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92
Adipurana
They were receiving greetings and observing the gifts brought by the distinguished men of other countries, and they were also honoring them accordingly. Thus, spreading supreme joy, with wondrous splendor, they were seated in the assembly hall, as they pleased, along with the council of ministers. ||9-12||
At that time, seeing the king extremely pleased, the self-enlightened minister, the holder of sharp intellect and speaker of auspicious and pleasing words, spoke the following words for the benefit of his master. ||13||
O lord of the Vidyadharas, listen here, I will speak some words for your welfare. O lord, consider this wealth of the Vidyadharas that you have obtained as the fruit of your merit alone. ||14||
O king, wealth is obtained according to one's dharma, from that comes the attainment of desired happiness, and from that men remain happy. Therefore, this tradition is obtained only through dharma. ||15||
Kingdom, wealth, enjoyments, birth in a worthy family, beauty, scholarship, long life, and health, consider all this as the fruit of merit. ||16||
O lord, just as there is never the creation of an effect without a cause, just as no one has ever seen light without a lamp, just as there is no sprout without a seed, no rain without clouds, and no shade without an umbrella, in the same way, there is no attainment of wealth without dharma. ||17-18||
Just as there is no life from eating poison, no grain is produced from barren land, and no delight is produced from fire, in the same way, there is no attainment of happiness from adharma. ||19||
That which leads to the definite attainment of heaven and other higher goals, as well as the goal of liberation, is called dharma. O king, I am now describing that dharma in detail, listen. ||20||
Dharma is that which has compassion as its root, and compassion is to have mercy on all beings. For the protection of this compassion, the other virtues like forgiveness, etc., have been described. ||21||
The signs of that dharma are self-control, forbearance, non-violence, austerity, charity, good conduct, meditation, and detachment. ||22||
Non-violence, truthfulness, non-stealing, celibacy, and renunciation of possessions, this is the eternal dharma. ||23||
1. Mahattamaiḥ b., a., s., 60, 50, l., 80. 2. Shuddhavaak. 3. Poorvasmin drishta. 4. Artha: prayojanam. 5. Prananu -a., b., s., p., 60, l. 6. -rahinsta a., p., s., d. 7. Dhyanam.