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SPIRITUAL LIGHT. કલ્પવૃક્ષ અથવા બીજી કોઈ અલોકિક વસ્તુ પ્રાપ્ત થાય, તે પણ તેથી & College 4914 422 ? "-45... नास्ति संसारे शरणं तर्हि किं कर्तव्यम् ?sfer front auf 4:77077 GTFT aralaag:ca'19: ?1 धर्मः शरण्योऽपि न सेव्यते चेद् दुःखपहाणं लभतां कुतस्त्यम्॥५७॥
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There is no helpful resort in these three worlds to an embodied Soul exposed to various miseries If religion, the sole refuge, be not resorted to, what else can relieve him of the distress?
Notes-Dharma ( Religion ) is said to support a soul from falling down into lower grades of life and to elevate it to the higher regions. How does it do so ?. According to the law of Gravitation, heavy things go down but by the performance of righteous religious acts one roots out his Karmic dirt and becomes light and finally attains Moksha ( Land of Bliss ). The most essential duty of every human being is to direct all efforts towards the unfoldment of unsullied Soul and therefore the practice of the virtuous deeds, selfcontrol, subjugation of senses, rigidly pure life, satvic food and drink etc; is necessary. It is a matter of daily experience that there is no certainty or security of life even for a moment. We as mundane beings in the daily routine of life are dragged into evil thoughts and passions for our material rise and prosperity by the inexorable force
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