Uttarajjhayana 197.1.49_3

197.1.49_3

niraṭhiyā naggaruī u tassa | je uttamaṭhaṃ vivajjāsamei /
ime vi se natthi pare vi loe | duhao vi se jhijjai tattha loe ||49||

"In vain he adopts nakedness, who errs about matters of paramount interest; neither this world nor the next will be his; he is a loser in both respects in the world. (49)
"Thus the self-willed sinner who leaves the road of the highest Ginas, who with the appetite of an osprey is desirous of pleasure, will grieve in useless sorrow. (50)
"A wise man who hears this discourse, an instruction full of precious wisdom, and who deserts every path of the wicked, should walk the road of the great Nirgranthas. (51)
"He who possesses virtuous conduct and life, who has practised the best self-control, who keeps from sinful influences, and who has destroyed his Karman, will reach (in the end) the greatest, best, and permanent place (viz. mukti)," (52)
Thus the austere and calm, great ascetic and great sage who kept great vows and possessed great fame, preached at great length this great sermon: the great duty of the Nirgranthas. (53)
And king Srênika, pleased, spoke thus: 'You have truly shown what it is to be without protection. (54)
'You have made the best use of human birth, you have made a true gain, O great sage, you are a protector (of mankind at large) and of your relations, for you have entered the path of the best Ginas. (55)
'You are the protector of all unprotected beings, O ascetic; I ask you to forgive me: I desire you to put me right. (56)
'That by asking you I have disturbed your meditation, and that I invited you to enjoy pleasures, all this you must forgive me.' (57)