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renders the water harmful to health also. Thus there is no “sense” in resorting to the practice (Rudhi) of making
Dhovana. A 18:- Air bubbles may appear due to two reasons. If the solubility of
air is reduced in water, during making of dhovana, excess air will come out as bubble. The second reason may be the evolution of carbon-dioxide gas due to fermentation.
If due to negligence, Dhovana ferments, it necessarily doesn't become poisonous or harmful to health. Breads, Jalebi etc. all are made by using fermentation process. They are eaten world-over. By ignorance, if we designate the fermented dhovana as poisonous or harmful to health, we may be committing the sin of evoking hatred towards Dhovana! 1)
Nonetheless, the process of dhovana making can be made more
specific in modern times with better control parameters. 2) If we use ash and other foreign-materials, the chances of
fermentation would also be eliminated. Q.19:- Why should I be held responsible for the himsã in the life
death cycles of water stored in my pitcher? It is the fate of water. Consider the jungle of flora-fauna in my body, particularly in my stomach. Due to my eating activity or habits, infinite no. of these bacteria and viruses, die every moment. Then with the above reasoning, shall I be held responsible for these gross killings in my stomach? Do Agamas assign the
killings in the Potor Stomach to me? A 19:- There are three aspects to it:
The flora-fauna in our body depends on the self driven or auto activities of our body. We do not exercise any control on it. Metabolism, breathing etc. are also automatic activities. The "violence” in these automatic “life-sustaining” activities come under first category. The karmic bondage of this himsã is the weakest. However, to store water in a pot in raw or in non-living condition, depends on our will. These activities are driven by our common sense and form a part of our routine house hold
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