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substance is that which is prepared by mixing many substances but the other substance is taken separately as ghee, oil, chillies; sugar etc., 3 vigai (tasty and spicy kinds of food). Milk, curds, oil, ghee, jaggery, sugar, fried substances -- These are vigais. The vow to discard certain of these things to-day. Vigais are of two kinds : (a) Raw vigais — cold or hot milk, curds, buttermilk, ghee, oils, jaggery or substances which are fried once, twice or thrice; (b) Prepared vigai. This is only a modification of raw vigai, for example, preparations made out of milk; kheer etc., curds; (2) vegetables combined with curds or butter-milk, shrikand etc., 3 and 4 substances like vegetables fried in oil and ghee which has been used for frying 3 times. Sugar and Jaggery. The vigai of ghee and Jaggery, or ghee prepared on another day (4) Shoes : I will not use more than two pair of shoes and chappals, sandals etc., (5) Tambol : The vow not to consume more than a ce tain quantity of betel leaves, fennel, betel nuts etc., (6) Vasta: I will not wear more than a certain number of clothes, (7) Kusum: Limiting the smelling of flowers, scent etc., (8) Vahan : limiting movement; crossing over. land or water, (9) Shayan : limiting the use of cots, beds and bedsteads. (10) Vilepan : limiting the use of soap, hazeline, hair oil etc., (11) Bramhacharya : the vow to practise celibacy, (12) Disha : the vow limiting the number of miles that one may go in a direction, (13) Snan : limiting the number of baths one takes a day to one or two times, (14) Food and water : I will not consume more than a certain quantity of this.
In addition to these fourteen vows, other vows have to be taken regarding certain other substances which are externally useful such as the Prithvikay comprising clay, soap, soda etc. to be used within a certain quantity. In the same manner, taking a vow not to consume a certain quantity of Aapkai (water) like limiting it to, 2 or 4, buckets, limiting the number of stoves, ovens in respect of Agnikai and the substances prepared on them, limiting the use of Vayukai (air) to 1, 2 or 3 fans; limiting the quantity of Vanaspatikai (smearing substances) or using vegetables to a certain limit; to be taken with food; taking a vow not to cause violence to the innocent, moving creatures unnecessarily, knowing and noticing, them,
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