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Nagananda 5.25

Nāgānanda 5.25

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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.

Palmer Boyd 1872, Nágánanda, or The Joy of the Snake-World

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