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I pure and he should. take the meals calmly and peacefully, without criticising its preparation and should return to his place of living in a solitary state. he will feel no objection if he is being invited by others for taking up meals to which he accepts with all contentment to satisfy his hunger and to this, he takes a proper step.
He himself does not participate in any kind of undertakings and household affairs, but if he thinks it necessary and proper, he can keep the moveable and immovable property in his possession not for self pleasure and enjoyment but for rendering service to the needy persons in society and in religious spheres. This has been the behaviour and thinking of Eighth pratimadhari. But the Ninth Pratimadhari Shrawak deeply thinks that if he keeps the particiption in the maintenance of the property, then he will have to remain cautious from its theft, he will have to arrange locks for its safe protection, and then he will fail to render the valuable service, with mind, body and speech, to the society and to votaries. Considering this point deeply, he realises that keeping up of property and money is nothing purposeful for a Tyagi. Its need is only for his wife, children and other members of the family and when he has renounced them all, then why should he keep the cause of mental agony and torture with him? It has been rightly remarked: "For a man without wife and children, leading a life of chastity, to keep wealth and money is like an adoration of a dead body". Like the decoration of a dead body, wealth and property is all useless, unavantageous for a man called "Brahmachari" who has adopted absolute celibacy.
In this way, after due consideration, he hands over his wealth. property and house either to his family members or to some social organisation. He only keeps some clothes, of lower rate, for his protection from the cold, half size Dhoti of less width, one cover-sheet, one utensil for water and one for taking meals a small size towel, a towel or Gamcha for covering the head, a hand kerchief and alike and a mat for sleeping purposes. Except other than these, he keeps neither, anything nor any relation with them. An idea of simplicity and equality develops in his mind, that if the family members ask him for meals, then it is well but if they do not ask, then he should not be annoyed with them, as no family contacts remained with them. He thinks as others are for him, so are these members of his family. As the members of the family render willful social and respectable sevice to other votaries, they are at liberty to do his service at their own discreation.
He also thinks that as the ownership of his own house has ceased to exist hence his house is also like an inn or like other public place viz. Dharamshala and if he realises that his studies and
