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consider untouchable, exploit or unsettle specifically human beings. I shall avoid all ruthless killing, chaining, amputating any part of body, putting of heavy burden, stopping of supply of food and water, and setting afire anybody's property. 2. Satya Anuvrata is truthfulness. I shall not tell a lie and neither get it told by somebody else by my mind, words or body, regarding matrimonial relations, sale of cattle, sale of land, trust-money and evidence and such like affairs. I shall not behave deceitfully in matters like blaming somebody, blaming with conspiracy, printing of heartpinching matter misguiding and fraudulent articles for safeguarding. This is the austerity of truthfulness. 3. Acaurya Vrata or not stealing I shall neither commit myself, nor get committed by somebody else by my mind, words or body any gruesome act of lock-breaking, pick-pocketing, house-breaking, robbery, burglary, seizing of somebody's property/belongings. I shall save myself from taking stolen goods, exporting or importing prohibited goods, selling fake goods in place of genuine goods, adulterating, deceitfully weighing or measuring, taking of bribe and such other prohibited/ forbidden activities. 4. Brshmacarya Anuvrata consecration of celibacy. 1 forsake physical copulation.? I shall not copulate with any men/women except with my wife/husband throughout my life. i shall save myself from misconducts like copulation with any other woman, visiting a prostitute, unnatural sex, strong libidinousness and unmatched marriage to safeguard the consecration of celibacy.
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1. False documents, forged document, etc. 2. Copulation is of two kinds -
(i) Copulation by mind, words, senses. (ii) Physical copulation – in having bodily intercourse.
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