Yogashastra of Hemchandracharya

Author(s): Hemchandracharya, Surendra Bothra
Publisher: Prakrit Bharti Academy

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To earn livlihood through transporting load placing it in the cart, on the back of bull, buffalo, camel, donkey, mule, horse and other animals is called the Bhatakajivika.
To earn by digging a pond or well, breaking stones, or any other work involving destruction of life in earth in called Visfotakjivika.
To earn by buying and selling of teeth, hair, nails, bones, hides and other animal produce is called Dantavanijya.
To earn by trading in lac, red orpiment, indigo, dhataki, and boric etc. is called Lakshavanijya.
Trade in butter, animal fat, honey, and liquor etc. is called Rasvanijya; and that in live animal and humans is called Keshvanijya.
Trade in poison, weapons, plough, wind-mill, iron, red orpiment and other things that are used to destroy life, is called Vishavanijya.
To get livelihood by mechanically crushing sesamums, sugarcane, mustard seeds, castor seeds, and drawing out water from a well by mechanical process is called Yantrapida-karma. These processes cause pain to living organisms within seeds etc.
Piercing a hole in nose or other parts; punching a mark on the body; and castrating animals for commercial purpose is called Nirlanchhan-karma.
To maintain oneself by displaying, trading or otherwise using nightingale, parrot, cat, dog, cock, peacock, and human slaves is called Asatiposhan.
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