Shloka 73
Adhyaya 3 — The Dharmapakshis’ Past-Life Curse and Indra’s Test of Truthfulness
Sanskrit
एवं प्रणष्टबुद्धीनां रागलोभानुवर्तिनाम् ।
जीविते च सलोभानां प्रसादं कुरु सत्तम ॥
Transliteration
evaṃ praṇaṣṭa-buddhīnāṃ rāga-lobhānuvartinām |
jīvite ca sa-lobhānāṃ prasādaṃ kuru sattama ||
Translation
Итак, для тех, чей разум утрачен — кто следует страсти и жадности и цепляется за жизнь жаждущим влечением, — о лучший из существ, даруй свою милость.
Speakers
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Key Themes
DharmaEthics (control of desire and greed)Grace (prasāda) as remedy for delusionHuman frailty and spiritual ignorance