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THE MAHABHARATA
 
mercifulness, non-injury-these
are the
thirteen* forms of Truthfulness.
 
6
 

 
यच्च कामसुखं लोके यच्च दिव्यं महत्सुखम् ।

तृष्णाक्षयसुखस्यैते नार्हतः षोडशीं कलाम् ॥
 
are the
 

"That happiness which is in the fulfilment

of desires in this world and that great

happiness which is in heaven, these are

equal to even one-sixteenth of the happiness

that is in the cessation of desire.
 

 
'यदा संहरते कामान् कूर्मोऽङ्गानीव सर्वशः ।

तदाऽऽत्मज्योतिरात्मश्रीरात्मन्येव प्रसीदति ॥
 

"When one withdraws all desires into

himself, as a tortoise its limbs, then the

light and splendour of the soul become

manifest within oneself.
 
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न बिभेति यदा चायं यदा चास्मान्न बिभ्यति ।

यदा नेच्छति न द्वेष्टि ब्रह्म सम्पद्यते तदा ॥

यदा न कुरुते धीरः सर्वभूतेषु पापकम् ।

कर्मणा मनसा वाचा ब्रह्म सम्पद्यते तदा ॥
 

 
* Though 13 18is the number expressly mentioned

twice, there are 14 enumerated.