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अष्टकप्रकरणम्
adāne'pi ca dīnāderprītirjāyate dhruvam. tato'pi śāsanadveṣastataḥ kugatisantatiḥ.
(Pointing the consequences of denying food, to hungerstricken, miserable etc. tempted by seeing the eating monk in open, to avoid meritorious bondage. Acārya says Definitely, a feeling of hatred would generate in miserables etc. if they denied food by monk, which in turn will lead to their hostility towards Jina-order and ultimately they would be engrossed in vicious cycle of birth and death.
nimittabhāvatastasya satyupaye pramādataḥ. śāstrārthabadhaneneha papabandha udahṛtaḥ.
Thus bondage of evil karmas is proclaimed to that monk being the cause of vicious cycle of birth and death of miserable ones, inspite of having a recourse of unobserved food negligently violating the provisions of sacred treaties.
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śāstrārthaśca prayatnena yathāśaktimumukṣuṇā. anyavyāpāraśūnyena kartavyaḥ sarvadaiva hi.
The one, aspiring salvation, abstaining from other worldly activities, must always act vigilantly in conformity with canonical provisions, to the best of one's capacity.
evam hyubhayathāpyetadduṣṭaṁ prakaṭabhojanam. yasmānnidarśitaṁ śāstreḥ tatastyāgo’sya yuktimān.
Thus, taking food (by monks ) in open is vicious, in both ways, given to or denied if begged. That is why propounded so by canons, hence wise one should abandon
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