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SANNYASA PHARMA
Twice daily, that is, in the morning at sunrise, and in the evening, at sunset, the sādhu will purify his seat to remove from it whatever insects may have crept on to it. During the day also be will carefully and tenderly remove from his seat, person, and the permissible articles that he keeps, all forms of insect life that may be there. He is governed by disciplin. ary rules in every matter that pertains to his living, and will not violate them in any manner. The time for food, according to the Scripture, is the period commencing at three gharis after sunrise and ending at three glaris (a ghari–24 minutes) before sunset, though usually the time of the householder's morn. ing meal is selected by the saint for his own. The sādhu refrains from walking during the night, or when he is unable to see the path before him clearly.
The saint does not stay at a small place more than one night, and not more than five days in a town, except in the rainy season when be will remain for four months (from the end of the mooth of Asarh to the end of the month of Katik)in one place. He will not take food or water except in the pre. scribed manner, and keeps no store of anything by him. The water in his gourd is not meant for drink. ing, but only for the purposes of bodily purification, and it must be pure (sterilized) water, free from any kind of life. If thirst overtake hiin on a hot summer day, he must learn to combat it as best as he can. He can only have a drink of water at the householder's place, in the prescribed manner when
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