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SANNYASA DHARMA
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(3) the bhakta pratijna that permits attend.
ance and service of both kinds, Of these, naturally, the first kind of the pandita marana is regarded as the most meritorious, as it leads to the greatest development of the will. The next in the order of merit is the ingini marana, and last of all comes tbe bhakta pratijnī. The saint performing the prayopagamana mode of sallekhand death becomes, towards the end of the process, completely estranged, in thought, from his body, which is henceforth allowed to lie like a log of wood, uncared for and unattended by its owner, who does not allow any one else either to attend to its needs. Massage is permitted in the other two forms of the sallekhanā death, and the cleaning of the bodily impurities with purified water.
In addition to saints even householders may join in the service of a sūdhu that is embarked on salle. khanā death, and they can render valuable service when he is unable to move about from enfeeblement, by arranging to have their own food prepared nearer to his residence, thus placing themselves in a position to offer him suitable food, nearer at hand, in strict accordance with the rules.
In addition to those forms of help already referred to, the purification of his seat, the kamandalu and the pichchi may also be done for him by another. At night he may lie on smooth even ground after it has been duly seen to be free from insect life, or use a mat of straw or dry grass, a wooden plank or a slab
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