Considering the above, consider the importance of the latter as less than the former among the various dangers. The danger that is created by a strong opponent, consider it greater than the former. But the danger that is created by a weak opponent, even if it is the latter, is less important.
Dangers caused by villains and enemies
Dangers are of two types, pure and mixed. The danger created by the enemy is pure danger, which is of two types, pure evil and pure enemy. The king is created by the agent of harm. After the danger, no other means should be taken except punishment. But if the danger created by the enemy is seen, then in whatever field of the enemy you see the enemy, you should use punishment, punishment, discrimination, etc. to achieve your purpose.
A king who is afraid of mutual hatred, enmity, fear of seizure of land, should try to keep him under hatred. He can be easily kept under control by seizing such a gap. There are many aspects to discrimination, one should do what is necessary for the accomplishment of one's own actions.
The enemy who is angry, passionate, addicted, and who is present in the fortress, etc., should be destroyed by spies who unite in a group using weapons, fire, or poison. All these four methods are considered inferior to the previous ones.
Because of being combined with the four aspects of discrimination such as punishment-reward-donation-discrimination, it is called the four-fold.
Remedy for material, useless, etc.
The improper use of such things makes the external nature miserable. If the work, including the work of the self, exceeds the six faults, anger arises in the nature. It is the result of demonic actions. These are dangers. This danger is of three types: material, useless, and doubtful.
These are called dangers. In which the wealth of one's own property, which the enemies can use as a tool, the money that comes into one's hand goes out, which
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If there is a danger, it is called a danger. Many of the dangers are mentioned here.
When doubt arises about meaning and non-meaning, it is called a danger of non-meaning.
Doubt is of various kinds. ‘Is this meaning, is this non-meaning, is it meaning or non-meaning, is it non-meaning or meaning’ – there are many kinds of differences in this question and the means for its remedy are explained.
There are six kinds of differences in the relationship or lack of each meaning and non-meaning. Which are called the six categories of relationships. They are – meaning-related meaning, non-related meaning, non-related meaning, meaning-related meaning, non-related meaning, non-related meaning and non-related meaning.
Nature is of two kinds – man and substance. If the doubts about meaning of these two are not removed, one should try to remove one of the non-meaning doubts.
Try to acquire the other subject by staying between these three. But at that time, one can aspire to obtain these auspicious qualities in the reverse order.
There is mutual doubt among the three pairs of wealth-unwealth, righteousness-immorality, and love-sorrow. This is called the threefold doubt. It is better to accept the remedy of the northern side of each pair and the eastern side.
Here is what is said about which of the principles can be applied to remedy all the disasters.
The remedy given for sons, brothers, relatives, etc., is considered correct based on the analogy of Sama, Daana, etc. The method of discrimination and punishment is correct for feudal lords and atavikas. This is called ‘Anuloma Siddhi’. Mixed measures are adopted in relation to friendly and unfriendly kings.
The disasters according to the previous karma are – fire, water, hunters, plague, national revolution, famine and demonic creations such as the origin of rats. It is the duty of the king to devise appropriate measures and means to pacify these.
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