ã÷ª÷îåè᪠  îåèäª÷ùª   ãá¨õÐæÐÆ×æúª   âòáªáèéë    261
í÷ªî÷   êôêÐê¨÷ª   ÆÕ
 

ã÷ª÷	what comes to us as

îåèáª

suffering

îåèäª÷ùª

bear with fortitude

ãá¨õÐæÐÆ

(to other)life

ã×æúª

suffering

âòáªáèéë

not doing

í÷ªî÷

that itself

êôêÐê¨÷ªÆ

for penance

ãÕ

form

 
Bearing   one's   suffering     with   fortitude   and   not   causing suffering   to   others,   is   the   essence   of   penance   (261).  
êôË몠  êôËéìáèõÐæÐÆ   ÍÆ몠  íôëªíêéä     262
íþê¨ùèõР  îë÷ªâæèóª   ôÊ
 

êôËëª

penance also

êôËéìáèõÐæÐÆ

for those who have the attitude of penitence

ÍÆëª	will fructify

íôëª	infructious

íêéä

penance

íþê¨ùèõÐ

those who do not have it

îë÷ªâæèóªôÊ

engaging in

 
True   penance   comes   from   the   attitude   of   penitence,   not to   those   without   that   attitude   (262).  
Ê÷åÐêèõÐæÐÆêР  Ê窵õ²   îôúªï   ë÷åÐêèõâæèùª     263
ë÷ªé÷   áôõÐæóª   êôëª
 

Ê÷åÐêèõÐæÐÆ

to those who have renounced the world

Ê窵õ²

subsistence

îôúªï

to provide

ë÷åÐêèõР   âæèùª

as if, was it forgotten

ë÷ªé÷áôõÐæóª

others (householders)

êôëª	engaging in penance

 
While   providing   food   and   sustenance   to   the   ascetics,   householders
seem   to   have   forgotten   their   own   need   to   do   penance   ?   (263).    
øäªäèõÐêР  âê÷Ù몠  ãôåÐêèéõ   ÍæÐæÙ몠   264
öúªú¨äª   êôêÐêè䪠  ôÕëª
 

øäªäèõÐ

enemy

âê÷Ùëª

to destroy

ãôåÐêèéõ

friends

ÍæÐæÙëª

make them progress

öúªú¨äª

if so thought

êôêÐêèäª

through penance

ôÕëª	it could be done

 
The   power   to   destroy   foes   and   elevate   friends   comes   readily
to   those   who   practise   penance   (264).    
îôúªïá   îôúªïá觪   âæáªêùèùª   âòáªêô몠   265
¼úªÌ   Ëáù窠  çÌëª
 

îôúªïá

desired

îôúªïá觪Æ

in the desired way

öáªêùèùª

since it is attainable

âòáªêôëª

the penance that is performed

¼úªÌ	in this world

ËáùçªçÌëª

is worthy of doing with effort

 
Achievement   of   a   future   objective   requires   the   practice of   penance,   in   this   lifetime   (265).    
êô¢ªâòáªôèõР  ꧪæÕ뢪   âòáªôèõÐë÷ª   ÷ùªùèõР   266
íô¢ªâòáªôèõР  Íéò±óª   çìªÌ
 

êôëª

penance

âòáªôèõÐ

those who engage in

ê䪠  æÕëëª

one's duty

âòáªôèõÐ

perform

ë÷ª÷ùªùèõÐ

others

íôëª	futile acts

âòáªôèõÐ

engage in

Íéòãóª    çìªÌ

being ensnared by desire

 
Those   who   engage   in   penance,   in   fact,   engage   in   the   performance   of their   duty. Others   engage   in   futile   activities   ensnared   by   desire   (266).
   
àìòÐàìÕ몠  âçèäªîçèùª   øó¨ô¨Ì몠  Êäªç¢ª     267
àìòÐàì   îåè÷ªæ¨÷ª   çôõÐæÐÆ
 

àì

purify

àìÕëª

giving out brilliance

âçè䪠   îçèùª

like gold

øó¨ô¨Ìëª

shines

Êäªçëª

suffering

àìòÐàì

in the purificatory crucible of (suffering)

îåè÷ªæ¨÷ªçôõÐæÐÆ

those engaged in penance

 
Just   as   fire   purifies   gold   and   makes   it   shine,  so   too  , does penance   purify   and   bring   enlightenment   (267).    
êäªÄá¨õР  êèäªí÷窠  âç÷ª÷èéä   Öéäá    268
ëäªÄᨠ  âõùªùè몠  âêèÇëª
 

ê䪠  ãá¨õÐ

one's life

êèäª	the arrogance of "I'

í÷çªâç÷ª÷èéä

has got rid of

Öéäá

all

ë䪠  ãá¨õР   öùªùèëª

all living beings

âêèÇëª

will worship

 
He   who   controls   himself   (by   ridding   his   arrogance   by   penance),
will   be   worshipped   by   all   others   (268).    
Ô÷ª÷몠  Æê¨êÐêÙ몠  éæÔÌ몠  îåè÷ª÷ù¨äª    269
Í÷ª÷ùª   êéùçªç쪠  ìôõÐæÐÆ
 

Ô÷ª÷ëª

from the god of death

Æê¨êÐêÙëª

escaping

éæÔÌëª

will be possible

îåè÷ª÷ù¨äª

by penance

Í÷ª÷ùª

mastery

êéùçªçìªìôõÐæÐÆ

who have achieved

   
He   who   has   mastered   penance   will   conquer   even   death   (269).    
¬ùõÐçù   õèæ¨á   æèõú몠  îåè÷ªçèõР  270
ò¨ùõÐçùõР  îåèùè   êôõÐ
 

¬ùõÐ

the poor

çùõР   Íæ¨á

many in number

æèõúëª

due to

îåè÷ªçèõÐ

those engaged in penance

ò¨ùõÐ

are but a few

çùõÐ

many

îåèùèêôõÐ

do not practise penance

 
The   wealthy   are   few   and   the   poor   are   many,   because only   a   few   practise   penance   and   many   do   not   (270).