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thoughts or speech, through the ear, the skin, the nose or the eye.
4. Or, in (the case of) transgressions committed through the organ of vision, of hearing, of sensation, of smelling, and through thoughts, he also becomes pure by three suppressions of the breath.
5. In case (he commits the offences) of eating the food of a Sudra or of cohabiting with a Sudra female, severally, he must perform, during seven days, seven suppressions of the breath on each day.
6. For partaking of food unfit for eating or drinking, and for selling forbidden merchandise, excepting honey, meat, clarified butter, oil, pungent condiments and bad food, and for similar (offences), he must perform, during twelve days, twelve suppressions of the breath on each day.
7. For other transgressions excepting mortal sins (pâtaka), crimes causing loss of caste (pataniya), and the minor faults (called upapataka), he must perform, during half a month, twelve suppressions of the breath on each day.
8. For other transgressions excepting mortal sins of the half-verse prânâyâmân samâkaret, one should perform suppressions of the breath (in even or equal numbers).'
5. Govinda tries to reconcile this rule with the one given above, I, 1, 2, 7, by assuming that the word sodra denotes here a Brâhmana who lives like a Sadra and neglects his sacred duties.
6. I read, conjecturally, dvâdasâham, 'twelve days.' The MSS. of the text have dvadasa dvadasaham, or corruptions pointing to this reading, and C. I. reads ardhamasam. Regarding avaranna, bad food,' see note on Âpastamba II, 6, 15, 16.
7. I read, conjecturally, ardhamasam, 'half a month;' D. has ardhamâsân; K. dvadasâham; M. dvadasârdhamasam ; C. I. dvâdasârdhamâsân, which is explained by shammâsân.
8. I read with M. dvadasa dvadasâhân. D. K. have dvadasaham. The commentary omits the Satra altogether.
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