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(7) Three-sensed beings-ants, small insects, (8) Four-sensed beings-mosquito, midge, spider etc. (9) Five-sensed crookeds; animals—cow, horse etc., birds-pigeon, birdie, etc., moving in water-fishes etc., creepers on arms-mongoose etc., creepers on breast-serpent etc. (10) Hellish beings, (11) Deities and gods-sun, moon etc. Jyotishka gods, gods, residing in Vimanas (Vaimanika gods) Asura, Nag Kumar etc. (12) Human beings-noble and unnoble men etc. Thus the soul is continually transmigrating in this circle of world (cycle of births and deaths) (Couplets 5–16). (1) Your body became powerless and feable by old age. (Couplet 25). As autumn lotus remains unmoistened by water, so you should remain unaffected by worldly pleasures. (Couplet 28) (3) Once renouncing wealth, women and pleasure-things, do not wish them again (Couplets 29-30) (4) You are advancing-walking smoothly on the highway of right knowledge and faith; leaving thorny path of ignorance and addictment, (5) Weak burden-carrier repents moving on uneven path, you should not face such position. (Couplets 32-33). Fifteen Similes of Learneds As the milk kept in a conch remains defectless, so the religion and learning in a learned remain immutable and adom. (4) Adorned like a strong bullock, chief of his herd. (1) Superb like a Kamboja horse. (5) Unconquerable like a lion, the head of animals. (2) Magnificent by knowledge like a warrior on horse. (6) Unconquered like Vasudeva, who has conch, wheel and rod
weapons. (3) Unconquered like strong elephant surround by she-elephants. (7) Preserving the vast knowledge of fourteen Purvas like the monarch
who is the owner of fourteen exalts (gems). (8) Most influential like the king of gods having thunderbolt in his
hand. (12) Supermost like Jambu tree.
(9) Shining like a rising sun. (13) Greatest like Sita river which is originated from Nilavanta
mountain. (10) Adorned by many branches of learning like lustrous full moon. (14) Great like Sumeru mountain.
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