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Dasha-Shruta-Skandha Sutra
Ninth Dasha
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Thus, having described the subject of the twelfth great-delusion-producing karma, which is related to sexual intercourse, the Sutra-kar now describes the thirteenth place, describing the places related to betrayal and ingratitude:
Whoever earns a living by the support of someone, or by their fame, or by their service, and who covets their wealth, incurs great delusion. ||13||
Word-by-word meaning: Whoever - by the support of whom - or by fame - or by service - earns a living, he - covets - their wealth - incurs - great delusion.
Meaning: Whoever earns a living by the support of someone, or by their fame, or by their service, and who covets their wealth, incurs the bondage of the great-delusion-producing karma.
Commentary: This Sutra describes the subject of the great-delusion-producing karma that arises from ingratitude. If a person earns a living by staying under the protection of a king, etc., or is becoming famous and respected due to his power or his service, and he becomes greedy seeing the wealth of that (king) and steals that wealth in some way or causes it to be stolen, then he incurs the great-delusion-producing karma. Because, by behaving in such an inappropriate way towards the one who has done him so much good, the soul of the doer becomes tainted with the 'fault of ingratitude' and he cannot escape the bondage of that karma in any way. Therefore, every person should learn that ingratitude is a very low sin. One should always strive to avoid this sin.
The word 'Jassasa (Yashasa)' appears in the Sutra. Its meaning is "Yashasa-tasya nripaddeh satkrito'yamiti prasiddhya" i.e. "This person is highly respected in the court of such and such king". The benefits that he gets from this fame.