Nagananda 5.25
Nāgānanda 5.25
- Language
- Sanskrit
5.25
nityaṃ prāṇābhighātāt prativirama kuru prākkṛtasyānutāpaṃ
yatnāt puṇyapravāhaṃ samupacinu diśann sarvasattveṣvabhītim /
magnaṃ yenātra nainaḥ phalati pariṇataṃ prāṇihiṃsāsamutthaṃ
durgādhe vāripūre lavaṇapalamiva kṣiptamantarhradasya //
Jímútaváhana.
Cease for ever from destroying life; repent of thy former deeds; labour to gather together an unbroken chain of good actions, by inspiring confidence in all living beings; so that this sin, which has its origin in the destruction of living beings, may not ripen to bear fruit, but may be all absorbed in thy merits, as a morsel of salt thrown into the depths of yonder ocean.
Translations (1)
- Nágánanda, or The Joy of the Snake-World — Palmer Boyd 1872, English
Linked texts (2)
- Nāgānandanāṭaka — Sanskrit
- Nāgānanda — Harṣa, Sanskrit
Discussed in (1)
- The Sanskrit Drama in its Origin, Development, Theory & Practice — Keith 1924, English