अलं बालस्स संगेणं
Association with the fools must be avoided
Avoid fool’s company
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Think before you speak
अणुवीइभासी से निग्गंथे
He only is a Sadhu, who thinks before speaking
See others as self
आयओ बहिया पास
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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
Clearing of the Karma dust
विहुणाहि रयं पुरे कडं
Clear the karma-dust accumulated in the past
In this life only
इहलोगे सुचिण्णा कम्मा
इहलोगे सुहफल विवाग संजुत्ता भवन्ति
इहलोगे सुहफल विवाग संजुत्ता भवन्ति
In this world, good deeds done here, yield good results here only
Benefits of Self-study
सज्झाएणं नाणावरणिज्जं कम्मं खवेइ
Knowledge-covering karma is annihilated by self-study
Bhaktamar Stotra – Shloka 3
Bud’dhyā vināpi vibudhārcita – pādapīṭha!
Stōtuṁ samudyata – mati – rvigatatrapōham |
Bālaṁ vihāya jala – sansthitamindubimba
Man’yaḥ ka icchati janaḥ sahasā grahītum ||3||
