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945. A great man is dead, leaving behind him an abstruse, astral body of his fame. In course of time, however, even the eulogistic spceches of his merits become more and more scarce on the lips of his people, like small pieces of his bones (31fcgmarzifer) scattered about here or there. Cf. यथा नष्टस्य' शरीरस्य क्वचित् gae FETAT: FATTFT saha ATT FT TUTSATT ETT: 1 Com.
946. Bad men develop vicious traits (at) as a result of their constant (Fort) thinking, brooding or wishing (ATTTT) of evil, immoral actions and these traits bind them (ET) to the sinful conduct or behaviour for all time, leaving them no escape from it. In the case of good men, however, even their merits or accompliments give no temptation (HTETT) to them to err on the wrong path; because their very merits, sounding a note of warning, put a stop (विरमंति) to such wayward inclination immediately (झत्ति).
947. Complete satisfaction of the heart with what possessions one has ( TETTTI facay) is real Detachment (facT3T). On the other hand, condemnation of Laksmi by a poor man betrays his passion (T311) for pleasures, which he cannot enjoy in his present conditions of poverty and a feeling of jealousy (79) for those rich men who can afford those pleasures. A conflict between the haves and the have-nots. Men owning and staying in posh buildings and going in cars are hated by the houseless pedestrians.
948. It may be said that when we find that some men derive pleasure in taking to a life in forests full of eternally flowing waterstreams (
a t ), it is also a kind of love for pleasures (7377), which they do not get in their houses, where fraud and falsehood abound (ag ).
949. Those who praise (ES) the ways of the life of tribals (groma) living in the Vindhya forests certainly betray their own primitive nature ( 7776495:) or their intention to condemn an abject life of service (सेवानिंदावरो). Cf. वनवासमानं मोक्षोपायः siformuarama graecafa Hatari Com. Cf. also watai: THEMIT HIFTTportret: 1 stato 47.
951. Although now pure and perfect in his present behaviour, the wretched man (7731) should be avoided. The earlier sin (HT) will be found lurking (foraafs37) in him even after a long lapse of time.
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