The Way of Liberality. 70. Trees loaded with fruit are bent down ; the clouds
when charged with fresh rain hang down near the earth : even so good men are not uplifted through prosperity. Such is the natural character of the liberal. 71. The ears of such men as these are adorned with hearing revelation, not with earrings ; their hands with liberality, not with bracelets ; their bodies shine through doing kind deeds to others, not with ointment of sandalwood. 72. The good man shuns evil and follows good: he keeps secret that which ought to be hidden : he makes his virtues manifest to all: he does not forsake one in adversity: he gives in season. Such (according to the wise) are the marks of a worthy friend. 73. The sun opens the lotuses; the moon illuminates the beds of water-lilies ; the cloud pours forth its water unasked : even so the liberal of their own accord are occupied in benefiting others. 74. Those men are good men who study the good of others without regarding themselves. Those men are ordinary men who, while they benefit others, do not neglect their own interests. Those men are demons who destroy another's good for their own profit. What shall we call those who aimlessly destroy that which is another's? 75. The milk that has been joined to the water has long since given over to it its own innate qualities. The water has seen the milk growing hot, and has immediately made an offering of itself in the fire. The milk was eager to rush into the fire, but having seen its friend's distress, remains still, being joined to the water. Even so is the friendship of the good. 76. The ocean endures the sleep of Ke*sava, and is a refuge for the mountains in their flight from the demons ; moreover, it is filled with devouring flames within. Surely the ocean can endure anything ! 77. Restrain desire, cultivate patience, conquer illusion, do not lust after evil, speak the truth, follow that which is good, seek the company of the virtuous, honour the wise, be reconciled even with enemies, conceal your own virtues, guard your good name, show pity for the unfortunate these are the acts of the good. 78. How many noble men are there whose thoughts, words, and deeds are, as it were, filled with nectar by whom the three worlds are loaded with blessings who exalt even the very smallest virtues of another to the size of a mountain whose hearts are constantly expanding ? 79. What profit is there in Meru, the mountain of gold, or of the hill of silver, where the trees that grow remain .the same trees without any change ? We honour the hills of Malaya, for by contact with them common trees like the Trophis Aspera, the bitter Nimba, and the Karaya become themselves even as sandal trees. नम्रत्वेनोन्नमन्तः परगुणकथनैः स्वान्गुणान्ख्यापयन्तः स्वार्थान्सम्पादयन्तो विततपृथुतरारम्भयत्नाः परार्थे । क्षान्त्यैवाक्षेपरुक्षाक्षरमुखरमुखान्दुर्जनान्दूषयन्तः सन्तः साश्चर्यचर्या जगति बहुमताः कस्य नाभ्यर्चनीयाः ॥ 1.70 ॥ भवन्ति नम्रास्तरवः फलोद्गमैर् नवाम्बुभिर्दूरावलम्बिनो घनाः । अनुद्धताः सत्पुरुषाः समृद्धिभिः स्वभाव एष परोपकारिणाम् ॥ 1.71 ॥ श्रोत्रं श्रुतेनैव न कुण्डलेन दानेन पाणिर्न तु कङ्कणेन । विभाति कायः करुणपराणां परोपकारैर्न तु चन्दनेन ॥ 1.72 ॥ पापान्निवारयति योजयते हिताय गुह्यं निगूहति गुणान्प्रकटीकरोति । आपद्गतं च न जहाति ददाति काले सन्मित्रलक्षणं इदं प्रवदन्ति सन्तः ॥ 1.73 ॥ पद्माकरं दिनकरो विकचीकरोति चम्द्र्प्वोलासयति कैरवचक्रवालम् । नाभ्यर्थितो जलधरोऽपि जलं ददाति सन्तः स्वयं परहिते विहिताभियोगाः ॥ 1.74 ॥ एके सत्पुरुषाः परार्थघटकाः स्वार्थं परित्यजन्ति ये सामान्यास्तु परार्थं उद्यमभृतः स्वार्थाविरोधेन ये । तेऽमी मानुषराक्षसाः परहितं स्वार्थाय निघ्नन्ति ये ये तु घ्नन्ति निरर्थकं परहितं ते के न जानीमहे ॥ 1.75 ॥ क्षीरेणात्मगतोदकाय हि गुणा दत्ता पुरा तेऽखिला क्षीरोत्तापं अवेक्ष्य तेन पयसा स्वात्मा कृशानौ हुतः । गन्तुं पावकं उन्मनस्तदभवद्दृष्ट्वा तु मित्रापदं युक्तं तेन जलेन शाम्यति सतां मैत्री पुनस्त्वीदृशी ॥ 1.76 ॥ इतः स्वपिति केशवः कुलं इतस्तदीयद्विषाम् इतश्च शरणार्थिनां शिखरिणां गणाः शेरते । इतोऽपि बडवानलः सह समस्तसंवर्तकैऋ अहो विततं ऊर्जितं भरसहं सिन्धोर्वपुः ॥ 1.77 ॥ तृष्णां छिन्धि भज क्षमां जहि मदं पापे रतिं मा कृथाः सत्यं ब्रूह्यनुयाहि साधुपदवीं सेवस्व विद्वज्जनम् । मान्यान्मानय विद्विषोऽप्यनुनय प्रख्यापय प्रश्रयं कीर्तिं पालय दुःखिते कुरु दयां एतत्सतां चेष्टितम् ॥ 1.78 ॥ मनसि वचसि काये पुण्यपीयूषपूर्णास् त्रिभुवनं उपकारश्रेणिभिः प्रीणयन्तः । परगुणपरमाणून्पर्वतीकृत्य नित्यं निजहृदि विकसन्तः सन्त सन्तः कियन्तः ॥ 1.79 ॥KR IRS 21 7 23 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/thatha_patty/CAL5XZooYod8fANBg1%3Dt3HkAC8vqwa1itn9Zeu%3DqDGt1mimkN6Q%40mail.gmail.com.
