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25. Eyam ca niraiyaram ra sahudikkbām viņā ghadui jamba
l'adivajjaba pavvajjam tamhā duhaselv vajja samam 25.
1. Abstinence from killing of living beings, from telling lies, from taking of wealth not given, abstinence from sexual intercourse and from giving up of hoarding of property (belongings )-this is the Essence of Dharma, 1.
2. Persons addicted to killing of animals bind themse. Ives with the eight varieties of Karma. They go to hell; and (there) they incur severe agonies.
3. Getting out from there these, pitiable creatures enter upon hundreds of thousands of births among lower beings for a long time on account of their wicked actions. 3.
4-5. Those persons however, who completely protect the multitude of all living belng like their own life become similar to the Moon for illuminating the entire world, and having, in course of time, enjoyed long life, excellent form, and magnificent divine happiness, they certainly go to Mokşa (Final Emancipation ).
6. The awful speech concealing the real meaning of objects, and one which is the only cause of destruction of animal lifeall this is worthy to be abandoned by wise persons.
7. Persons addicted to telling falsehood incur cutting off of tongue and censure in this life, and they suffer from misery in the next life 7.
8. Those, whose minds are free from it ( telling lies), who have left off crookedness, and who are speaking measuredly, are never covered with the mire of disgrace.
9. Besides, (such persons) making the directions sweet by their breath resembling the fragrance of an expanded lotus, are worshipped by people and they become persons whose word is respected.
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