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## Gunad Pari Chaya |
## 49
Their tendency has been, and they have completely disintegrated - scattered - all false doctrines.
The brilliance of the virtues arising from the worship of the wise, the wealth of good reputation, the rise of knowledge and joy, the constant destruction of all afflictions. The words of Samantabhadra, like the sun, are victorious over the seven-fold method, illuminating the path, dispelling the darkness of the heart, which is the one-sided view of existence and non-existence.
- Ashta Sahasri.
In this verse, Vidyananda Acharya indicates that the words of Samantabhadra are endowed with the wealth of good reputation, born from the collection of brilliant virtues, which are worshipped by the great wise. It is illuminated by the seven-fold method, which conquers the rays of the sun with its brilliance, carries pure light, and dispels the darkness of the heart, which is the one-sided view of existence and non-existence. At the same time, he blesses his readers, saying that these words will be a constant cause for the rise of your knowledge (Kevalgyan) and joy (Anant Sukh), and by their grace, you will attain the destruction of all your afflictions. Here, the word "Vidyanandodaya" also has another meaning, which indicates that the words of Samantabhadra were the cause of the rise of Vidyananda Acharya, and therefore, he has expressed his own feelings of gratitude for his rise.
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* Or, the words of Samantabhadra are worshipped by the great wise (Prajnadhish) and are endowed with the wealth of good reputation, born from the collection of brilliant virtues.
+ Nagaraj Kavi, while praising the words of Samantabhadra, who are the "worthy"
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