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व्यवहारचारित्राधिकार
एषणा समिति का स्वरूप
Regulation-in-eating (eṣaṇā samiti)
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4- THE EMPIRICAL RIGHT CONDUCT
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कदकारिदाणुमोदणरहिदं तह पासुगं पसत्थं च । दिण्णं परेण भत्तं समभुत्ती सणासमिदी ॥६३॥
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पर के द्वारा दिए हुए, कृत- कारित - अनुमोदन से रहित, प्रासुक तथा प्रशस्त आहार को ग्रहण करने वाले साधु के एषणा समिति होती है।
The ascetic (sadhu) who accepts pure (prasuka) and worthy (prasasta) food given (with devotion) by others, without the three faults of doing (kṛta), causing it done (kārita) and approval (anumodana), is said to observe regulation-in-eating (eṣaṇā samiti).
EXPLANATORY NOTE
The food (āhāra) of the ascetic (muni) must be free from the forty-six faults - sixteen udgama faults, sixteen utpadana faults, ten sańkitādi faults, and four angārādi faults. Other than these forty-six faults is the fault called adhaḥkarma that is attributed to the five household activities burning of the fire (culha), grinding (cakki), crushing (okhali), sweeping (buhari) and water-handling (ghaḍoci) - that result in injury (himsa) to the living beings. Preparation of the food is the work of the householder (śravaka); if the ascetic (muni) performs any such activity, or causes it to be done, or gives his approval, he is guilty of the fault of adhaḥkarma. Further, the food (ahāra) must be free from the fourteen impurities (mala), as mentioned in the Scripture. The ascetic (muni) only accepts food (āhāra) that meets such rigorous qualifications.1
1- Asadhara's Dharmamṛta Anagara, p. 377-378.
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