The lamp eats up the darkness and therefore it produces lamp black; in the same way according to the nature of our diet (sattva, rajas, or tamas) we produce offspring in similar quality
vittam dehi guṇa-anviteṣu matiman na anyatra dehi kvacid
prāptam vārinidheḥ jalam ghana-mukhe mādhurya-yuktam sadā .
jīvān sthāvara-jaṅgamān ca sakalān sañjīvya bhū-maṇḍalam
bhūyas paśya tat eva koṭi-guṇitam gacchantam ambhonidhim .. 04 ..
ENGLISH MEANING
O wise man! Give your wealth only to the worthy and never to others. The water of the sea received by the clouds is always sweet. The rain water enlivens all living beings of the earth both movable and immovable creatures, and then returns to the ocean it value multiplied a million fold
चाण्डालानां सहस्रैश्च सूरिभिस्तत्त्वदर्शिभिः ।
एको हि यवनः प्रोक्तो न नीचो यवनात्परः ॥ ०५ ॥
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चाण्डालानाम् सहस्रैः च सूरिभिः तत्त्व-दर्शिभिः ।
एकः हि यवनः प्रोक्तः न नीचः यवनात् परः ॥ ०५ ॥
TRANSLITERATION
cāṇḍālānām sahasraiḥ ca sūribhiḥ tattva-darśibhiḥ .
ekaḥ hi yavanaḥ proktaḥ na nīcaḥ yavanāt paraḥ .. 05 ..
ENGLISH MEANING
The wise who discern the essence of things have declared that the yavana (meat eater) is equal in baseness to a thousand candalas the lowest class, and hence a yavana is the basest of men; indeed there is no one more base.
तैल-अभ्यङ्गे चिता-धूमे मैथुने क्षौर-कर्मणि ।
तावत् भवति चाण्डालः यावत् स्नानम् न च आचरेत् ॥ ०६ ॥
TRANSLITERATION
taila-abhyaṅge citā-dhūme maithune kṣaura-karmaṇi .
tāvat bhavati cāṇḍālaḥ yāvat snānam na ca ācaret .. 06 ..
ENGLISH MEANING
After having rubbed oil on the body, after encountering the smoke from a funeral pyre, after sexual intercourse, and after being shaved, one remains a chandala until he bathes.
Water is the medicine for indigestion; it is invigorating when the food that is eaten is well digested; it is like nectar when drunk in the middle of a dinner; and it is like poison when taken at the end of a meal, referring to over-consumption of water.
हतम् ज्ञानम् क्रिया-हीनम् हतः च अज्ञानतः नरः ।
हतम् निर्णायकम् सैन्यम् स्त्रियः नष्टाः हि अभर्तृकाः ॥ ०८ ॥
TRANSLITERATION
hatam jñānam kriyā-hīnam hataḥ ca ajñānataḥ naraḥ .
hatam nirṇāyakam sainyam striyaḥ naṣṭāḥ hi abhartṛkāḥ .. 08 ..
ENGLISH MEANING
Knowledge is lost without putting it into practice; a man is lost due to ignorance; an army is lost without a commander; and a woman is lost without a husband.
A man who encounters the following three is unfortunate; the death of his wife in his old age, the entrusting of money into the hands of relatives, and depending upon others for food.
नाग्निहोत्रं विना वेदा न च दानं विना क्रिया ।
न भावेन विना सिद्धिस्तस्माद्भावो हि कारणम् ॥ १० ॥
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न अग्निहोत्रम् विना वेदाः न च दानम् विना क्रिया ।
न भावेन विना सिद्धिः तस्मात् भावः हि कारणम् ॥ १० ॥
TRANSLITERATION
na agnihotram vinā vedāḥ na ca dānam vinā kriyā .
na bhāvena vinā siddhiḥ tasmāt bhāvaḥ hi kāraṇam .. 10 ..
ENGLISH MEANING
Chanting of the Vedas without making ritualistic sacrifices to the Supreme Lord through the medium of Agni, and sacrifices not followed by bountiful gifts are futile. Perfection can be achieved only through devotion , for devotion is the basis of all success.
