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Chapter 16
tjah ksama dhrtih saucamadroho natimanita
bhavanti sampadam daivimabhijatasya bharata
Radiance, forgiveness, fortitude, purity, freedom from malice and vanity these, 0 descendant of Bharata, are the marks of him, who is endowed with divine nature. 3
Comment:-
Tejah:- The power (vigour), of great men and shivers (endowed with divine traits), whose company enables sinners to renounce their sins and be engaged, in virtuous actions, is called 'Teja'. The evil-doers, hesitate to perform evil deeds before those great men and strivers. These evil-doers, suddenly change their actions and get engaged in virtuous deeds, before men of divine traits. In the face of a man of anger, also, other persons have a feeling of fear, in acting against his will, this is an upshot of anger.
Ksama:- He, who is endowed with the virtue of 'Ksama (forgiveness)[1] tolerates the offence of others, without having any inclination to retaliate, although he is strong enough, to take vengeance. A man, may forgive his near and dear ones, because of his attachment to them, but this forgiveness, is not pure. Similarly, a man may forgive a cruel or a strong person out of fear, and he may forgive an officer for the tatter's harsh and abusive language, out of selfishness. But, this is not, real forgiveness. A person, who possesses real forgiveness, thinks that the wrong-doer should never be punished, here or hereafter.
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