यथा पुमान्न स्वांगेषु शिरः पाण्यादिषु क्वचित् ।

पारक्यबुद्धिं कुरुते एवं भूतेषु मत्परः ॥ २५६

Yatha pumanna svangeshu shirah panyadishu kvachith ।

Parakyabuddhim kurute evam bhuteshu matparah ॥

Just as a person considers his body parts such as his head, arms etc. as his own, a person who is aware considers all beings of the world as his own.

जन्मैश्वर्यश्रुतश्रीभिरेधमानमदः पुमान् ।

नैवार्हत्यभिधातुम् वै त्वामकिंचनगोचरम् ॥ २५७

Janmaishwaryashrutashribhiredhamanamadah puman ।

Naivarhatyabhidhatum vai tvamakinchanagocharam ॥

Birth in good family, wealth, education, all intoxicate men.

Such persons cannot see God who can be seen only by the dispossessed.

यथा खरश्चंदनभारवाही भारस्य वेत्ता न तु चंदनस्य ।

तथैव लोका बहुशास्त्रयुक्ताः धर्मेण हीनाः पशुभिः समानाः ॥ २५८

Yatha kharashchandanabharavahi bharasya veta na tu chandanasya ।

Tathaiva loka bahushastrayuktah dharmena hinah pashubhih samanah ॥

Just like the donkey carrying a load of sandalwood knows only the weight of it and not the value of sandalwood, people who study many scriptures without understanding their essence are mere animals.

शत्रोरपि गुणा वाच्या दोषा वाच्या गुरोरपि ।

सर्वदा सर्वयत्नेन पुत्रे शिष्यवदाचरेत् ॥ २५९

Shatrorapi guna vachya dosha vachya gurorapi ।

Sarvada sarvayatnena putre shishyavadacharet ॥

Recognise good qualities even if found in the enemy. Recognise faults

found in the teacher. At all times make efforts to treat your son as a student.

गोशतादपि गोक्षीरं प्रस्थं धान्यशतादपि ।

प्रासादादपि खट्टार्धं शेषाः परविभूतयः ॥ २६०

Goshatadapi gokshiram prastham dhanyashatadapi ।

Prasadadapi khattardham shoshah paravibhutayah ॥

Even having a hundred cows, you need only a little milk. With a hundred granaries, you need only a plateful of food. Even in a palace, you need only half a bed. Treat all the rest as belonging to others.