Commentary for Zevachim 197:20

ומי איכא נטירותא לפלגא אין והתניא עודהו הסל על ראשו

in the other case he did not dismiss [it] from his mind. But inattention requires [sprinkling on] the third and the seventh [days]: for R'Justai son of R'Mathun said in R'Johanan's name: Inattention<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' To ritual cleanness.');">²⁰</span> requires sprinkling on the third and the seventh [days]!<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' From the day that he ceased to be watchful, for he may have been defiled through the dead on that day. Thus mere immersion is insufficient.');">²¹</span> - There is no difficulty: In the one case he was careless about defilement of the dead;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' He did not even take care to avoid that. Then he needs sprinkling on the third and the seventh days.');">²²</span> in the other he was careless about defilement by a reptile.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' But took care not to be defiled by the dead.');">²³</span> Defilement of the dead is genuine defilement and requires sunset?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Even after immersion the priest may not eat flesh of sacrifices until sunset, whereas only immersion is required above.');">²⁴</span> moreover, even terumah too [should require immersion]?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' He who is defiled by a reptile may not eat terumah without immersion, whereas immersion is required above only for eating sacred flesh (i.e., of sacrifices, whose sanctity is higher than that of terumah) .');">²⁵</span> - Said R'Jeremiah: [This law holds good] when he declares, I was on my guard against anything that would defile me, but not against anything that would disqualify me.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' 'Defile' means by Scriptural, 'disqualify' by Rabbinical law. The former requires sunset, but the latter requires immersion only. Also, the former disqualifies one in respect of terumah too, but not the latter.');">²⁶</span> And is there half watchfulness? - Yes, and it was taught even so: If the basket was still on his head<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' It is not clear to what 'still' refers. It is absent in Tosef. Toh. VIII, whence it is cited in the present passage.');">²⁷</span>

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