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एकस्य सैव तीव्रं दिशति फलं सैव मन्दमन्यस्य । व्रजति सहकारिणोरपि हिंसा वैचित्र्यमत्र फलकाले ॥ ५३ ॥
53. Even when simultaneously committed by two persons the same Himsa at the time of fruition, curiously enough, causes severe retribution to one, and a mild one to another. Commentary.
One goes out to kill another, and takes his servant with him. Both master and servant join the murder. The master all along feels an excitement, pleasure, and satisfaction in having got rid of one whom he hated. The servant, however, for fear of losing his job unwillingly joins the master in the foul deed, and all along regrets, curses himself and repents for his weakness in serving such a master, and in joining such a foul deed. Both are equally guilty, but the degree of culpability varies because of the degree of evil intentions entertained by them. The master will bind karmas, sterner, grosser, of greater intensity, and of longer duration than those which will bind the servant. In effect the same Himsa committed by both, will affect them differently.
प्रागेव फलति हिंसाऽक्रियमाणा फलति फलति च कृताऽपि । आरभ्य कर्तुमकृताऽपि फलति हिंसानुभावेन ॥ ५४ ॥
54. Because of intention, Himsa is culpable sometimes before it is committed, sometimes at the time of commission, sometimes even after it has been committed, and sometimes for attempt to commit it, even when it is not committed, because of the intention to commit Himsa.
Commentary.
A person has been contemplating and devising schemes to commit murder, but for some reason is incapacitated from carrying out his intention, another commits murder, a third commits murder, and thereafter continues to gloat over his act; and a fourth attempts but fails in the attempt to murder. All the four are culpable, and have to suffer for Himsa. It is the intention which makes one culpable.
एकः करोति हिंसां भवन्ति फलभागिनो बहवः । बहवो विदधति हिंसा हिंसा हिंसाफलभुग्भवत्येकः ॥ ५५ ॥
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