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Abhanga 723The Moral Ideal

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English Translation · I.P. 723

IE mind is the only ruler in the city of our JL body; there he dwells with his two wives; he has sons and grandsons well endowed; he has shown his royal kindness to us. At his direction I came into this country; else I had lost rny way. Of his own generous will he came to meet me, he came forward and showed me a smooth path. His fair son has come too, bringing with him four companions. He came by a side path to avoid the thorns; listen whom he brought with him. Before him wont Devotion, clasping his hand; behind him came Knowledge, ascetic Repose, and good Works. To the fitful he gave a calm spirit; he made them steady and set them in the right path. IIow shall I tell the kindness he conferred, passing tjtie kindness of a father and mother ? By good deeds I attained the sight of his feet; he gave me freedom from fear ; an imperishable gift. 1 was a wretched wanderer in the villages; my stomach was empty, I had no dwelling-place. Tukas brother says, He removed all doubt from my mind.

Tr. J. Nelson Fraser & K.B. Marathe (1909)

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The Moral Ideal

Purity, sincerity, truthfulness, humility, peacefulness, and service.

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