Agam 01 Ang 02 Acharanga Sutra Part 02 Sthanakvasi

Author(s): Amarmuni, Shreechand Surana
Publisher: Padma Prakashan

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अप्पंडे आदि शब्दों में अल्प शब्द अभाववाचक हैं। जिसमें प्राणी आदि न हों। प्रतिलेखन और प्रमार्जन से अभिप्राय है-अच्छी प्रकार देखें और फिर रजोहरण से उन्हें यतना सहित दूर करें।
Elaboration-Here directions have been given for use and disposal of faulty food contaminated with living organisms, collected as alms.
Technical Terms : Ahachch—The commentator (Churni) has given four meanings of this term (1) on accepting suddenly; (2) on accepting sometimes by chance; (3) accepted due to mistake of the donor; and (4) accepted due to seeker's own mistake.
Aprasuk (aneshaniya)-In relation to purity of food these two words are very important. Aprasuk means that which has living organisms or is sachit. [from here on we shall use the word ‘contaminated for sachit. Thus, unless otherwise specified contaminated should be taken as contaminated with living organisms. In the same way uncontaminated here would mean not contaminated with living organism or prasuk.] Aneshaniya means that which has faults related to purity and impurity (gaveshanaishana), procedure of acquisition (grahanaishana) and procedure of eating (grasaishana). Food which is free of living organisms or achit and free of the faults of alms collection is prasuk and eshaniya and is acceptable. Acharya Shri Atmaramji M., referring to the commentary (Tika), has mentioned in his elaboration--Under normal circumstances aprasuk and aneshaniya food should not be accepted. However, in exceptional situation such food could be accepted and eaten only after carefully removing living organisms (etc.) and with equanimous attitude. When it is not possible to separate the living organisms (etc.) it should be discarded at a proper and desolate spot with due care.
Regarding exceptional situation he mentions—for example proper food is not available; it is a period of drought or other such calamity: or in case of ailing and weak condition of the ascetic. Under such exceptional circumstances faulty food can also be accepted. (Tika by Acharya Shri Atmaramji M.; part 2, p. 745)
Refer to the forty two faults of alms seeking mentioned at the end of the chapter.
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