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hands." This way the ascetic may seek food or take it if brought and offered by the host, considering it to be faultless and acceptable. This is the third pindaishana.
(4) The fourth code of accepting food is the ascetic should find if the donor has bran-free rice or other grains, roasted rice or other grains (etc.) which do not entail paschat-karma faults or discarding bran (etc.). If such things are available, the ascetic may seek these or take if brought and offered by the host, considering these to be faultless and acceptable. This is the fourth pindaishana.
(5) The fifth code of accepting food is the ascetic should find if the host washed his hands with sachit (contaminated) water before serving food for himself in some pot made of metal or clay. He should also find that the hands or bowl washed with sachit water are now dry. If so the ascetic may seek food or take it if brought and offered by the host, considering it to be faultless and acceptable. This is the fifth pindaishana.
(6) The sixth code of accepting food is the ascetic should find that the host has taken out food for himself or others in some pot but no one has eaten from it. If so the ascetic may seek food or take it irrespective of it being in a pot or his hands, considering it to be faultless and acceptable. This is the sixth pindaishana.
(7) The seventh code of accepting food is the ascetic while entering the house of a layman in order to seek alms should find if the host has food having a larger disposable portion and which is not wanted by bipeds, quadruped, Shramans, Brahmins, guests, destitute or beggars. If so the ascetic may seek such food or take it if brought and offered by the host, considering it to be faultless and acceptable. This is the seventh pindaishana. Such are the seven codes of accepting food.
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