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Shōḍaśaḥ sargaḥ
The path of satisfaction is obstructed by the fragrance pleasing to the sense of smell, just as the six-legged one (insect) is obstructed by the strength of its legs. Smelling the fragrance of the poisonous flower, the unintelligent one quickly goes to destruction, just as the six-legged one (insect). (41)
The one with skill in melting the mind, with a slightly smiling face and eyes fixed on the limbs of the beloved woman, even the one fond of beauty, experiences intense anguish, like the moth reaching the flame. (42)
The human being, whose mind is stolen by the sweet sounds of the ornaments, girdles, and various decorations of his beloved, and by her sweet speeches, dies like a deer by the senses, being bereft of courage. (43)
It is amazing that the noble ones, though deeply immersed in the mire of sense pleasures, are not destroyed; and it is even more amazing that the continuous lineage of the Punnāga tree, with a thunderbolt-like body, sinks deep into it. (44)
How can the tiny drop of water on a blade of grass, which has drunk the vast ocean of heavenly pleasures for a very long time and yet has not attained satisfaction, provide satisfaction to him (the human being) with its brief stay in the world of happiness? (45)
There is no satisfaction for the living being here, even with the accumulation of worldly pleasures, just as there is no satisfaction for the fire with a huge pile of fuel, or for the ocean with the constant flow of thousands of rivers. (46)
For the increase of the cluster of flames of the fire of desire for sense objects, there is indeed a huge pile of fuel; but the withdrawal from the senses, which is the cause of its pacification, is the steady flow of water here. (47)
Therefore, abandoning the unreal happiness of the senses, I quickly strive on the path of liberation, which has the primary goal of one's own welfare, and then the establishment of the supreme path of others' welfare, which is the truth. (48)