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Avoidance of Intoxicants and Non-Possession 209 toxication as duşkarma with many other major vices.1 Vipā. kasūtra relates the story of a cook; the cook is said to have a very immoral life. He used to prepare dishes of flesh and fish, and various types of intoxicating liquors, which he used to relish himself, and made others relish. The result of this sinful act and the intensity of appreciation made him go to the sixth hell, where he reaped the fruits of this evil deed,
In the twelvefold scheme of the vows of the householder the seventh vow is called 'bhogopabhoga-parimāņa-vrata: which enjoins the householder to limit and regulate the objects of use. This vow basically assumes renouncing the objects which are not of use, but it further stresses on limiting even the objects of use. Intoxicating drinks are included in the objects that are discarded and condemned. Hemacandra deals at length with the evils of intoxication,3 Haribhadra also gives a detailed account of the evils of intoxication by enumerating them as follows: (1) it disfigures the body, (2) it is a carrier of various physical disorders, (3) the intoxicated is humiliated at home and outside, (4) he cannot work at proper time, (5) it encourages hatred, (6) it spoils knowledge, memory and wisdom, (7) it discourages good company, (8) it produces harshness in speech, (9) it encourages contacts with the low people, (10) it spoils the reputation of the family, (11) it brings about deterioration of health, (12) it causes loss of good conduct, youth and money.4 1. अणिवारिये सच्छंदमई सईरप्पयारी मज्जप्पसंगी, चोज्जपसंगी मंसपसंगी
quat aureist 961TTATI Orgaifa ETAT I - Jãātā.18.3. 2. अप्पणा वि यणं से सिरीए महाणसिए तेसि च वहु हिं जाव जलय
रथलयरखहयरसेंहि रसएहि य हरियसामेहि सोल्लेहि य तलिए हि य मज्जिएहि य सुरं च आसाएमाणे विहरति ।....परमाउं पाल इत्ता
$75 HTË Piraj ffaat sgts goaty 3927 I --Vip. 8. 3. Yoga Šāstra--Hemacandra, 3. 8-12. 4. वैरुप्यं व्याधिपिण्डः स्वजन परिभवः कार्य कालातिपातो,
विद्वेषो ज्ञाननाशः स्मृति मति हरणं विप्रयोगश्च सद्भिः पारुष्यं नीचसेवा कुलबलविलयो धर्मकामार्थ हानिः कष्टं वैषोडशैते निरूपचयकरा मद्यपानस्य दोषाः
-Aştaka, Haribhadra, 19.
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