Prashamratiprakaran

Author(s): Umaswati, Umaswami, Yajneshwar S Shastri
Publisher: L D Indology Ahmedabad

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प्रशमरतिप्रकरणम्
केचित्सातद्धिरसातिगौरवात् साम्प्रतक्षिणः पुरुषाः । मोहात् समुद्रवायसवदामिषपरा विनश्यन्ति ।।७६।।
Some people, who indulge only in present life give excessive importance to pleasure, prosperity and taste. They, on account of delusion perish like the Sea Crowll which died due to excessive attachment to meat.
76.
ते जात्यहेतुदृष्टान्तसिद्धमविरुद्धमजरमभयकरम् । सर्वज्ञवाग्रसायनमुपनीतं नाभिनन्दन्ति ।।७७॥
Such people, do not appreciate ambrosia of words of the Omni. scients (though) brought near; which is established by the natural reasonings, (familiar) instances and which is non-contradictory, undecaying and bestower of fearlessness. 77.
11. To illustrate the consequences of greediness, the author mentions
the story of a crow. Once upon a time, during rainy season, a greedy crow saw a dead elephant's body and started eating its flesh. Thereafter engrossed in enjoying the flesh, it entered the middle of the elephant's body. But unfortunately, that body of the elephant was carried away by htavy rainy water to the middle of the oceaon. The crow was unaware of this happening. After sometime, gratifying its greed, when the crow came out of the elephant's body it saw nothing but vast ocean. Seashore was far away from its sight. Not seeing any shelter, in confusion the crow sunk or drowned in the ocean and was dead. The lesson of the story is that a monk should not be greedy after food. Otherwise he would meet the same fate which the greedy crow has met with.