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The result of auspicious and inauspicious actions.
Yudhiṣṭhira said.
What should a person who seeks the welfare of worldly life do? How, and with what character, should one conduct oneself in the world? (13-13-1)
Bhishma said.
One should abandon the ten paths of action: three by the body, four by speech, and three by the mind. (13-13-2)
One should completely avoid these three bodily sins: killing living beings, theft, and adultery. (13-13-3)
O king, one should neither speak nor even contemplate these four kinds of speech: untrue babbling, harshness, slander, and falsehood. (13-13-4)
One should practice, by mind, non-covetousness regarding others' possessions, friendliness towards all beings, and the understanding that the fruit of actions is threefold. (13-13-5)
Therefore, a man should not perform unwholesome acts by speech, body, or mind; for by performing wholesome or unwholesome acts, he indeed attains the corresponding fruit. (13-13-6)
