Agam 01 Ang 02 Acharanga Sutra Part 02 Sthanakvasi

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

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( ९ ) वह अन्न यदि अचित्त होने पर भी उसमें घुण, ईली आदि जीव पड़े हों।
(१०) उस पके हुए आहार में रसज जीव-जन्तु पड़ गए हों या मक्खी आदि उड़ने वाला कोई जीव पड़ गया हो या चींटियाँ पड़ गयी हों।
(११) जो अन्न अपक्व हो या दुष्पक्व हो ।
Elaboration-Aphorism 1 informs about processed food. Here the subject is aushadhi (herb, things of plant origin).
In Vedas the word aushadhi has been often used for grains. For example "May water, grains and plants cause us peace." (Yajurveda 36/17). When the commentary (Churni) was written the word aushadhi was used for grains like wheat, rice etc. As is mentioned in the Churni-aushadhi means whole grain that has the potential to germinate. Acharya Shri Atmaramji M. has interpreted aushadhi as fruits like Amala (emblic myrobalan), Baheda (beleric myrobalan) etc.
In this aphorism the word aushadhi represents food grains such as-paddy, wheat, barley, millet, corn etc. Even after cooking, as long as the grain remains unbroken or unless it is properly roasted, pounded or ground, it is considered sachit (contaminated with living organism) or alive because it still has capacity to germinate or sprout. According to the commentary (Tika) such grains are not acceptable under the following conditions
(1) The grain is unbroken.
(2) Its capacity to germinate has not been damaged.
(3) It has not been split like pulse-grains.
(4) It has not been pierced laterally.
(5) It has not been deprived of its life by processing in fire or by other such weapon (for weapon refer to the First chapter of Acharanga I).
(6) It is in the form of a pod, like that of barley.
(7) It has not been completely pounded, roasted or ground.
(8) The grains of wheat, millet, corn etc., have been slightly roasted once in fire.
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