अहिंसा परमं पुष्पं पुष्पमिन्द्रियनिग्रहः । दया क्षमा ज्ञानपुष्पं पञ्च पुष्पं ततः परम् । इति पञ्चदशैः पुष्पैर्भावरूपैः प्रपूजयेत् ॥ १४९ ॥
ahiṁsā paramaṁ puṣpaṁ puṣpamindriyanigrahaḥ | dayā kṣamā jñānapuṣpaṁ pañca puṣpaṁ tataḥ param | iti pañcadaśaiḥ puṣpairbhāvarūpaiḥ prapūjayēt || 149 ||
Translation
Non-violence is the highest flower, the flower of restraint of the senses, compassion, forgiveness and knowledge: five flowers more. With these fifteen flowers of the heart he should worship.
Word by word
- ahiṁsā
- non-violence
- paramaṁ
- the highest
- puṣpaṁ
- flower
- puṣpamindriyanigrahaḥ
- the flower of restraint of the senses
- dayā
- compassion
- kṣamā
- forgiveness
- jñānapuṣpaṁ
- the flower of knowledge
- pañca
- five
- tataḥ
- then
- param
- more
- iti
- thus
- pañcadaśaiḥ
- with fifteen
- puṣpairbhāvarūpaiḥ
- flowers of the heart
- prapūjayēt
- should worship
Meaning
The commentary defines non-violence as ceasing to harm others.