A History of Indian Literature v2.c19.s6.t3.98

v2.c19.s6.t3.98

"How should I not, first of all, praise thee, and the great Compassion, by which thou, knowing its ills, hast been detained in mundane existence so long?"
"In laying the dust of passion thy speech acts as a raincloud; it acts like Vainateya (*i.e.* Garuḍa) in expelling the serpent of hatred.
Ever anew it acts as the midday in dispelling the darkness of ignorance; it acts as Śakra's (Indra's) thunderbolt in splitting in pieces the mountains of self-conceit."
"Towards an enemy intent on injury, thou art a friend intent on beneficence; towards one perpetually searching for faults, thou art bent upon searching for merits.
When there was an invitation to thee accompanied with poison and with fire: then there was visiting on thy part, with kindliness and with nectar.
Revilers are conquered by thee with forbearance, and injurers with blessing; and with veracity detractors, with friendliness the revengeful."²