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myself to you, until by your grace it"7 attains the purified self.
“O exercise in intuition, characterized by (1) absence of doubt (nishankitatva); (2) absence of desires for anything but self-realization (nihkankshatatva); (3) absence of hatred (of the poor and diseased (nirvichikitsatva); (4) freedom from foolish superstitions (nirmudhadrshtitva); (5) edification (sthitikarana); (6) causation of progress (upavrmhana); (7) tenderness (vatsalya); (8) promulgation of doctrine (prabhavana); you do not belong to the purified self: of this I am assured. Yet I apply my self to you, until by your grace it attains the purified self.
“O exercise in conduct, characterized by (1) - (5) the five great vows (mahavrata), causes of striving on the road of liberation; (6) - (8) the three restraints (gupti) of body, mind and speech; (9) - (13) religious observances (samiti), walking carefully so as not to hurt any living being, speaking relevantly, taking only pure food, carefully handling the few things which belong to a shramana, great care as to where to answer the calls of nature; you do not belong to the purified self: of this I am assured. Yet I apply my self to you, until by your grace it attains the purified self.
“O exercise in austerity, characterized by (1) fasting; (2) eating less than what one may desire; (3) accepting alms only if a particular thing is fulfilled; (4) renunciation and suppression of taste and tasteful things; (5) sitting and sleeping alone; (6) mortification of the body through refusing it many comforts; (7) penance in expiation of any fault; (8) eager zeal and humility; (9) service and attendance on old, infirm and sick sadhus, (10) reading the scripture; (11) contemplation; and (12) non-attachment to the body; you do not belong to the purified self: of this I am assured. Yet I apply my self to you, until by your grace it attains to the purified self.
“O exercise in energy, characterized by not hiding your potency promotive of all the other exercises; you do not belong to the purified self: of this I am assured. Yet I apply my self to you, until by your grace it attains to the purified self.”
Thus he applies himself to the practice of knowledge, intuition, conduct, austerity and energy.
Now he teaches what like he thereby becomes:
III.3. Then before a shramana, a class leader, rich in merits, distinguished by family (kula), form and mature age, and highly
