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The fifty-eighth chapter, abundant in explanations, pleasing to the devotees of the world, possessing the quality of being free from contradictions, is the best of the world. If, indeed, the boon is given by the boon-giving deity, then no one should be deprived of their desired object. ||41|| The representative and the support of the wealthy, the work of others, the daily ritual of lamps, oil, offerings, and flowers, all from others. And yet, the boon of others is given by the deity of the ignorant, this is the greatest joke in the world. ||42|| The image worshipped on earth, of the accomplished Jina, is worshipped by devotees with wealth, devotion, and worship. It bears fruit in the hereafter, due to the special nature of the result, like a wish-fulfilling tree or vine, according to the desires of people. ||43|| Falling into the wrong path, causing others to fall, and allowing others to fall, these three evil tendencies lead to the inflow of evil karma, which is the main cause of misery. Walking on the path spoken by the monks, causing others to walk, and allowing others to walk, these three good tendencies lead to the inflow of good karma, which is the main cause of happiness. ||44|| When one's own mind, speech, and body are good, why does one not perform only virtuous deeds in the world? Why does one perform evil deeds with one's own useless actions? Alas! It seems that there is a great cause for this, due to heavy karma bound in the past. ||45|| Alas! The world is firmly bound by the darkness of ignorance, the ignorance of scriptures, and the ignorance of the guru. The pure eye is the medicine for this. Even though people desire to see, and even though they understand the truth, they are confused at every step. What are they capable of understanding? ||46|| The success of an action is according to one's past karma, but a person who worships the idol as a representative of the deity, considers that success to be due to the idol. Therefore, he becomes happy and starts offering blood sacrifices by cutting his own limbs with weapons. How can one who cuts his own limbs have compassion for cutting the limbs of others? ||40|| The people who have satisfied the excellent deity, who gives boons, with great worship, and whose opposite qualities in the form of hatred have been removed, if the desired boon is given by her in the world, then no human being should be deprived of the desired material. Meaning: When everyone can satisfy the deity through worship and obtain the desired boon from her, then everyone should be filled with desired objects. ||41|| The deity of the ignorant, whose idol and temple are built by other wealthy people, and whose daily rituals of lamps, oil, offerings, flowers, etc., are always fulfilled by others, gives the desired boon to others. This is a great joke in the world. Meaning: What boon can she give to others, who cannot build her own idol and temple, and who has to depend on others for daily necessities like lamps, oil, offerings, and flowers? ||42|| The image of the accomplished Jina, worshipped on earth by devotees with wealth, devotion, and worship, bears fruit in the hereafter, according to the special nature of the result, like a wish-fulfilling tree or vine, according to the desires of people. ||43|| Falling into the wrong path, causing others to fall, and allowing others to fall, these three evil tendencies lead to the inflow of evil karma, which is the main cause of misery. Walking on the path spoken by the monks, causing others to walk, and allowing others to walk, these three good tendencies lead to the inflow of good karma, which is the main cause of happiness. ||44|| When one's own mind, speech, and body are good, why does one not perform only virtuous deeds in the world? Why does one perform evil deeds with one's own useless actions? Alas! It seems that there is a great cause for this, due to heavy karma bound in the past. ||45|| Alas! The world is firmly bound by the darkness of ignorance, the ignorance of scriptures, and the ignorance of the guru. The pure eye is the medicine for this. Even though people desire to see, and even though they understand the truth, they are confused at every step. What are they capable of understanding? ||46||