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| साधनपाद,-Sādhana-Pāda, (S.-0, Ch.-2, V.-34) |
वितर्का हिंसादयः कृतकारितानुमोदिता लोभक्रोधमोहाअपूर्वका मृदुमध्य अधिमात्रा दुःखाज्ञानानन्तफला इति प्रतिप्रक्षभावनम् ॥३४॥ |
vitarkā hiṁsādayaḥ kr̥ta-kārita-anumoditā lobha-krodha-moha-āpūrvakā mr̥du-madhya adhimātrā duḥkha-ajñāna-ananta-phalā iti pratiprakṣa-bhāvanam ॥34॥ |
| vitarkah = troublesome thoughts, deviating (from the yamas and niyamas) himsadayah = harmful and the others (himsa = harmful; adayah = et cetera, and so forth) krita = committed (by oneself) karita = caused to be done (by others) anumoditah = consented to, approved of (when done by others) lobha = greed, desire krodha = anger moha = delusion purvakah = preceded by mridu = mild, slight madhya = middling adhimatrah = intense, extreme dukha = misery, pain, suffering, sorrow ajnana = ignorance (a = without; jnana = knowledge) ananta = infinite, unending (an = un; anta = ending) phala = fruition, results, effects iti = thus pratipaksha = to the contrary, opposite thoughts or principles bhavanam = cultivate, habituate, thought of, contemplate on, reflect on |
Violent thoughts (himsa) induce unending suffering and ignorance. In such cases, it makes no difference whether you’re the perpetrator, the person who gives the orders, or the instigator; or whether the thoughts are provoked by greed, anger, or delusion; or whether small, medium or large scale action is involved. This is why orienting yourself toward the reverse is helpful. ||34|| |
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