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SAMAYASARA.
158
मनसा दुःखयामि सत्त्वान् एवं तु यन्मतिं करोषि । सर्वापि एषा मिथ्या दुःखिताः कर्मणा यदि सत्त्वाः ॥२८२॥ सच्छेण दुक्खवेमिय सत्ते एव तु जं मदिं कुणसि। सव्वावि एस मिच्छा दुहिदा कम्मेण जदि सत्ता ॥ २८३॥ शस्त्रैः दुःखयामि सत्त्वान् एवं तु यन्मतिं करोषि । सर्वापि एषा मिथ्या दुःखिताः कर्मणा यदि सत्त्वाः ॥२८३॥
280-283. If you think that by your body you cause misery to living beings, you are entirely wrong; because living beings are miserable on account of their own) Karmas. If you think that by your speech you cause injury to living beings, you are entirely wrong; because the living beings are miserable on account of (their own) Karmas. If you think that by your mind you cause misery to living beings, you are entirely wrong; because the living beings are miserable on account of (their own) Karmas. If you think that by weapons (etc.) I cause misery to living beings you are entirely wrong ; because living beings are miserable on account of (their own) Karmas.
Commentary.
These four Gathas explain that all living beings suffer on account of the operation of their own demeritorious Karmas. It is therefore wrong to indulge in such thought activities that I can make others miserable by my body, speech, mind or otherwise.
कायेण च वाया इव मणेण सुहिदे करेमि सत्तेति । एवंपि हवदि मिच्छा सुहिदा कम्मेण जदि सत्ता ॥ २८४॥ कायेन च वाचा वा मनसा सुखितान् करोमि सत्त्वानिति । एवमपि भवति मिथ्या सुखिनः कर्मणा यदि सत्त्वाः ॥२८४॥
284. By body, by speech, or by mind I cause living beings (to be) happy. This also is wrong ; because living beings are happy by. (their own) Karmas.
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