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**Meaning:** We bow down to those noble souls who, like the moonbeams in a pool of doctrine, have bathed in the pure waters of spirituality, shedding the suffering of the world, the pain, the impurities of sin, and the thirst of greed. They have adorned themselves with the sandalwood of calmness, restraint, and purity, and have become the essence of virtue, adorned with the jewels of good conduct. They are like a treasure trove of all virtues. ||8||
**Meaning:** The author, like a raincloud of beautiful verses, showers down a vast collection of emotions. This downpour of love flows rapidly into the hearts of the virtuous, filling their lakes of good fortune. But the hearts of the wicked, who are filled with hatred for virtue, are broken. It is a wonder that tears of love flow from the eyes of the wise. ||9||
**Meaning:** The great poets, like churning the ocean of milk with Mount Meru, churn out the essence of their great works, which are filled with the glory of their noble thoughts. This is the twenty-first chapter. ||9||