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Just incidentally mentioned here-it is the mohaniya karmas which cover up the heart. The heart is covered up by the mohaniya karmas.
SECOND VRATA.
It is called in Sanskrit sthula-mrishāvādaviramana vrata.
Vada means telling; mrisha means falsehood.
The vow therefore means the resolution to refrain from telling gross falsehoods.
Sthula or gross falsehoods are those in which there is an evil intention and a knowledge that the statement is false.
The following are illustrations of kinds of falsehoods:
1. Kanyalika; literally falsehoods relating to young girls, but it is chosen to represent human beings. So one kind of falsehood is falsehood told about another person or persons.
2. Govälika; literally means falsehood relating to cows. It is used to represent any animals. Therefore another kind of falsehood is falsehood told about animals, (such as when trying to sell them).
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