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The Sutra-Kritanga Sutra contemplates the concepts of knowledge. They think that we will be able to make a living through them. What kind of ascetics are they? While posing this question, they explain - the fickleness of the mind - is called doubt. These ascetics have doubt in their minds, whether they will be able to bear the burden of restraint until the end, whether they will be able to manage it or not? It is said that a monk, first of all, if he gets food, it is dry, cold, stale, even that is not available sometimes. Sometimes it is received after the time of eating has passed and that too is tasteless, devoid of taste, devoid of flavor. The Shraman has to sleep on the ground and has to pluck his hair, he has to produce them. He never has to bathe throughout his life and has to observe celibacy. Seeing these difficult and painful activities, many ascetics become doubtful about being able to carry out their restrained life till the end, they start doubting. Just as an ignorant traveler walking on the road doubts whether this road will lead me to where I want to go. Their minds become unstable, in the same way, many cowardly, weak-willed ascetics doubt about being able to sustain the burden of their restraint, their desired goal till the end, and they hope to make a living through the science of destiny, astrology and mathematics. Now the Sutrakar Mahāpuruṣas narrate an anecdote through the door of an example regarding their efforts.
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Those who are known in the time of war, do not look back, what else
Shadow those who are known in the time of war
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Surapurangama. Sia? ||6||
Death
Surapurangama.
They do not look back, what else is death? ||6||
Anuvad - Those who are known and famous, and Surapurangama - valiant, courageous people, who are in the forefront, at the time of war, at the time of war, do not think that if they are defeated or distressed, how will we save ourselves, they think that there is nothing greater than dying in battle.
Tika - These are the great souls, the word 'tu' is for the purpose of specialisation, 'in the time of war' at the time of war with the enemy, 'known' known to the people, how? 'Surapurangama' those who are in the forefront of the brave, those who are on the shoulder of the army at the time of war, those who are like this, entering the war, 'do not look back' do not look back at the fort etc. for protection from danger, and they are of unwavering mind, but they think - what will happen to us? If death is the end, then it is a small matter for us who desire the eternal flow of fame, as it is said - "Even though they are fickle, they desire the vastness of the imperishable, with the lives of the brave, if there is fame, what is not enough? ||1|| ||6||
Thus, having shown the example of the soldier, the Dantika says
Tika-arth - In this verse, the use of the word 'tu' is to indicate the specialness of the valiant man described in this verse, as opposed to the cowardly man described earlier. Those who are very valiant, who are famous in the world for fighting with the enemy army, who are in the forefront of the army when the war breaks out,
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