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SHRIMAD BHAGVAD GITA-A JAIN PERSPECTIVE आचार्याः पितर: पुत्रास्तथैव च पितामहाः । मातुला: श्वसुरा: पौत्रा: स्याला: सम्बन्धिनस्तथा ।। ३४ ॥
"They are my preceptors sires, grand sires, sons, grand sons, maternal relatives, brothers-in-law and other Kinsmen"-34
एतान्न हन्तुमिच्छामि धतोऽपि मधुसुदन । अपि त्रैलोक्यराज्यस्य हेतोः किं न महीकृ ते ॥ ३५ ॥
"Oh Madhusadan, I would never desire to kill them even though they kill me - I would not do so even for the kingdom of all the three worlds, what to talk of the Kingdom of this earth ?"-35
निहत्य धार्तराष्ट्रान्नः का प्रीति: स्याज्जनार्दन । पापमेवाश्रयेदस्मान् हत्वैतानाततायिनः ॥३६ ॥
"Oh Janardana, what pleasure can we derive by killing these sons of Dhrutrastra even though they are mere* desperadoes. We shall incur
*" Atatayis" are those who resort to the crimes such as setting fire, administering posion, kidnap farmers and resort to violence.
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