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Shloka 1
यस्य चित्तं द्रवीभूतं कृपया सर्वजन्तुषु । तस्य ज्ञानेन मोक्षेण किं जटाभस्मलेपनैः ॥ ०१ ॥
yasya cittaṃ dravībhūtaṃ kṛpayā sarvajantuṣu . tasya jñānena mokṣeṇa kiṃ jaṭābhasmalepanaiḥ .. 01 ..
For one whose heart melts with compassion for all creatures; what is the necessity of knowledge, liberation, matted hair on the head, and smearing the body with ashes.
Shloka 2
एकमप्यक्षरं यस्तु गुरुः शिष्यं प्रबोधयेत् । पृथिव्यां नास्ति तद्द्रव्यं यद्दत्त्वा सोऽनृणी भवेत् ॥ ०२ ॥
ekamapyakṣaraṃ yastu guruḥ śiṣyaṃ prabodhayet . pṛthivyāṃ nāsti taddravyaṃ yaddattvā so'nṛṇī bhavet .. 02 ..
There is no treasure on earth the gift of which will cancel the debt a disciple owes to his guru for having taught him even a single letter.
Shloka 3
खलानां कण्टकानां च द्विविधैव प्रतिक्रिया । उपानन्मुखभङ्गो वा दूरतो वा विसर्जनम् ॥ ०३ ॥
khalānāṃ kaṇṭakānāṃ ca dvividhaiva pratikriyā . upānanmukhabhaṅgo vā dūrato vā visarjanam .. 03 ..
There are two ways to get rid of thorns and wicked persons; using footwear in the first case and in the second shaming them so that they cannot raise their faces again thus keeping them at a distance.
Shloka 4
कुचैलिनं दन्तमलोपधारिणं बह्वाशिनं निष्ठुरभाषिणं च । सूर्योदये चास्तमिते शयानं विमुञ्चति श्रीर्यदि चक्रपाणिः ॥ ०४ ॥
kucailinaṃ dantamalopadhāriṇaṃ bahvāśinaṃ niṣṭhurabhāṣiṇaṃ ca . sūryodaye cāstamite śayānaṃ vimuñcati śrīryadi cakrapāṇiḥ .. 04 ..
He who wears unclean garments, has dirty teeth, as a glutton, speaks unkindly and sleeps after sunrise -- although he may be the greatest personality -- will lose the favour of Lakshmi.
Shloka 5
त्यजन्ति मित्राणि धनैर्विहीनं पुत्राश्च दाराश्च सुहृज्जनाश्च । तमर्थवन्तं पुनराश्रयन्ति अर्थो हि लोके मनुष्यस्य बन्धुः ॥ ०५ ॥
tyajanti mitrāṇi dhanairvihīnaṃ putrāśca dārāśca suhṛjjanāśca . tamarthavantaṃ punarāśrayanti artho hi loke manuṣyasya bandhuḥ .. 05 ..
He who loses his money is forsaken by his friends, his wife, his servants and his relations; yet when he regains his riches those who have forsaken him come back to him. Hence wealth is certainly the best of relations.
Shloka 6
अन्यायोपार्जितं द्रव्यं दश वर्षाणि तिष्ठति । प्राप्ते चैकादशे वर्षे समूलं तद्विनश्यति ॥ ०६ ॥
anyāyopārjitaṃ dravyaṃ daśa varṣāṇi tiṣṭhati . prāpte caikādaśe varṣe samūlaṃ tadvinaśyati .. 06 ..
Sinfully acquired wealth may remain for ten years; in the eleventh year it disappears with even the original stock
Shloka 7
अयुक्तं स्वामिनो युक्तं युक्तं नीचस्य दूषणम् । अमृतं राहवे मृत्युर्विषं शङ्करभूषणम् ॥ ०७ ॥
ayuktaṃ svāmino yuktaṃ yuktaṃ nīcasya dūṣaṇam . amṛtaṃ rāhave mṛtyurviṣaṃ śaṅkarabhūṣaṇam .. 07 ..
A bad action committed by a great man is not censured , and a good action performed by a low-class man comes to be condemned. Just see: the drinking of nectar is excellent, but it became the cause of Rahu's demise; and the drinking of poison is harmful, but when Lord Shivadrank it, it became an ornament to his neck.
