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असूनृतस्य जननी परशुः शीलसाखिनः। जन्मभूमिरविद्यानां माया दुर्गतिकारणम् ॥१५॥ कौटिल्यपटवः पापा माया बकवृत्तयः । भुवनं वञ्चयमाना वञ्चयन्ते स्वमेव हि ॥१६॥ तदार्जवमहौषध्या जगदानन्दहेतुना । जयेज्जगद् द्रोहकरी मायां बिषधरीमिव ॥१७॥
Meaning : Deceitfulness is like an axe cutting through the tree of character. It is followed by falsehood and leads to misconception or false cognition. The deceitful people are cunning and sinful like cranes, they are happy that they are able to cheat the world.
But these ignorant fools do not realise that in doing so they have cheated their own souls and incurred heavy karmic burden which would lead them to lower states of life. Therefore, in all dealings one should resort to frankness and straight forwardness and keep away the snake of deceitfulness from poisoning his soul.
आकरः सर्वदोषारणां गुणग्रसनराक्षसः । कन्दो व्यसनवल्लीनां लोभः सर्वार्थबाधकः॥१८॥ धनहीनः शतमेकं सहस्र शतवानपि । सहस्राधिपतिर्लक्ष कोटि लक्षेश्वरोऽपिच ॥१६॥ कोटीश्वरो नरेन्द्रत्वं नरेन्द्रश्चक्रवर्तिताम् । चक्रवर्ती च देवत्वं देवोऽपीन्द्रत्वमिच्छति ॥२०॥ इन्द्रत्वेपि हि सम्प्राप्ते यदिच्छा न निवर्तते । मूले लघीयांस्तल्लोमः शराव इव वर्धते ॥२१॥
Fourth Chapter
101
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