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how can one neglect one's adherents although he has power to protect them.
अणुसासण भेसण या जा लट्टी तस्स तं न हावेज्जा ।
किं वा सति सत्तीए होइ सपश्खे उवेक्खाए ॥१९१।। If a Sādhu who had been a slave is claimed back by his master Vyavahära Bhāsya II, v. 220 prescribes that Vidyās or Mantras should be employed to secure his freedom.
Vyavahāra Sūtra Bhāşya IV, v. 12 states inter alia that Vidyās have to be repeated and Prābhịtas and Nimitta are to be studied in a solitary place; Achārya and Upādhyāya may do so going elsewhere. Vyavahāra Bhāşya IV, v. 339 refers to Sūtra commencing with Namukkāra, i. e. Pancaparamești Mantra. Vyavahāra Bhāşya V, v. 18 refers to Vidyā, Mantra, Cūrņa Nimitta and astrology. Vyavahāra Bhāşya V, v. 121 et seq. state that an Acharya must acquire Vidyā Mantra etc. to remedy serpent-bites. V. 136 describes various Vidyās such as 'Dūta' where the messenger or representative is treated instead of the person who is ill and the latter is cured; 'Adarsa' in which the reflection in a mirror is magically treated and the person who is reflected is cured; Vastra' in which with a piece of cloth over which Mantra is recited passes are made over the body of the affected person and he is cured; ‘Darbha' in which a blade of grass is so used; "Tālavịnta' in which a palmyra fan is so used, and the affected person is cured; 'Capetā' in which someone is slapped and the affected person is cured; and 'Antahpura' or harem in which passes are made over one's own body instead of that of the affected person and the latter is cured. Bhāşya V, vv. 139-140 say that a female ascetic may recite Mantra but not Vidyās unless it has been previously acquired by heri.e. before initiation.
Vyavahāra Bhāșya VI, v., 148 says that an Achārya must be protected lest a woman should cast a spell upon him or bring him under her control. Vyavahāra Bhāşya VI, v. 154 says that an Achārya has to recite Vidyās and Mantras and study sciences dealing with Nimitta and Yoga in a solitary place, so he should not go out to beg food.
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