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ÁTMÁNUSHASANA.
that the wise (ascetic) does not fear falling off from austerity, higher than the pinnacle of the three worlds. विशुद्धयति दुराचारः सर्वोऽपि तपसा ध्रुवम् । करोति मलिनं तच्च किल सर्वाधरोऽपरः ॥१६७॥
167. Verily all sin is purified by austerities. But he is surely the vilest of all, who defiles that (austerity itself).
सन्त्येव कौतुकशतानि जगत्सु किन्तु विस्मापकं तदलमेतदिह द्वयं नः। पत्विामृतं यदि वमन्ति विसृष्टपुण्या: संप्राप्य संयमनिधिं यदि च त्यजन्ति ॥१६॥
168. There are hundreds of wonderful things in this world. To us these two are the most wonderful; the unfortunate men who vomit nectar after taking it, (and) those who reject the treasure of austerity, after having acquired it. इह विनिहितबह्वारम्भबाह्योरुशत्रोरुपचितनिजशक्ते परः कोऽप्यपायः। अशनशयनयानस्थानदत्तावधान: कुरु तव परिरक्षामान्तरान् हन्तुकामः ॥१६६॥ ___169. There is no other risk, here for one, who has subjugated the external powerful enemy of numerous occupations, and concentrated the soul force. Desirous of extirpating thy internal enemies, protect thyself from all sides, paying attention to food, sleep, movement, and posture.
अनेकान्तात्मार्थप्रसवफलभारातिविनते वचः पर्णाकीर्णे विपुल नयशाखाशतयुते । समुत्तुङ्गे सम्यक् प्रततमतिमूले प्रतिदिनं श्रुतस्कन्धे धीमान् रमयतु मनोमर्केटममुम् ॥१७०॥
170. A wise man should always beguile the mindmonkey on the very lofty scripture-tree, which is drooping down with the load of the fruit and flowers of substances
