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1-2. Who will be careless in (the observance of Jina Dharma (the religious doctrines preached by the Jiné varas ) which is the source of happiness, on seeing the wautonness of the Samsāra ( worldly existence), which is combined with momentary union and momentary separation, which is associated with various pleasant and miserable events changing at every moment, and which is capable of assuming different aspects like the danc. ing of a dancer ? Or, who will entertain sorrow at the death of a very affectionate beloved person !
3-5. If there is separation, here (in this world) from only one affectionate individual, then, even, sorrow may be entertained by any one, knowing it to be one's own humiliation. Since even all the sovereigns of Bharata Ksétra-Bharata etchave been destroyed by the God of Deata like lamps by wind having fierce force, then, what.wise persons will really be afflicted wuh pain at the wrong moment ! Because, wise persons having known the (true) nature of things, do not feel distressed.
6. If one is not able to do the utility of the maintenance of one's own life, then, how can be do the steadiness of the duration of life of another person which is moving to and fro ?
7. You do not deserve, any how, to entertain sorrow like any other person What distinction is there between a mountain, and the trees if both of them ) move by the wind (By the wind, the trees on the mountain move, but not the Mandāra-giri).
8. It is really the delusion of the dull-witted person that sorrow at the death of the beloved person disappears by weeping, and by striking the head with blows.
9. With excellent-witted persons, however, disgust results on seeing the variegated nature of life. Thence, really, arises an extensive effort towards religious duties.
10 Leave off, therefore, augmentation of sorrow, and having abandoned kingdom and dominions, practise the blame
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