[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Epic, Poetry, Drama & Narrative](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit) › [Gnomic verse and anthologies](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita) › [Anthologies of verse](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.subhasita) › [Major attributed anthologies of named poets](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.subhasita.kosa) › [Sūktimuktāvalī](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.subhasita.kosa.suktimuktavali) › [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.subhasita.kosa.suktimuktavali~en-mt) › 88 # Suktimuktavali 88 English (machine translation) 88 - **Language:** English ### [88](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.subhasita.kosa.suktimuktavali~en-mt.88) A conduit for the forest of discernment, a reviver of the bliss of tranquility, / a great boat across the ocean of worldly existence, a mass of clouds against the forest fire of passion, / a snare for the deer of the restless senses, a thunderbolt against the mountain of mighty passions, / a mare on the path of liberation—resort to contemplation; what is the use of other things? .. 87 .. / Wealth has been given away, money spent, all the words of the Jina studied, / the severe rituals performed, sleep taken repeatedly upon the bare ground, / severe austerity practiced, and even one's conduct worn down for a very long time— / yet if inner contemplation is not present in the heart, all of it is as useless as winnowing chaff. .. 88 .. - [Previous: 86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.subhasita.kosa.suktimuktavali~en-mt.86) - [Next: 90](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.subhasita.kosa.suktimuktavali~en-mt.90) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.subhasita.kosa.suktimuktavali~en-mt.88](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.subhasita.kosa.suktimuktavali~en-mt.88) · Pramāṇa