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serpent-sorrow. Dharma is a protector in adversity. Dharma is capable of showing exalted position Dharma is the only unique friend. Dharma is the destroyer of birth, old age, and death. Dharma alone is the bestower of Moksa T Liberation. 5. आहारनिद्राभयमैथुनं च सामान्यमेतत् पशुभिर्नराणाम् । धर्मो हि तेषामधिको विशेषो, धर्मेण हीनाः पशुभिः समाना ॥५॥
Maha Bhārata-महाभारत. 5. Ahāra-nidrā-bhaya-maithunam ca sāmányamotat pasubhi-r
narāṇām; Dharmo hi tesana lhiko višdşu dharmeņa hināh paśubhih samānā.
5. Human beings have this much viz. food, sleep fear, and sexual union, in common with lower animals. The human beings have Dharma as an additional peouliarity. Persons neglecting Dharına are like beasts.
सत्येनोत्पद्यते धर्ना, दयादानेन वर्धते।।
क्षमया च स्थाप्यते धर्म क्रोधलोभाद्विनश्यति ॥६॥ 6 Satyenotpadyatè dharmo dayā-dandna vardható,
Ksamayā ca sthāpyatè dharmak krodhalobhādvinaśyati. 6
6. Dharma is born from Truthfulness. It increases with compassion towarıs living beings and with alms-giving. Dharma is niade stearly by forbearance. But it is destroyal by anger and greed.
मातृवत्परदाराणि परद्रव्याणि लेोष्ठवत् ।
आत्मवत्सर्वभूतेषु यः पश्यति स पश्यति ॥७॥ 7. Mātrivatparaclārāņi paradravyāņi lusthavat,
Atmavatsarvabhūtosu yah paśyati sa paśyati.
7. He, who looks upou other females as his own mother, who looks upon other's wealth as a clod of earth, and who looks upon all living creatures as his own self, he alone knows the true essence.
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