Text 33]
Svāyambhuva Manu Advises Dhruva Mahārāja
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yenopasṛṣṭāt puruṣāl loka udvijate bhṛśam na budhas tad-vaśam gacched icchann abhayam ātmanaḥ
yena—by which; upasṛṣṭāt—being overwhelmed; puruṣāt—by the person; lokaḥ—everyone; udvijate—becomes terrified; bhṛśam—greatly; na—never; budhaḥ—a learned person; tat—of anger; vaśam—under the control; gacchet—should go; icchan—desiring; abhayam—fearlessness, liberation; ātmanaḥ—of the self.
TRANSLATION
A person who desires liberation from this material world should not fall under the control of anger because when bewildered by anger one becomes a source of dread for all others.
PURPORT
A devotee or saintly person should not be dreadful to others, nor should anyone be a source of dread to him. If one treats others with non-enmity, then no one will become his enemy. There is the example, however, of Jesus Christ, who had enemies, and they crucified him. The demonic are always present, and they find fault even in saintly persons. But a saintly person never becomes angry, even if there is very great provocation.
TEXT 33
हेलनं गिरिशम्रातुर्भनवस्य त्वया कृतम् । यज्जघ्निवान् पुण्यजनान् भ्रातृघ्नानित्यमर्षितः॥३३॥
helanam giriśa-bhrātur dhanadasya tvayā kṛtam yaj jaghnivān puṇya-janān bhrātṛ-ghnān ity amarṣitaḥ
helanam—disrespectful behavior; giriśa—of Lord Śiva; bhrātuḥ—the brother; dhana-dasya—to Kuvera; tvayā—by you; kṛtam—was performed; yat—because; jaghnivān—you have killed; puṇya-janān—the Yakṣas; bhrātṛ—of your brother; ghnān—killers; iti—thus (thinking); amarṣitaḥ—angry.