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Gātha 229
As the farmer feels satisfied only when finally he...
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Gātha 228
O worthy soul! When you have become delusion-free in...
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Gātha 227
What more is there to lose for those (ascetics) who...
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Gātha 226
Why would the ascetics who know all substances worth...
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Gātha 225
The one who is engaged in observance of vows...
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Gātha 224
The following qualities are found in the worthy man...
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Gātha 222
O worthy soul! Do not think that no wise man comes to...
Note 1:
Yudhiṣḍhira was known for his truthfulness. Aśvatthāmā was the name of Guru Droṇācārya’s son and also of a war elephant. When the elephant Aśvatthāmā was killed, Yudhiṣḍhira agreed to say these double-meaning words,...Read more
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Gātha 221
The large pit of deceitfulness is pitch-dark with...
Note 1:
The universe is surrounded successively by the sheath of humid atmosphere – ghanodadhivātavalaya, the sheath of dense air – ghanavātavalaya, and the sheath of thin air – tanuvātavalaya.
See Ācārya...Read more
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Gātha 220
The fame of Mārīca got tarnished by his deceitfulness...
Yudhiṣḍhira was known for his truthfulness. Aśvatthāmā was the name of Guru Droṇācārya’s son and also of a war elephant. When the elephant Aśvatthāmā was killed, Yudhiṣḍhira agreed to say these double-meaning words,...
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Gātha 219
The earth (universe) that supports all objects is...
The universe is surrounded successively by the sheath of humid atmosphere – ghanodadhivātavalaya, the sheath of dense air – ghanavātavalaya, and the sheath of thin air – tanuvātavalaya.
Note 2:
See Ācārya Jinasena’s Ādipurāṇa, part-2, ch. 34-36; see particularly ch. 36, p. 200-217.
The detailed story of Bāhubalī from Ādīśvaracaritra by Hemachandrācārya is rendered in
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Note 1:
EXPLANATORY NOTE
Following is a highly abridged account of the story of one-year severe austerities (tapa) of Bāhubalī [note 2]:
After winning the six divisions of earth in all directions (digvijaya), humbling...Read more
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Gātha 217
Soon after Bāhubalī [note 1-2] took to asceticism,...
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Gātha 216
(As per the Hindu mythology–) The super-deva...
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Gātha 215
O worthy soul! You have embarked on austerities...
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Gātha 213
As long as cruel water-animals, in form of cluster of...
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Gātha 212
If you do not observe severe austerities (tapa)...
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Gātha 211
The one who knows these three components of the eternal soul that...
Note 1:
The vows to be observed throughout life are called ‘yama’. The vows to be observed for a limited period are called ‘niyama’.