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service of elderly persons, and for the strict observance of the five great rows of ascetic life, then, I fervently desire to be born with immense strength during my next-life." Having, thus, made this undesirable firm resolution, Visvabhūti Muni sat on a clean slab of stone.
On hearing about this undesirable resolution of Visvabhūti Muni, other ascetics who were near by, went to him and respectfully said, "O illustrious man! You know what is proper and what is not. It is, therefore, unnecessary to give you any admonition. However, we like to tell you this much. “None will destory a magnificent palatial building for the sake of an iron-nail None will give away crores of gems in return for a cowrle. Besides, none will burn up the excellent wood of गोशिर्ष चन्दन Gesirea candana, (an excellent kind of sandal wood) and अगर Agara (a highly scented wood for costly Incense), for the preparation of wood-charcoal. It is not at all advisable for you to make this dangerous resolution which is like the poisonous fruit of the Kimpäka Vriksa in the end, after practising various spotless penances for such a long time."
Besides, it is said:
किं पषणजिएहिं कपिज्जइ मंदरी रसदेहिं । दुजणबयणेहि मणो किंवा पक्खुहइ साहूणं ? ॥१॥ चिरकालवूडं कि मजायमइकमति जलनिहिणो। हरिणकविणकरा कि तिमिरप्पसरेहिं रुसंति ॥२॥ निम्मलगुणरयणमहानिहाण! तुम्हारिसावि सप्पुरिसा। पवसंति परिसं जइ धम्मसिरी ता कमल्लियउ ? ॥ ३ ॥ कत्य व वचन विणो ? वोहूं को वा खमोखममियाणि । मग्गनिवासो गच्छउ कत्य वरामो विवेोऽवि ? ॥४॥
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