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(«Should the evil deeds of the earthly man be a hundred times worse, they would not rise so high as the good deeds of the heavenly Mithra ;
107. “Should the heavenly wisdom' in the earthly man be a hundred times greater, it would not rise so high as the heavenly wisdom in the heavenly Mithra;
"And thus, should the ears of the earthly man hear a hundred times better, he would not hear so well as the heavenly Mithra, whose ear hears well, who has a thousand senses, and sees every man that tells a lie.”
Mithra stands up in his strength, he drives in the awfulness of royalty, and sends from his eyes beautiful looks that shine from afar, (saying):
108. ““ Who will offer me a sacrifice? Who will lie unto me? Who thinks me a god worthy of a good sacrifice ? Who thinks me worthy only of a bad sacrifice ? To whom shall I, in my might, impart brightness and glory? To whom bodily health? To whom shall I, in my might, impart riches and full weal? Whom shall I bless by raising him a virtuous 2 offspring ?
109. ““To whom shall I give in return, without his thinking of it, the awful sovereignty, beautifully arrayed, with many armies, and most perfect; the sovereignty of an all-powerful tyrant, who fells down heads, valiant, smiting, and unsmitten; who orders chastisement to be done and his order is done at once, which he has ordered in his anger?”
'O Mithra! when thou art offended and not satisfied, he: soothes thy mind, and makes Mithra satisfied.
See above, p. 4, n. 5. Âsna: Sansk. susila (p. 34, n. 4). 8 He who offers thee a good sacrifice ; cf. § 108.
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| SR No. | 007677 |
| Book Title | Saddharma Pundarika |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | H Kern |
| Publisher | Oxford |
| Publication Year | 1884 |
| Total Pages | 2546 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English |
| File Size | 46 MB |