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(EHT). On the other hand, there are these great men, who feel embarrassed and are thus averse to or beyond (97311) any praise from others. Eulogy thus stands in between those (537) who want praise and publicity, but do not get it and those revered ones (EET) who are shy and shun words of praise. We thus find that only the mediocre get themselves praised and advertised.
910. Here are great and good souls who, feeling bitter and disgusted with life, have given away freely whatever wealth they had and now stand eagerly waiting for death, which they would welcome with open hands. But this god of Death (Fia), although angry with them, does just the opposite (faastat), showing no response to their wishes. Not only that, but he gives them a long life, out of love for them and compensates and replenishes their exhausted stocks of wealth. Cf. पापपरिचयपरिहाराय जीवनमनिच्छता गुणिदौर्गत्यनिवारणाय स्वयं त्यक्तविभवानां विभवदोषधिया वा कृतान्तो विपरीतं Betfa - Tango 11979 sqaufer i alfa2796: Afactai: 1 Com.
911. These great men of merit (FOTTEUTT) used the world i. e. the society in which they moved, to rise to the heights of eminence (3937<us12737731) and establish themselves as such. But unfortunately and perhaps it may be the fault of the age (Host) in which they live that not only they have not been given any high posts of authority (96561T), but their services have not been utilised even in a subordinate capacity (3937RUTOT BTTTT). The best illustration is the ‘Brain Drain', happening at present in our country. Finest products of our country, eminent scientists or technologists, engineers etc. are sent abroad at the expense of our country; but no jobs are to be had for them, if and when they return. It is only the favourites and flatterers who bribe their way into high positions of authority.
912. If inspite of what has been said above ( in Gāthā 911 ), there is something or some one pure and bright that flashes about here and there, even in this darkest period of the Kali age (afts***fr*), it is because of the dawn of the imminent Kộta age that is soon to follow (UiTCTTH) in the revolution of Kāla or Time, as subdivided into its four Yugas viz. mat, gat, 745 and of in this cyclic order. The coming Kệta age has cast its shadow of purity and piety, as it approaches the Kali age which is soon to fade away.
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