1.33.NOT KILLING

1.Virtue does not-kill; committing

yields other sins.

2.Sharing, guarding, available bread,

succeeds collected wisdom.

3.Better not-slaying first,unique

truthfulness comes next.

4.Holy-books’ right path, unthinking

virtuous not-kill beings.

5.Among feared renounced, fearing

not-killing is supreme.

6.Devouring-death uncross life-days of

followers of not-killing.

7.Never kill to save

thy loose life.

8.Slaying some one gainful

wise earning scornful.

9.Analysts of slaying reward

all slayers worthless.

10.Wise recognize slayers by

sicky soreful look.

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Dedicated to Thiruvalluvar(31B.C), the author in Tamil

Translated by S.Kandasamy, MUSIRI, TAMILNADU, INDIA

Published in cosmofunnel.com on 13-12-13