नो पूयणं तवसा आवहेज्जा
Do not expect admiration and honor due to penance done
Wish not for honor because of penance
Imagine that few people are crossing a river in a boat. They see the water entering the boat and the possibility of slowly sinking of the same. They immediately look out for the holes in the boat from where water is entering and plug the holes. With that, water stops coming. A few of them throw the accumulated water out of the boat. Continue reading “Wish not for honor because of penance” »
Undefeated enemy
एगप्पा अजिए सत्तू
An unrestrained soul is unconquerable.
Soul and body
ओ जीवो अं सरीरं
Soul is different, body different
Neither commit sins, nor have it done
पावकम्मं नेव कुज्जा न कारवेज्जा
Sins should neither be committed by self, nor should be done through others
Avoid fool’s company
अलं बालस्स संगेणं
Association with the fools must be avoided
Think before you speak
अणुवीइभासी से निग्गंथे
He only is a Sadhu, who thinks before speaking
See others as self
आयओ बहिया पास
Enlightened people have shown a way to shield ourselves from all types of misconduct through which we can judge virtue and vice, violence and nonviolence, pious and impious deeds. Continue reading “See others as self” »
Different attitude
पुढो छंदा इह मानवा
Here, people are of different attitudes
Bhaktamar Stotra – Shloka 4
Vaktuṁ guṇān guṇasamudra! Śaśāṅkakāntān
Kastē kṣamaḥ suraguru – pratimōpi bud’dhayā ?
Kalpāntakāla – pavanōd’dhata – nakracakraṁ
Kō vā tarītumalamambunidhiṁ bhujābhyām ? ||4||
Love for praise
कसोक्खेहिं सद्देहिं पेमं नाभिनिवेसए
Do not be attached to the charming words pleasing to ears
