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one's wife. In order to carry out this vow fully, one must refrain from excessive sexuality, excessive sensuality etc.
The fifth anuvrat (Parigraha pariman) limiting one's possessions.
Sthulparigrahaviraman. Placing a limit on the nine possessions namely wealth, food-grain, land, houses, shops, gardens, gold, silver, diamonds, pearls etc. vessels, furniture, animals, servants etc. The vow should be to limit these possessions or to limit these possessions to a certain amount calculated at the market-value. The vow also includes the idea that if one gets more than this limit, one must spend it for spiritual activities. This is the vow. In doing this, you may keep in mind the everincreasing prices also. In order to carry out this vow, you should not forget the limit prescribed. You should not have the excess in the names of your wife and children and you should not have that wealth in your control. There should be no change in the terms of the vow.
The sixth vow, Dishapariman (Limiting, movements). Taking a vow that one will not move beyond one mile in any direction including upwards and downwards and that one will not go out of India etc. In carrying out this vow, the limit should not be forgotten. One should not do such a thing as going beyond the limits in one direction and reducing the limits in another direction. You should have these cautions in your mind. THE SEVENTH VOW BHOGOPABHOGA PARIMAN (LIMITING ENJOYMENTS)
Bhog means the enjoyment of those things that can be enjoyed. once; not the same things again such as food, drink, betel-nuts and leaves, scent, flower etc. upabhog means enjoying those things that can be enjoyed again and again such as a house, decorations, bed, cot, chair, vehicles, animals etc. The vow is to limit the use of these things according to your ability and to discard them beyond that limit. Just as a shravak discards Sachitta (having life), he must also discard such things as unboiled water, green leaves, sachitta fruits and the fresh juice emerging from them etc.
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