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અધ્યાત્મતત્ત્વાલાક.
[ ત્રીજું .
in the contemplative posture until the release of her fiance. All attempts and processes to hang Nagadatta proved unsuccessful. The rigid observance of the above vow and his unflinching faith in religion turned the gallows into a splendid and gorgeous throne. The blows of the sword inflicted on Nagadatta by the police-officer, were turned into garlands of flowers. The king on hearing this came to that place and apologised and brought Nagadatta in the city on an elephant with full pomp and grandeur and condemned the police-officer to death. Nagadatta being melted with the pity successfully submitted his humble prayers to the king to save the policeofficer's life. He then married Nagavasu and enjoyed a happy unsullied life with her. Such is the potent influence of close adherence to the third vow.
ચારીનાં કળા
નિર્ધનતા, દુર્ભાગ્યતા, શરીરના ચેરીનાં ફળ ઉપર દૃષ્ટિ કરીને તેનું
અવયવાના છેદ, એ વગેરે વ્યસન છેડી દેવું; પૂછ્યા
વિના ( અનુમતિ વગર ) ખીજાતી તૃણુ સરખી ચીજ લેવી, એ પણ ગેરવ્યાજખી છે. ”–૩૦
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न कश्चित् स्तेनः सानन्दीभवति
अद्यापि नो दृष्टमिदं श्रुतं वा यत् स्तेयमालम्बितवान् मनुष्यः । प्रभूतमानन्दमपेतशङ्कमभुक्त कोटीश्वरतां प्रपद्य ॥ ३१ ॥
Uptil now, we have neither seen nor heard that a man has, by theft, become a millionaire and enjoyed great happiness without a lurking sense of fear. ( 31 )
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