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manmnÞil ¬manraK³CaedIm¦ x©at;ecjminmaneRKOgBUnKWkielsehIy nwgdl;nUvGriyPUmid¾CaTiBV.
KafaTI 239³ GñkmanR)aCJaKYrkm©at;mnÞilrbs;xøÜnkñúgxN³² bnþicmþg ²edaylMdab;eTA dUcCagmasEdlCRmHsñwménmasR)ak;dUecñaHÉg.
Verse 236: Make a firm support for yourself; hasten to strive hard, and be wise. Having removed impurities and being free from moral defilements you shall enter the abodes of the Ariyas (i.e., Suddhavasa brahma realm).
Verse 239: By degrees, little by little, from moment to moment a wise man removes his own impurities (moral defilements), as a smith removes the dross of silver or gold.
KafaTI 237³ xøÜnGñkkñúgkal\LÚvenHCabuKÁlmanv½ycUldl;CraehIy CaGñkCitnwgeTAkan;sMNak;énymraCehIy TIGaRs½yrbs;Gñkk¾min maneTot es,ógKWkuslrbs;Gñkesatk¾KµanEdr. Verse 237: Now you are of advanced age; you are going to the presence of the King of Death and you cannot stop on the way; (yet) you have no provisions (for the journey).
KafaTI 238³ GñkcUreFIVnUvTIBwgénxøÜncuH cUrtaMgBüayamrUtrH cUrCa GñkQøas ¬kMuCamnusSl¶g;exøAeLIy¦ GñkkaleFIVy:agenHehIy nwgCa mnusSmanmnÞil ¬manraK³CaedIm¦ x©at;ecjminmaneRKOgBUn KWkiels ehIynwgmincUleTAdl;CatinigCra teTAeToteLIy. Verse 238: Make a firm support for yourself; hasten to strive hard, and be wise. Having removed impurities and being free from moral defilements you will no longer be subject to rebirth and decay.
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KafaTI 240³ mnÞilEdltaMgeLIgGMBIEdk ecjmkGMBIEdk RtLb;suI EdkdEdlenaHvijy:agNamij GMeBITaMgLayEdltaMgeLIgxagkñúgxøÜn rEmgdwknaMnUvbuKÁlGñkRbRBwtþknøgnUvR)aCJa CaeRKOgBicarNanUvbc©½y ehIybriePaKeRbIR)as;enaH [eTAkan;TuKÁtiPBk¾y:agenaHÉg. Verse 240: Just as rust is formed from iron, and corrodes the iron from which it is formed, so also, his own deeds lead the transgressor to a lower plane of existence (duggati).
KafaTI 241³ mnþTaMgLaymankarminsVaFüayCamnÞil pÞHsEm,g TaMgLaymankarmintaMgenACasßaBrCamnÞil karx¢ilRcGUsCamnÞilén vNѳKWBN’sm,úr esckþIRbmaTCamnÞilrbs;GñkrkSa. Verse 241: Non-recitation is the taint of learning; nonmaintenance is the taint of houses; indolence is the taint of beauty; unmindfulness is the taint of one who keeps watch.
KafaTI 242³ karRbRBwtþTuc©ritCamnÞilrbs;®sþI esckþIkMNaj;CamnÞil rbs;Gñk[ )abFm’TaMgLayCamnÞilkñúgelakenH nigelakxagmux. 84
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