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particles full of many earth germs. Clay causes bladder stone, anaemia, dysentry, etc. Clay is a source of subtle insentient germs. Hence, it is not eatable, Chalk, lime, red-clay can be used us they are free from germs.
(9) Berry pickles : Pickles of mango, lemon, gunda, kerda, karamada, kakadi, chibhada, chilies-all stuffed with sambhar, are eatable for 3 days. Then they become non-eatable as they breed many germs on the fourth day. Pickles which are not properly dried in the sun, breed germs of two senses. If we touch pickles with solied hands, germs of five senses are bred. Hence, this involves sin of killing trasa jivas. Chhunda and Murabba, if prepared with less gelatenous than three threads forming liquified sugar are considered non-eatable. If mangoes, chibhada, chilies, gunda, kaklkadi, etc. are not as hard as a bangle, i.e. if they are not dried hard under sunshine, they are non-eatable. If they are decomposed or give foul taste or have gathered mould and fungi, they are non-eatable. While moulds on pickles consist of germs of 'Nigod hence if pickles are cleaned, we kill the germs. Manusmruti says that food taken at night, cohabitation with a woman other than one's own wife, berry pickles and anantkaya-these four are openings to hell.
(10) Eating at night : We have night of twelve hours from sunset to sunrise, the next day. After sunset many subtle and minute living beings are bred. They are non-visible even in electric light. They are killed if we eat food at night. Eating at night also creates indigestion. We mar our health, feel indolent and do not like to get up early in the morning. Eating food at night also causes diseases.
The story of a robber Vankachul : (who went to Heaven by firmly observing only four minor vows)
There was a prince named Pushpachul. As he was not brought up well, he had become a gambler and licentious. He had many vices. He was harassing the people. Hence they called him Vankachul in derison. One day his father (the king) admonished him for his waywardness and cautioned him to behave well. But he did not heed his father's advice. Thereupon, the king was forced to exile him. He left the kingdom with his wife and sister. They took shelter in a forest and he gathered around him a band of robbers and began to rob the people. One day an Acharya along with a retinue of disciples, came to that forest for passing the period of rainy season there. The Acharya asked Vankchul to give them a shelter during four months of the
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