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Winning over Passions क्रोधवह्नस्तदह्नाय शमनाय शुभात्मभिः ।
श्रयणीया क्षमैकव संयमारामसारणिः ॥११॥ Meaning : Forgiveness is like a canal of water feeding the garden of self-control and pacifying the fire of anger. In other words forgiveness is the only way to cool off anger.
विनयश्रुतशीलानां त्रिवर्गस्य च घातकः । विवेकलोचनं लुम्पन् मानोऽन्धकरणो नृणाम् ॥१२॥ जाति-लाभ-कुलश्वर्य- बल-रूप-तपः-श्रुतः । कुर्वन् मन्द पुनस्तानि हीनानि लभते जनः ।।१२।। उत्सर्पयन् दोषशाखा गुरणमूलान्यधो नयन् ।
उन्मूलनीयो मानदुस्तन्मार्दवसरित्प्लवैः ॥१४॥ Meaning : Vanity dulls the sense of discrimination. Without this sense of propriety and right conduct, a person cannot make any progress. An arrogant person will not be able to reach even the three wordly goals of dharma. artha, and kama. It is rightly said that pride goes before the fall.
___ If one is vain of family, race, opportunity, wealth, strength, beauty, capacity for penance etc., the quality of all these will deteriorate if at all he inherits in the next birth.
Therefore, it is absolutely necessary to nip it in the bud before its roots bury all the good qualities and the bad ones blossom on its branches. This can easily be done through gentleness and humility.
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