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6. The evening time of 1st, 2nd and 3rd day of the fortnight when the moon waxes, is forbidden for the study.
7. Till the time when the after glow of lightening is visible in any direction, study should not be done.
8. From October to January, there is fog. Till the time there is fog, study is forbidden.
9. During winters, there is five fog of white colour. Till the time there is fog, that is forbidden time.
10. Due to air movement, if there is a dust in the air, then the study is not allowed. Relating to the Physical Body
11-12-13. Till bone, flesh or blood of any five sensed being is visible, study is not to be done. Similarly, human bone, flesh and blood is also considered ominous for study. Their presence forbids study for 3 days.
14. Presence of stool and urine prohibits study. 15. 66.6 ft. around 3 funeral place is unfit for study. 16. Study is provided during lunar eclipse. 17. Study is prohibited during solar eclipse. 18. Till the funeral of a big king or national leader after his death, study is prohibited.
19. Till the time when peace prevails after a fight between two neighbouring kings, study is torbiculen for 24 hours.
20. Physcial Body-In case a live-sensed animal dies or is killed in the upashraya (the place where monks/nuns are staying), scriptures should not be studied till the dead body is there. If the dead body is lying at a distance upto 100 nath, then also the scriptures cannot be studied.
The above mentioned ten taboos relate to physical body.
21-28. Four auspicious days and four phatipadas (the days prolongs the auspicious day)-Fifteenth days of the bright fortnight (i.e. the days of full moon) in Ashadh (June), Ashvin (September), Kartik (October) and Chaitra (March) are known as Mahotsava (Auspicious days). The day immediately followings are mahapratipada. Scriptures should not be studied in these eight day.
29-32. Scriptures should not be studied for 24 minutes immediately preceding and immediately following the sunrise, the noon, the sunset and midnight.
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