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88 / MANAV DHARMA loss. He will keep on his own fate and will start thinking - "all worldly attachments and possessions are not mine. I was born in naked state without any possession and when I leave this world, what possession will I take with myself ? Nothing will go with me. Under the obligations or bondage of karma, if the possessions are to maintain my relat then no power can separate them and if they are to be separated from my relations and from my control, no power is here to check them." Such will be his self-mental contemplation and this contemplation and concentration will make him more bold to face all the good or bad consequences, if something happen to his possessions. Thus the observer perfectly performs his duty and does his work firmly with more prudence.
Sometimes, such causes may arise that inspite of his best efforts. he is not in a positon to complete all his worldly assignments on the day preceding the fast day by twelve noon, then he tries to complete it by the evening before the scheduled time of Samayika. After performing evening Samayika, he then adopts the vow of observing fast the next day. Not only this, sometimes, due to heavy burden of worldly and homely assignments, he fails to adopt the vow for observing fast on the evening of saptami, then he adopts the fast on the morning of Asthami after performing of Samayika But once he adopts fast, then he performs it with all firmness and determination and leaves nothing unturned which may deviate him from the decision. While observing the Proshodhopvasa, he does not put obstacles in the movements of mobile and immobile beings; keeps busy in studying religious books, scriptures, worshipping or adoration of Panch Parmeshthi and Recitation of Mantras - all he does with simplicity and attention. If he needs any book for study or Aasan (37147) or a mat for sitting purpose, then he handles their movement with all care so that even the smallest or a tiny germ may not be killed. In this way the fourth Prətimadhari householder passes his fourth class of conduct and takes promotion in fifth class. Now let us see what he does in this class ?
मूलफलशाक शाखाकरीर-कन्द-प्रसून-बीजानि ।
नामानि योऽति सोऽय सन्वित्त विरतो दयामूर्तिः ॥१४१॥ Explanation :
He, who does not eat uncooked or unripe roots, fruits, greens. branches, tendrils, (or shoots of hard and thorny plants) bulbous vegetables, flowers and seeds, is an embodiment of mercy, this very being is called a SACHITA Virata Shravaka.