Shloka 8
तद्भोजनं यद्द्विजभुक्तशेषं तत्सौहृदं यत्क्रियते परस्मिन् । सा प्राज्ञता या न करोति पापं दम्भं विना यः क्रियते स धर्मः ॥ ०८ ॥
tadbhojanaṃ yaddvijabhuktaśeṣaṃ tatsauhṛdaṃ yatkriyate parasmin . sā prājñatā yā na karoti pāpaṃ dambhaṃ vinā yaḥ kriyate sa dharmaḥ .. 08 ..
A true meal is that which consists of the remnants left after a brahmana meal. Love which is shown to others is true love, not that which is cherished for one's own self, to abstain from sin is true wisdom. That is an act of charity which is performed without ostentation.
Shloka 9
मणिर्लुण्ठति पादाग्रे काचः शिरसि धार्यते । क्रयविक्रयवेलायां काचः काचो मणिर्मणिः ॥ ०९ ॥
maṇirluṇṭhati pādāgre kācaḥ śirasi dhāryate . krayavikrayavelāyāṃ kācaḥ kāco maṇirmaṇiḥ .. 09 ..
For want of discernment the most precious jewels lie in the dust at the feet of men while bits of glass are worn on their heads. But we should not imagine that the gems have sunk in value, and the bits of glass have risen in importance. When a person of critical judgement shall appear, each will be given its right position.
Shloka 10
अनन्तशास्त्रं बहुलाश्च विद्याः स्वल्पश्च कालो बहुविघ्नता च । यत्सारभूतं तदुपासनीयां हंसो यथा क्षीरमिवाम्बुमध्यात् ॥ १० ॥
anantaśāstraṃ bahulāśca vidyāḥ svalpaśca kālo bahuvighnatā ca . yatsārabhūtaṃ tadupāsanīyāṃ haṃso yathā kṣīramivāmbumadhyāt .. 10 ..
Sastric knowledge is unlimited, and the arts to be learned are many; the time we have is short, and our opportunities to learn are beset with obstacles. Therefore select for learning that which is most important, just as the swan drinks only the milk in water.
Shloka 11
दूरागतं पथि श्रान्तं वृथा च गृहमागतम् । अनर्चयित्वा यो भुङ्क्ते स वै चाण्डाल उच्यते ॥ ११ ॥
dūrāgataṃ pathi śrāntaṃ vṛthā ca gṛhamāgatam . anarcayitvā yo bhuṅkte sa vai cāṇḍāla ucyate .. 11 ..
He is a chandala who eats his dinner without entertaining the stranger who has come to his house quite accidentally, having travelled from a long distance and is wearied.
Shloka 12
पठन्ति चतुरो वेदान्धर्मशास्त्राण्यनेकशः । आत्मानं नैव जानन्ति दर्वी पाकरसं यथा ॥ १२ ॥
paṭhanti caturo vedāndharmaśāstrāṇyanekaśaḥ . ātmānaṃ naiva jānanti darvī pākarasaṃ yathā .. 12 ..
One may know the four Vedas and the Dharma-sastras, yet if he has no realisation of his own spiritual self, he can be said to be like the ladle which stirs all kinds of foods but knows not the taste of any.
Shloka 13
धन्या द्विजमयी नौका विपरीता भवार्णवे । तरन्त्यधोगताः सर्वे उपरिष्ठाः पतन्त्यधः ॥ १३ ॥
dhanyā dvijamayī naukā viparītā bhavārṇave . tarantyadhogatāḥ sarve upariṣṭhāḥ patantyadhaḥ .. 13 ..
Those blessed souls are certainly elevated who, while crossing the ocean of life, take shelter of a genuine brahmana, who is likened unto a boat. They are unlike passengers aboard an ordinary ship which runs the risk of sinking.
Shloka 14
अयममृतनिधानं नायकोऽप्योषधीनाम् अमृतमयशरीरः कान्तियुक्तोऽपि चन्द्रः । भवतिविगतरश्मिर्मण्डलं प्राप्य भानोः परसदननिविष्टः को लघुत्वं न याति ॥ १४ ॥
ayamamṛtanidhānaṃ nāyako'pyoṣadhīnām amṛtamayaśarīraḥ kāntiyukto'pi candraḥ . bhavativigataraśmirmaṇḍalaṃ prāpya bhānoḥ parasadananiviṣṭaḥ ko laghutvaṃ na yāti .. 14 ..
