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THE STORY OF TWO BROTHERS. Two brothers started from agt Hemapura, on a journey to a distant country. In a forest, they saw an ant-hill with five peaks. On opening one peak of the ant-hill, they obtained an abundant, quantity of highly delicious fresh drinking water. They drank the water and were bighly delighted. The elder brother then told his younger brother" Now, let us open the other peak, saying so, they opened the second peak and acquired much wealth. On opening the third peak they acquired silver and opening the fourth peak, they acquired abundant gold Out of avarice, the younger brother tried to open the fifth peak. His elder brother said “Do not be greedy.
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मूलं मोहविषQमस्य सुकृताम्भारोशिकुम्भोद्भवः, .
क्रोधाग्नेररणिः प्रतापतरणिप्रच्छादनेतोयदः । . क्रीडासनकलेविवेकशशिनः स्वर्भानुराप्रश्नदी 1. forang: treeneraat 72: R are II ? Il
1. Mūlam moha visa drumasya sukrutābhārosi kumbhodbhavah Krodbāgnérara ņih pratāpataraại · pracchādāne toyadah! Kridasadma kalè r-vivekasasinah svar-bhānurāpanpadi i Sindhuh kirtilata kalāpa kalabholobhah parābhū yatām
i 1. Avarice is the root of the poison-tree at Moha. (Infatuation ); it is like Agastya in drinking away the heap of good deeds; it is like fuel of tinder-sticks to the fire of anger; it is like a rain-cloud in over-coming the brilliance of dignity; it is a play-ground for quarrels; it is like a Rāhu in eclipsing the brightness of discrimination; it is an ocean to the river of misfortune; it is like a young elephant in destroying the oreeper of fame. Therefore, subdue a varice.
