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## 324
## Aaturpratyakhyanaprakirnakam
**44.** A harsh and extremely cruel karma, its meditation is harsh meditation, like a monkey's towards a yoke-bearing bull, or like a gem-studded chariot towards a chariot.
**45.** Fear, a nature like a sharp blade, residing within delusion, like the affliction of a beautiful flower on a bull elephant, for the father-in-law of Somila.
**46.** It is formed, it is observed, from a mirror, thus its form is meditation, form meditation, and it is of two types: self-form meditation and other-form meditation. There, "My form is beautiful," is self-form meditation, like Sanatkumara's. Other-form meditation is like the two elder brothers, Sujyestha and Chelala, looking at a picture painted on a board by a painter.
**47.** Self-praise meditation, like Vararuci, who, being praised by a cart-maker, desires praise for his own poetry, or like a chariot-maker showing his knowledge to a treasury.
**48.** Other-blame meditation, like four thieves towards a crow.
**49.** Other's pride, the exposure of faults in front of others, its meditation is other-blame meditation, like a gossiper who blames a weak flower-friend in front of the assembly.
**50.** Attachment, in the form of wealth, grain, etc., its meditation is like the meditation of one who has lost wealth, for the sake of wealth, like Charudatta's, or like the meditation of the Muni-pati, the Muni-rodhaka-kunjika.
**51.** The revelation of the faults of others, which are not real, other-slander, its meditation is other-slander meditation, like the slander of the mother-in-law towards Subhadra.
**52.** The accusation of one's own faults, even though the other is not at fault, other-defamation, its meditation is other-defamation meditation, like the Jina-dasa-bha, who, towards Bhadra-vrishabha, says, "My husband was killed by this," thus falsely accusing herself.
**53.** The beginning, the affliction of others, its meditation is beginning meditation, like Kurudu and Ut-kurudu, or like Dvaipayana.
**54.** Arrogance, intense desire in objects, etc., its meditation is arrogance meditation, like a small boy who, even though he is observing a vow due to his mother's prohibition, still desires objects.
**55.** Sin, like the service of another's wife, etc., its approval, "This is done by a worthy one," its meditation is sin meditation, like the people who approve, saying, "This one is a wealthy enjoyer, a bee-like being," etc.
**56.** The place of the origin of sin, its meditation is place meditation, like Nandamanikara, who is devoted to the meditation of a well.
**57.** Thinking, "This one will die due to lack of concentration," lack of concentration death meditation, like the unworthy guardian who, towards Skanda-acharya, first crushes a small one in a machine.