न देवो विद्यते काष्ठे न पाषाणे न मृण्मये ।
न भावेन विना सिद्धिस्तस्माद्भावो हि कारणम् ॥ ११ ॥
PADACHEDA
न देवः विद्यते काष्ठे न पाषाणे न मृण्मये ।
न भावेन विना सिद्धिः तस्मात् भावः हि कारणम् ॥ ११ ॥
TRANSLITERATION
na devaḥ vidyate kāṣṭhe na pāṣāṇe na mṛṇmaye .
na bhāvena vinā siddhiḥ tasmāt bhāvaḥ hi kāraṇam .. 11 ..
ENGLISH MEANING
God can not be found in a wood piece, stone or a mud idol. It is the belief that makes us feel the presence of God. Hence, only the feeling matters – not the material.
By crafting and carving the idol of the God with wood, stone and metal, and then worshipping it with devotion and utmost care, would lead to one attaining the abode of sri visnu.
न देवो विद्यते काष्ठे न पाषाणे न मृन्मये ।
भावे हि विद्यते देवस्तस्माद्भावो हि कारणम् ॥ १३ ॥
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न देवः विद्यते काष्ठे न पाषाणे न मृद्-मये ।
भावे हि विद्यते देवः तस्मात् भावः हि कारणम् ॥ १३ ॥
TRANSLITERATION
na devaḥ vidyate kāṣṭhe na pāṣāṇe na mṛd-maye .
bhāve hi vidyate devaḥ tasmāt bhāvaḥ hi kāraṇam .. 13 ..
ENGLISH MEANING
The Supreme Lord is not present in the wood, stone and metal. Instead, he is present in the thoughts. Only with the purity in the thoughts will one be able to attain the Supreme Lord.
शान्तितुल्यं तपो नास्ति न सन्तोषात्परं सुखम् ।
अपत्यं च कलत्रं च सतां सङ्गतिरेव च ॥ १४ ॥
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शान्ति-तुल्यम् तपः ना अस्ति न सन्तोषात् परम् सुखम् ।
अपत्यम् च कलत्रम् च सताम् सङ्गतिः एव च ॥ १४ ॥
TRANSLITERATION
śānti-tulyam tapaḥ nā asti na santoṣāt param sukham .
apatyam ca kalatram ca satām saṅgatiḥ eva ca .. 14 ..
ENGLISH MEANING
There is no austerity equal to a balanced mind, and there is no happiness equal to contentment; there is no disease like covetousness, and no virtue like mercy.
Water seeping into the earth is pure; and a devoted wife is pure; the king who is the benefactor of his people is pure; and pure is the brahmana who is contented.
किं कुलेन विशालेन विद्याहीनेन देहिनाम् ।
दुष्कुलं चापि विदुषो देवैरपि स पूज्यते ॥ १९ ॥
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किम् कुलेन विशालेन विद्या-हीनेन देहिनाम् ।
दुष्कुलम् च अपि विदुषः देवैः अपि स पूज्यते ॥ १९ ॥
TRANSLITERATION
kim kulena viśālena vidyā-hīnena dehinām .
duṣkulam ca api viduṣaḥ devaiḥ api sa pūjyate .. 19 ..
ENGLISH MEANING
Of what avail is a high birth if a person is destitute of scholarship? A man who is of low extraction is honoured even by the demigods if he is learned.
अन्न-हीनः दहेत् राष्ट्रम् मन्त्र-हीनः च ऋत्विजः ।
यजमानम् दान-हीनः न अस्ति यज्ञ-समः रिपुः ॥ २२ ॥
TRANSLITERATION
anna-hīnaḥ dahet rāṣṭram mantra-hīnaḥ ca ṛtvijaḥ .
yajamānam dāna-hīnaḥ na asti yajña-samaḥ ripuḥ .. 22 ..
ENGLISH MEANING
There is no enemy like a yajna which consumes the kingdom when not attended by feeding on a large scale; consumes the priest when the chanting is not done properly; and consumes the yajaman when the gifts are not made.
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