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110. It is, therefore, said that never show any attachment to and never have any association with the impure (mental tension-creating) actions. The reason is that the nature of soul which is free becomes insignificant because of attachment and association with the impure actions.
111. By reason of pursuing vows and austerities. i.e. virtuous action, the attainment of heaven (for a person) is better than that of the hell, so that no suffering may exist (in his life). (True it is that) because of perpetrating vicious actions, there will be suffering (for the person) in the hell. (It may be noted that) there is a vast difference between the persons waiting on account of having stayed in (the coolness of) a covered place and in (the heat of) the scorching sun.
112. The abundant kingly prosperity of the emperor which has been extolled by the Vidyadharas+, gods and men through the rows of their folded hands (for salutation), is undoubtedly achieved (by virtue of auspicious psychical states resulting in good mental tensions), but awakening which follows a spiritual person is not achieved thereby.
113. For the person who pursues mere knowledge without conduct, who adopts the form of a Muni (saint) without spiritual awakening and who performs austerity without concentration of mind--all that is of no consequence.
114. For the person who is not a spiritualist, value-knowledge does not grow in life. In the absence of lue-knowledge
+ Human beings moving in the sky by means of supernormal powers.
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