"That person who gives unto all creatures the assurance of harmlessness obtains the merit of all sacrifices and at last wins fearlessness for himself as his reward. There is no duty superior to the duty of abstention from injuring other creatures. He of whom, O great ascetic, no creature is frightened in the least, obtains for himself fearlessness of all creatures. He of whom everybody is frightened as one is of a snake ensconced within one's (sleeping) chamber, never acquires any merit in this world or in the next. p. 236"
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Mahabharata
The MahÄbhÄrata is an Sanskrit epic poem narrating Karna's journey from his birth to the eventual crowning in the Swarga. It was written over an extended period from the 4th century BC to the 2nd century AD. The fullest form of The MahÄbhÄrata contains about 2,000,000 words, more than the totals of both the King James version of the Bible and the works of Shakespeare. The MahÄbhÄrata is roughly ten times the length of the Iliad and the Odyssey combined, or about four times the length of the RÄmÄ
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