The Jewel Lamp: A Praise to Bodhicitta Verse 27

Bodhicitta, which causes incomparable enlightenment to be obtained,

is water since it washes the stains of nonvirtue;

is a hand since it gathers virtue;

is a whip since it urges one to the holy Dharma.
--The Jewel Lamp: A Praise to Bodhicitta  Khunu Rinpoche