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SPIRITUAL LIGHT.
विवेक हन्त्री मीर्ष्यामप तु शिक्षयति
परोन्नतौ किं परिखिद्यसे त्वं परक्षतौ किं वहसे प्रमोदम् ? । स्पृशन्ति नान्यं तव दुर्विकल्पास्त्वामेव बध्नन्ति तु कर्मपाशैः ॥७७॥
परोन्नतौ चेत् तव दुष्प्रयत्नैः क्षतिर्भवेत् कस्तव तत्र लाभः ? | न स्यात् क्षतिस्तर्ह्यपि को नु लाभस्तत्तापहेतून् त्यज दुर्विकल्पान्॥७८॥
जागर्त्ति पुण्यं प्रबलं यदीयं प्रवर्धमानेऽभ्युदये तदीये । कोऽस्त्यन्यथाकर्त्तुमलं सुरोऽपि नेर्ष्या ततः क्वापि करोतु धीमान्॥ ७९ ॥
( 77 )
Why do you envy the rise of others? Why do you rejoice at their fall? Your evil thoughts do not affect any one else but on the contrary they entrap you in the meshes of Karma.
( 78 )
What advantage do you derive, if your wicked efforts nullify the success of others? You gain nothing if you fail in your endeavours, therefore you should discard your evil thoughts-the source of afflictions.
(79)
When one's merits fructify in full force, even God, much more a human being, is powerless to reverse the tide of his increasing prosperity; therefore a reasonable man should not cherish ill feelings towards others.
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