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The Thirty-eighth Chapter
242. The Maujibandhan of the one who has performed the Arhat Puja should be done in the Jinalaya, with the offering of vows in the presence of the Guru. ||105||
He who has a Shikha, wears white clothes, is free from adornment and vices, and wears the Yajnopavit thread as a sign of his vow, is called a Brahmachari at that time. ||106||
Other names can be given to him that are appropriate to his conduct. At that time, except for the royal prince, everyone should earn their livelihood through begging, and even the royal prince should go to the inner quarters and beg for alms from his mother, etc., in a vessel, because at that time this is the only way to beg. Whatever is obtained in alms, the first portion should be offered to Sri Arhatdeva, and the rest of the food should be eaten by himself. ||107-108||
This is the fourteenth Upaneti Kriya. _ Now, the description of the Kriya called Vratacharya of this Brahmachari boy who is wearing the signs of the vow on his waist, thighs, chest, and head, is being given. ||109||
The sign on the waist is made by tying a rope of three strands of Munja grass, this Maujibandhan is a part of the purity of the three jewels and is a sign of the twice-born. ||110||
The sign on the thigh is a very clean white dhoti, that dhoti indicates that the lineage of the Arhat Bhagwan is pure and vast. ||111||
The sign on his chest is the Yajnopavit, tied with seven strands, this Yajnopavit is indicative of the seven supreme realms. ||112||
The sign on his head is a clean and excellent tonsure, which enhances the tonsure of his mind, speech, and body. Meaning - The mind, speech, and body remain pure by tonsure. ||113||
Generally, he should wear vows purified by such signs, vows like the vow of non-violence, etc., which are enhanced by Brahmacharya. ||114||
This Brahmachari should not use a twig for cleaning his teeth, nor should he eat betel nut, nor should he apply collyrium, nor should he bathe with turmeric, etc., he should only 1. With inner garments. 2. Free from adornment and vices. 3. Yajnopavit thread. 4. Suitable for wearing. 5. His name. 6. Royal prince. 7. Meaning, he should beg for alms in a vessel. 8. Alms food. 9. Offering the first portion to the Deva. 10. Eating the remaining food. 11. - I. 12. Brahmacharya vow. 13. White clothes. 14. Without a turban, etc. 15. In this way.