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That is, - A feeling of merciful and kind favour towards all miserable living beings is said to be compassion. Duḥkhitam janam drsțvā kārunyapariņāmo'nukampā |
- Cāritraprābhrta (Kundakunda) Ti., 10. That is, - To get a feeling of merciful kindness on seeing the misery of the miserable living beings is said to be compassion. Sarvesu prāņișu cittasya dayārdratvamanukampā | - Tattvārtha Vrtti Śru. 1.2; Kārtikeyānuprekṣā sī. 326,
Tattvārtha Sukhabodhā Vrtti 1.2 and 6.12. That is, – To be mercifully kind towards all miserable living beings is said to be compassion.
Saddrstayo vāpi kudrstayo vā, svabhāvato mārdavasamprayuktāḥ|
Yā kurute sarvasarīravarge, sarvānukampetyamidhīyate să ll
- Bhagavatīārādhanā Vijayodayā sīkā, p. 615. That is, - Those who are naturally soft and if they act compassionately towards all miserable living beings are said to be compassionate irrespective of the fact whether they are right visioned or false visioned.
Comments - To be moved to mercy by seeing or knowing about the misery of the living has been said to be compassion. That compassion is expressed in the form of friendship, mercy, kindness, etc... Therefore, the commentators have, at different times, said differently that friendship, kindness, mercy, etc., are different forms of compassion. In compassion the main thing is the melting of the heart by the pain and misery of others.
Sudurlabham mānuşajanmam labdhvā, mā kleśapātrāņi vrthaiva bhūta |
Dharme śubhe bhūtahite, yatadhvamityevamādyerapi copadeśaih |||
- Bhagavati Arādhanā Vijayodavā Tīkā.
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