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TEXT 31
matira vikara anna khaile deha-pusti haya
mati khaile roga haya, deha yaya ksaya
SYNONYMS
matiraof the dirt; vikaratransformation; annafood grains; khaileby eating; dehaof the body; pustinourishment; hayabecomes; matithe dirt; khaileby eating; rogadisease; hayabecomes; dehathe body; yayagoes; ksayato destruction.
TRANSLATION
Replying to the Mayavada idea of the child philosopher, mother Saci said, "My dear boy, if we eat earth transformed into grains, our body is nourished, and it becomes strong. But if we eat dirt in its crude state, the body becomes diseased instead of nourished, and thus it is destroyed.
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