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SOURCE OF ILLUMINATION
45 (115) Just as women become censurable by men observing calibacy, similarly men become censurable by women observing celibacy.
(116) But there are women endowed with stern character, renowned far and wide, who are goddesses on this earth and are even adorned by gods.
(117) The sexual fire fed by the trees of desires can burn the forest of the three world, one is blessed whose grass of youthful life remains unburnt by this fire.
(118) The nights that pass away cannot return back. The night of a person engaged in sinful activities, go waste.
(119-120) Three Merchants started (on business) with their capital; one of them made profit in his business; the other returned back with his capital only; the third one returned after losing all the capital that he had taken with him Know that in practice, this simile is also applicable in religious matter.
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