala' are those who are generous, beautiful, and pleasing, such as the sounds, etc., of the Cakravati kings, or the pleasures of the senses, clothes, ornaments, songs, Gandharvas, vehicles, etc., or the wealth of the gods, etc. The Sadhu should not be curious about these things, whether he has seen them or heard about them. Another reading -
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