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Mahānirvāṇa Tantra 8.65

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Ullāsas
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Ullāsa 8 · Verse 65

गृहस्थकर्त्तव्यानिThe duties of the householder

Verse 65

सत्यमेव व्रतं यस्य दया दीनेषु सर्वथा । कामक्रोधौ वशे यस्य तेन लोकत्रयं जितम् ॥ ६५ ॥

satyamēva vrataṁ yasya dayā dīnēṣu sarvathā | kāmakrōdhau vaśē yasya tēna lōkatrayaṁ jitam || 65 ||

Translation

He whose vow is truth alone, whose compassion for the poor is complete, who has desire and anger under control, has conquered the three worlds.

Word by word

satyam
(satyam) truth
ēva
alone
vrataṁ
the vow
yasya
whose
dayā
compassion
dīnēṣu
for the poor
sarvathā
complete
kāma
desire
krōdhau
and anger
vaśē
under control
tēna
by him
lōka
worlds
trayaṁ
the three
jitam
have been conquered

Meaning

Truth, compassion and self-mastery, the inner virtues. The commentary reads verses 61 to 65 together.

Commentary

Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated

See the commentary on verse 61.