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परिग्रहारम्भमग्नास्तारयेयुः कथं परान् ? । स्वयं दरिद्रो न परमीश्वरीकर्तुमीश्वरः ॥१०॥
Meaning : Can those who themselves are deeply engrossed in worldly activities and attached to the possessions, free others from the worldly existence ?
Certainly not because those who are poor cannot make the others rich.
दुर्गतिप्रपत्प्राणि- धारणाद्धर्म उच्यते । संयमादिर्दश विधः सर्वज्ञोक्तो विमुक्तये ॥११॥
Meaning : It is the tenfold Dharma, constituting self control etc. revealed by the omniscient Lord, which rescues the creatures from falling into lower states of life and protects them.
Explanation : Forgiveness. modesty, straightforwardness, desirelessness, penance, self-control, truth, purity, non-possession and continence are the ten characteristics of Dharma. This will be explained in detail later.
अपौरुषेयं वचन- मसम्भवि भवेद्यदि । न प्रमाणं भवेद्वाचा ह्याप्ताधीना प्रमाणता ॥१२॥
Meaning : There can never be a speech/word without the speaker. Even if we believe for the sake of argument that there could be such a text possible, there still remains the doubt about the validity of such a text because it is always the integrity
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