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BOOK I, LECTURE 3, LESSON 2.
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Disregarding sounds and colours, upright,
Avoiding Mâra one is liberated from death '. Carefully abstaining from pleasures and ceasing from bad works he is a hero, guarding himself, who is grounded in knowledge ? (3) He who knows the violence done for the sake of special objects, knows what is free from violence 3; he who knows what is free from violence, knows the violence done for special objects. For him who is without karman, there is no appellation 4. The condition of living beings arises from karman.
Examining karman and the root of karman, viz. killing“, examining (it) and adopting its contrary ®, he is not seen by both ends ?. Knowing this, a wise man who knows the world and has cast off the idea of the world, should prudently conquer the obstructions to righteousness. Thus I say. (4)
SECOND LESSON, Look, Sir, at birth and old age here, Examine and know the happiness of the living, Thence the most learned, knowing (what is called)
the highest good, He who has right intuition, commits no sin. (1)
* A trishtubh unnoticed by the commentators.
• Kheyanna=khedag ña nipuna. I think the Sanskrit would rather be kshetragña.
* I. e. control. • As man, god, hell-being, young, old, &c. • See p. 28, note 4. • Literally, the left side (savyam); control is intended. * I. e. he is not touched by love and hate, which cause death. . See 1, 2, 6 (2).
