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MANAV DHARMA / 61 with those Ascetics, who are practising to have a control over their five senses and who are strongly practising self restraint, are worthy of being regarded as an ideal for a householder. He should take his prime duty to avoid/check all the coming troubles over an Ascetic and efforts may be made to remove such obstacles, troubles and calamities. He should also try to remove the tiredness of the Ascetics by massaging their feet. The meaning to say is that the main duty of a householder is to render wilful and respectful service to the saints in difficulty by bodily activity and this is known as "VAIYAVRATYI'.
Now who is a saint or Ascetic or man who is practising self restraint over five senses or 'Indriyas'? The work of a saint, after renouncing the mind, body and wealth for the self-upliftment, is to do the service of general masses. They are always busy in their concentration activity and through this, they try to get self upliftment and spiritual development. While on the other hand, the house holders feel contentment in rendering respectful service to such saints/Ascetics. Now there can be three types of saints. (1) those who get penances of five senses with some selfish interests like an increase in name, fame and prestige, feeling of being worshipped by others and hence to keep a control over their pleasures of five senses, just like a stork (BAGULA ), who stands straight and unmoving on the bank of a river, (like a white dressed saint) with an aim, that if any fish happens to be in his sight, he may swallow it up immediately. Hence such saints, who adopt Asceticism with self pride and slight passions, are known as A-Patra (3). Rendering services to such lower grade saints may cause harm to the house holders instead of benefitting them, hence they are advised to be cautious about such saints. There are so many such ascetics, who on the basis of their own strength and will power, protect themselves from harmful activities. and evil deeds. Just as a lion - the king of forest, being hungry for so many days, does not eat the flesh of an animal killed by other animal, but he eats flesh of only such animal, which has been hunted or killed by him; because he believes in his own physical strength and courage. Similarly, those ascetics, who avoid stealing and back biting and other evil deeds due to the fear of others and ill-reputation, establish their personal influences on their devotees, are taken to be "KUPATRA" (कु- पात्र )
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Just as a well-mended utensil () serves the purpose of a perfect New utensil, but without any proper appreciation, in the same way the saints of above-mentioned two categories (1) A-patra (2) Kupatra, may go on serving the humanity - human society with their preachings but we will be devoid of a reflection of greater simplicity
