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II ADHYAYA, 4 BRÂHMANA, 5.
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No,' replied Yâgñavalkya ; 'like the life of rich people will be thy life. But there is no hope of immortality by wealth.'
3. And Maitreyi said: 'What should I do with that by which I do not become immortal ? What my Lord knoweth (of immortality), tell that to me?'
4. Yâgñavalkya replied: 'Thou who art truly dear to me, thou speakest dear words? Come, sit down, I will explain it to thee, and mark well what I say.'
5. And he said : Verily, a husband is not dear, that you may love the husband; but that you may love the Self, therefore a husband is dear. • Verily, a wife is not dear, that you may love the wife; but that you may love the Self, therefore a wife is dear.
"Verily, sons are not dear, that you may love the sons; but that you may love the Self, therefore sons are dear.
Verily, wealth is not dear, that you may love wealth ; but that you may love the Self, therefore wealth is dear.
Verily, the Brahman-class is not dear, that you may love the Brahman-class; but that you may love the Self, therefore the Brahman-class is dear.
Verily, the Kshatra-class is not dear, that you may love the Kshatra-class; but that you may love the Self, therefore the Kshatra-class is dear.
Verily, the worlds are not dear, that you may love the worlds; but that you may love the Self, therefore the worlds are dear.
i Tell that clearly to me. B.
2 Thou who art dear to me, thou hast increased what is dear (to - me in this). B.
8 B. adds, Verily, cattle are not dear, &c.
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| SR No. | 007674 |
| Book Title | Dhammapada |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Max Muller |
| Publisher | Oxford |
| Publication Year | 1881 |
| Total Pages | 2540 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English |
| File Size | 45 MB |