Precious Pearls — Page 64
66 Who shall we name? It is an epidemic all around. Lekhoo’s 89 foul language became a dagger upon him; They still don’t understand; this is the folly and error. (25) How well did Lekhoo reap the fruit of his deeds! After all This is the punishment for evil in the House of God. To show insolence to prophets, to call them foul names, To open mouth like a dog, this is the seed of destruction. Even when they are sweet, they continue to throw darts; This is the deceit in the hearts of these unenlightened souls. Even if we offer them our life out of graciousness, Their habit is to be ungrateful; this is the grief and pain. Hindus are so mistaken; hearts full of spite and malice; With scorn for every thing; this is their way of conduct. (30) Our life be sacrificed for them if they are pure of heart; This is the complaint I have against such evildoers. How do I describe the state of my heart with this grief? It seems as if this is the home of all the gloom. Soon after we were born, this sect 90 became our enemy; With such a beginning, what can we expect of the end! Our heart is broken up after listening to such hatred; With many grieves in the heart, this is the fatal one. Although there may be myriad evils in the world, To insult the virtuous this is the worst thing. (35) The Messengers had always wept on the heedlessness of the heedless But in this age, O people, this 91 is the newest lament! We do not berate their own venerable ones In our teaching, this is the command of God. That Pure One does not teach us foul language This is the root of God-fearing; this is honesty and purity. But in Aryas’ Faith 92 , even vilification is part of worship; They call everyone a liar is this righteousness? “All the prophets that came be it Moses or Jesus “They are all crafty,” this is exactly what they say. (40) “Only the Vedas are true all the other Books “Are false and fictitious only this is the guide”. This is how they think, making a mount out of a straw, But what do we say when such is their wisdom and insight? The insect that is pressed down under a layer of dung, In his view that is his entire world and universe. We found Niyog 93 as the essence of all the Vedas 94 ; In these Scriptures, this is an admirable custom. For the woman, who can’t have a son by her husband, Niyog is compulsory upon her according to the Vedas. (45)