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take it, you start enjoying. You have already tasted it, you have no business to give. We cannot give something to the lord after tasting it.
The second example is that of Andal. She first puts garland for herself and then gives it for God. She has no business. On this only there is a big fight. Upon going to the temple the priest scolds and is told that it is no fault of her and then God himself answers. That is the story.
These are exceptional cases. The anubhava virodhatva can be applied there. Since their surrender, layavastha with the master is so much, they could do that.
There is one more case like that. Govinda is asked to make bed for Ramanuja. He makes the bed and then sleeps on it first. Someone sees it and asks as to why he did it. Govinda says that it is meant for Ramanuja, so we have to see if it is correct or not, otherwise he will not give. This is a less known episode, the two others are well known episodes. We can try to apply anubhava virodhatva there also but their laya with the masters is such that you can’t do that.
This is a human consciousness, not only monkey’s.
Parigraha (stealing), kleptomania, all these come under
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