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30. if the village catches fire when he is going to take his food;
31. if his foot comes in contact with an object while eating;
32. if he touch anything lying on the ground with his hand at the time.
The saint will also go without food if he happen to touch an unclean person (a chandāla), if some one held in public esteem should die, if a brother saint is degraded, and on the occurrence of other similar causes of mental disturbance and agitation. The eating of food is further forbidden if blood or pus ooze out from the person of the giver or the taker of food after the latter has performed what is known as Siddhabhakti (adoration of Liberated Souls).
There are certain other impurities to be avoided with reference to food, some of which will even necessitate its being given up on the instant. These
are:
(1) nails,
(2) hairs,
(3) insects,
(4) bones,
(5) whole grains,
(6) the inner pulp of a whole grain,
(7) pus,
(8) skin,
(9) blood,
(10) flesh, (11) seeds,
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