Fish, tortoises, and birds bring up their young by means of sight, attention and touch; so do saintly men afford protection to their associates by the same means.
Learning is like a cow of desire. It, like her, yields in all seasons. Like a mother, it feeds you on your journey. Therefore learning is a hidden treasure.
एकोऽपि गुणवान्पुत्रो निर्गुणेन शतेन किम् ।
एकश्चन्द्रस्तमो हन्ति न च ताराः सहस्रशः ॥ ०६ ॥
PADACHEDA
एकः अपि गुणवान् पुत्रः निर्गुणेन शतेन किम् ।
एकः चन्द्रः तमः हन्ति न च ताराः सहस्रशस् ॥ ०६ ॥
TRANSLITERATION
ekaḥ api guṇavān putraḥ nirguṇena śatena kim .
ekaḥ candraḥ tamaḥ hanti na ca tārāḥ sahasraśas .. 06 ..
ENGLISH MEANING
A single son endowed with good qualities is far better than a hundred devoid of them. For the moon, though one, dispels the darkness, which the stars, though numerous, can not.
मूर्खः चिर-आयुः-जातः अपि तस्मात् जात-मृतः वरः ।
मृतः स च अल्प-दुःखाय यावज्जीवम् जडः दहेत् ॥ ०७ ॥
TRANSLITERATION
mūrkhaḥ cira-āyuḥ-jātaḥ api tasmāt jāta-mṛtaḥ varaḥ .
mṛtaḥ sa ca alpa-duḥkhāya yāvajjīvam jaḍaḥ dahet .. 07 ..
ENGLISH MEANING
A still-born son as superior to a foolish son endowed with a long life. The first causes grief for but a moment while the latter like a blazing fire consumes his parents in grief for life.
कुग्रामवासः कुलहीनसेवा
कुभोजनं क्रोधमुखी च भार्या ।
पुत्रश्च मूर्खो विधवा च कन्या
विनाग्निना षट्प्रदहन्ति कायम् ॥ ०८ ॥
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कु ग्राम-वासः कुल-हीन-सेवा
कु भोजनम् क्रोध-मुखी च भार्या ।
पुत्रः च मूर्खः विधवा च कन्या
विना अग्निना षट् प्रदहन्ति कायम् ॥ ०८ ॥
TRANSLITERATION
ku grāma-vāsaḥ kula-hīna-sevā
ku bhojanam krodha-mukhī ca bhāryā .
putraḥ ca mūrkhaḥ vidhavā ca kanyā
vinā agninā ṣaṭ pradahanti kāyam .. 08 ..
ENGLISH MEANING
Residing in a small village devoid of proper living facilities, serving a person born of a low family, unwholesome food, a frowning wife, a foolish son, and a widowed daughter burn the body without fire.
किं तया क्रियते धेन्वा या न दोग्ध्री न गर्भिणी ।
कोऽर्थः पुत्रेण जातेन यो न विद्वान् न भक्तिमान् ॥ ०९ ॥
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किम् तया क्रियते धेन्वाः या न दोग्ध्री न गर्भिणी ।
कः अर्थः पुत्रेण जातेन यः न विद्वान् न भक्तिमान् ॥ ०९ ॥
TRANSLITERATION
kim tayā kriyate dhenvāḥ yā na dogdhrī na garbhiṇī .
kaḥ arthaḥ putreṇa jātena yaḥ na vidvān na bhaktimān .. 09 ..
ENGLISH MEANING
What good is a cow that neither gives milk nor conceives? Similarly, what is the value of the birth of a son if he becomes neither learned nor a pure devotee of the Lord?
Religious austerities should be practiced alone, study by two, and singing by three. A journey should be undertaken by four, agriculture by five, and war by many together.
The house of a childless person is a void, all directions are void to one who has no relatives, the heart of a fool is also void, but to a poverty stricken man all is void.
Scriptural lessons not put into practice are poison; a meal is poison to him who suffers from indigestion; a social gathering is poison to a poverty stricken person; and a young wife is poison to an aged man.
That man who is without religion and mercy should be rejected. A guru without spiritual knowledge should be rejected. The wife with an offensive face should be given up, and so should relatives who are without affection.
Constant travel brings old age upon a man; a horse becomes old by being constantly tied up; lack of sexual contact with her husband brings old age upon a woman; and garments become old through being left in the sun.
कः कालः कानि मित्राणि को देशः कौ व्ययागमौ ।
कश्चाहं का च मे शक्तिरिति चिन्त्यं मुहुर्मुहुः ॥ १८ ॥
PADACHEDA
कः कालः कानि मित्राणि कः देशः कौ व्यय-आगमौ ।
कः च अहम् का च मे शक्तिः इति चिन्त्यम् मुहुर् मुहुर् ॥ १८ ॥
TRANSLITERATION
kaḥ kālaḥ kāni mitrāṇi kaḥ deśaḥ kau vyaya-āgamau .
kaḥ ca aham kā ca me śaktiḥ iti cintyam muhur muhur .. 18 ..
ENGLISH MEANING
The right time, the right friends, the right place, the right means of income, the right ways of spending, and from whom you derive your power should be considered again and again
For the twice-born the fire (Agni) is a representative of God. The Supreme Lord resides in the heart of His devotees. Those of average intelligence see God only in His sri- murti, but those of broad vision see the Supreme Lord everywhere.
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