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To perform the virtuous study, the virtuous seeker, free from the bonds of attachment, etc., and devoid of childish vigor, progresses towards his excellence, increasing his virtues, and through the results, rejects and abandons sins, becoming pure, sinless, and immaculate.
"Whoever knows the end of his life span, let him learn the teachings quickly." (15)
Commentary: If a wise man knows the time of the end of his life span, he should take up the teachings of Sanlekhana before that time, and proceed on the path of Sanlekhana.
Commentary: The word "upkrama" refers to the decline of life span. If a virtuous person knows about the decline of his life span, he should know the time of his death and before that time, he should be free from anxiety and desire for life, and should take up the teachings of Sanlekhana, Bhaktaparijna (knowledge of the soul), giving up food and water, or giving up both food and water, and Ingitmarana (death by indication), staying in a limited space, and giving up food and water except for physical service. He should learn the method of death through the teachings of "grahana" (acceptance) and practice it according to the teachings of "sevana" (service).
Just as a tortoise gathers its limbs into its body, so too, a wise man gathers his sins through spiritual contemplation. (16)
Commentary: This is an example. Just as a tortoise gathers its limbs, head, etc., into its body, so too, a wise man, a person of good conduct and wisdom, should gather his sins, i.e., keep them under control and not let them affect him.