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of the wise in this unprofitable round of existence. But it's rare to find some genuine poet, who can produce or speak milk-sweet words, exquisite in composition."
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(4-2-5) Sorne also sound philosophical and altruistic :
Samsāre kim sāram bahuśo'pi vicintyamānam idam eva manujesu drsta-tattvam sva-para-hitāyodyatam janma ||
(IS. 6639) "What is the essence of the world of transmigration ? Thinking of this problem again and again, then (he finds) only this. Once born among human beings, (one should) see the truth and make an effort for the good of himself and others."
(4-2-6) Similarly, genuine judgement (sättviki buddhi) is called the valuable object which is hard to find in this essenceless world of transmigration. In the reflections of king Vikramāditya it is said :
Asāre khalu samsāre vartamānasya dehinah
tattvatah sāttviki buddhir jāyate durlabhā yadā || (Vikramacarita 30th story, Metrical Recension p. 213, lines 11-12)
"When genuinely pure consciousness, so hard to obtain, is produced in a mortal who dwells in the truely unprofitable round of existence..."
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(5) Occasionally, two things are called sāra in asara-samsāra. (5-1) Wealth (vibhava) and a son (tanaya) are called sāra-s.
Saṁsāre 'smin dvayam sāram vibhavas tanayo'pi ca| tenaikaikena hīnasya janmino janma nisphalam ||
(IS. 6640) “In this world of transmigration, the following two are its essence : wealth and a son. If destitute of one of them, one's birth is fruitless."
(5-2) Worldly success (śri) and women (strī) are enumerated, with the