The moon, who is the abode of nectar and the presiding deity of all medicines, although immortal like amrta and resplendent in form, loses the brilliance of his rays when he repairs to the abode of the sun (day time). Therefore will not an ordinary man be made to feel inferior by going to live at the house of another.
Shloka 15
अलिरयं नलिनीदलमध्यगः कमलिनीमकरन्दमदालसः । विधिवशात्परदेशमुपागतः कुटजपुष्परसं बहु मन्यते ॥ १५ ॥
alirayaṃ nalinīdalamadhyagaḥ kamalinīmakarandamadālasaḥ . vidhivaśātparadeśamupāgataḥ kuṭajapuṣparasaṃ bahu manyate .. 15 ..
This humble bee, who always resides among the soft petals of the lotus and drinks abundantly its sweet nectar, is now feasting on the flower of the ordinary kutaja. Being in a strange country where the lotuses do not exist, he is considering the pollen of the kutaja to be nice
Shloka 16
पीतः क्रुद्धेन तातश्चरणतलहतो वल्लभो येन रोषा दाबाल्याद्विप्रवर्यैः स्ववदनविवरे धार्यते वैरिणी मे । गेहं मे छेदयन्ति प्रतिदिवसमुमाकान्तपूजानिमित्तं तस्मात्खिन्ना सदाहं द्विजकुलनिलयं नाथ युक्तं त्यजामि ॥ १६ ॥
pītaḥ kruddhena tātaścaraṇatalahato vallabho yena roṣā dābālyādvipravaryaiḥ svavadanavivare dhāryate vairiṇī me . gehaṃ me chedayanti pratidivasamumākāntapūjānimittaṃ tasmātkhinnā sadāhaṃ dvijakulanilayaṃ nātha yuktaṃ tyajāmi .. 16 ..
Lord Visnu asked His spouse Lakshmi why She did not care to live in the house of a brahmana, Shri lakshmi replied: " O Lord a rishi named Agastya drank up My father (the ocean) in anger; Brighu Muni kicked You; brahmanas pride themselves on their learning having sought the favour of My competitor Sarasvati; and lastly they pluck each day the lotus which is My abode, and therewith worship Lord Shiva. Therefore, O Lord, I fear to dwell with a brahmana.
Shloka 17
बन्धनानि खलु सन्ति बहूनि प्रेमरज्जुकृतबन्धनमन्यत् । दारुभेदनिपुणोऽपि षडङ्घ्रि- र्निष्क्रियो भवति पङ्कजकोशेः ॥ १७ ॥
bandhanāni khalu santi bahūni premarajjukṛtabandhanamanyat . dārubhedanipuṇo'pi ṣaḍaṅghri- rniṣkriyo bhavati paṅkajakośeḥ .. 17 ..
There are many ways of binding by which one can be dominated and controlled in this world, but the bond of affection is the strongest. For example, take the case of the humble bee which, although expert at piercing hardened wood, becomes caught in the embrace of its beloved flowers
Shloka 18
छिन्नोऽपि चन्दन तरुर्न जहाति गन्धं वृद्धोऽपि वारणपति-र्नजहाति लीलाम् । हन्त्रार्पितो मधुरतां न जहाति चेक्षुः क्षीणोऽपि न त्यजति शिलगुणान् कुलीनः ॥ १८ ॥
chinno'pi candana tarurna jahāti gandhaṃ vṛddho'pi vāraṇapati-rnajahāti līlām . hantrārpito madhuratāṃ na jahāti cekṣuḥ kṣīṇo'pi na tyajati śilaguṇān kulīnaḥ .. 18 ..
Although sandalwood be cut, it does not forsake its natural quality of fragrance; so also the elephant does not give up its sportiveness although he grows old. The sugarcane does not cease to be sweet though squeezed in a mill; so the man of noble extraction does not lose his lofty qualities, no matter how pinched he is by poverty.

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