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Those who believe in the principles of bondage and release from them and also believe in the fundamental knowledge to be a means of liberation, but do not act in accordance with them only console themselves on the strength of their volubility.
Comments - Only the knowledge of the fundamental principles is not enough for liberation. It has to be put into practice. The abovementioned verse brings out this fact very vividly and urges us to accept this truth. Another thing that it clarifies is that - as the right knowledge without right conduct cannot liberate, so the right volition without the matching right conduct also cannot liberate. A combination of emotional and practical aspects is essential for gaining the desired fruit of liberation.
UNIVERSAL WEAL Savvajagajīvarakkhanadayaťthayže pāvayanam Bhagavayā sukahiyar ||
- Praśnavyākaraṇa sutra, 2.1.22. The Lord preached for protection and mercy for the living beings of the entire world.
Ahimsā tasa-thāvara-savvabhūyakhemankari Il
- Praśnavyākaraṇa, 1.5. Non-violence is for the benefit of all the moving and the nonmoving creatures.
Bhūtahitam ti ahimsā ll
- Nandi cūrni, 5.38. Non-violence means doing well for the benefit of the living beings.
Tae nam se Kanhe Vāsudeve Bāravaie nayarie majjhammajjhenam nigacchamāṇe ekkam purisam junņam jarā-jajjariyamdeham jāva (āuram jhūsiyam pivāsiyam dubbalam) kilantam mahadamahālayão ittagarāsio ega-megam ittagam gahāya bahiyā ratthāpahão antogiham aņuppavisamāņam pāsai |
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