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Upasamhāraḥ
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Meaning : The destruction of the distress accomplished through religious acts and activities, is just like the powder of the dead frog's body. But the same, accomplished through the essential knowledge (FTFATT can also mean, as said before, the book having the title flagit that is to say, the present book itself) is just like the burnt powder of the dead frog's body. (5) [265]
Notes : It is believed ihat the rain, fallen over the powder of the dead body of the frog, recreates it, while, it cannot if it falls over the same powder of the dead body of the frog, if the powder is burnt, The substance of the statement is that fa temporarily destroys the Karmas while an permanently. (5) [255]
ज्ञानपूतां परेऽप्याहुः क्रियां हेमघटोपमाम् । युक्तं तदपि तद्भावं न यद् भग्नाऽपि सोज्झति ॥६॥ ॥२६६॥
jñānapūtām pare’pyāhuḥ
kriyām hemaghatopamām yuktam tadapi tadbhāvam
na yad bhagnā'pi sojjhati 11611 11266||
Meaning : Religious act or activity, purified by knowledge receives the appelation of the pitcher of gold as advanced by some. And it is true also because gold, that is to say, knowledge remains even if the religious act or activity goes in vain. (6) [266]
Notes : Even if the golden pitcher is destroyed, gold remains. so also any religious act or activity done
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