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The virtuous, endowed with austerity, are always devoted to the path of liberation. They have no desire to please the worldly people. ||12||
These sages, out of compassion, only guide others to the path of liberation. This is the nature of the great souls. ||13||
These virtuous, desiring liberation, are always compassionate towards others' suffering, though they are indifferent to their own. They are like deer, bound by their own desires, yet always ready to help others. ||16||
Where are we, and where are these selfless sages? Where is this place of enjoyment, this abode of the liberated? It is not easy for these selfless sages to go to the abode of enjoyment and preach to the people there. Yet, these ascetics are so careful in their service to us. ||15||
May all beings be happy, this is their only desire. They are called 'Yatis' (ascetics) because they strive for this. ||16||
Just as these four-footed sages came from afar to help us, so do the great souls always delight in helping others. ||16||
I still see those four-footed sages, whose bodies were burnt by the fire of austerity, as if they were standing before me. ||168||
I bow down to their lotus feet, and they, with gentle hands, touch my head, making me their own. ||169||
They have given me the nectar of right vision, quenching my thirst for Dharma. My mind, free from worldly sorrows, is filled with joy. ||170||
The sage named Pritikara is truly a giver of joy, for his joy is all-pervading. He has shown us great love by guiding us to the right path. ||17||
The meaning is that when a person, capable of going anywhere, goes to a particular place and gives advice to a particular person, it shows his great love for that person. Here too, the sages had the ability to go anywhere because of their four-footed power, but they did not go anywhere else at that time, but went to the forest-dwelling creature. This shows their great love for him.
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