In English
I often tell the students that the one truth proclaimed by all the 18 (epics) is: "" (It is meritorious to help others; it is sinful to harm other's). The term should be properly understood. It is not merely rendering help to others in one form of other. The term means: Bringing () to the proximity () of God (). Purely mundane forms of help cannot be described as . They are gross, external and worldly. True consists in bringing your life close to the divine. That is (merit). does not mean going on pilgrimage or giving gifts. means taking your life close to God. This calls for (the recognition of the Divine in all beings). means failing to see the Divine in all beings. That is Papa (sinful).