नह्यतो धर्मचरणं किञ्चिदस्ति महत्तरम् ।

यथा पितरि शुश्रूषा तस्य वा वचनक्रिया ॥ ५७६

Nahyato dharmacharanam kinchidasti mahattaram ।

Yatha pitari shushrusha tasya va vachanakriya ॥

There is no greater act of virtue than taking care of

one’s father and carrying out his instructions.

पापस्य हि फलं दुःखं तद् भोक्तव्यमिहात्मना ।

तस्मादात्मावघार्थं मूढः पापं करिष्यति ॥ ५७७

Papasya hi phalam dukham tad bhoktvyamihatmana ।

Tasmadatmavaghartham muddhah papam karishyati ॥

The result of sin is sorrow which one’s soul has to suffer.

A fool would commit a sin to put his own self in danger.

द्रव्यज्वरातुराणां तु शान्तये नौषधादयपि ।

नहि वृष्टिशतेनापि पाषाणादङ्कुरोदयः ॥ ५७८

Dravyajvaraturanam tu shantaye naushadhadayapi ।

Nahi vrushtishatenapi pashanadankurodayah ॥

Those with fever of acquiring more and more wealth cannot be cured with medicines. Even with hundred rains a seed cannot sprout over stones.

प्रथमे नार्जिता विद्या द्वितीये नार्जितं धनम् ।

तृतीये नार्जितं पुण्यं चतुर्थे किं करिष्यसि ॥ ५७९

Prathame narjita vidya dvitiye narjita dhanam ।

Trutiye narjitam punyam chaturte kim karishyasi ॥

When in the first part of life you did not acquire education, in the second, money, in the third, merit(punyam), what can you acquire in the fourth?

यस्य नास्ति स्वयं प्रज्ञा शास्त्रं तस्य करोति किम् ।

लोचनाभ्यां विहीनश्च दर्पणः किं करिश्यति ॥ ५८०

Yasya nasti svayam prajna shastram tasya karoti kim ।

Lochanabhyam vihinasya darpanah kim karishyati ॥

For a person without awareness what can scriptures teach?

For a person without eyesight what use is a mirror?

कृषितो नास्ति दुर्भिक्षं जपतो नास्ति पातकम् ।

मौनतः कलहो नास्ति नास्ति जागरतो भयम् ॥ ५७१

Krushito nasti durbhiksham japato nasti patakam ।

Maunatah kalaho nasti nasti jagarato bhayam ॥

For one who grows food there is no famine, for one who prays there is no hell

For one who is silent there is no quarrel and for one who is awake there is no fear.

पञ्चाग्नयो मनुष्येण परिचर्याः प्रयत्नतः ।

पितामाताग्निरात्मा च गुरुश्च भरतर्षभः ॥ ५७२

Panchagnayo  manushyena paricharyah prayatnatah ।

Pitamatagniratma cha gurushcha bharatarshabhah ॥

There are five Agnis for a man to tender with care.

Father, mother, fire, one’s soul and teacher, O Prince!

आश्रमास्तुलया सर्वान् धृतानार्हुमनीषिणः ।

एकतश्च त्रयो राजन् गृहस्ताश्रम एकतः ॥ ५७३

Ashramastulaya sarvan dhrutanarhumanishinah ।

Ekatashcha trayo rajan gruhatashram ekatah ॥

If the four stages of a person (Brahmacharya, Gruhastha, Vanaprastha & Sanyasa) are weighed in a scale, O King, Gruhasthashrama will be on one side with the next three on the other.

मणिर्लुन्ठति पादाग्रे काचः शिरसि धार्यते ।

क्रयविक्रय वेलायां काचः काचो मणिर्मणिः ॥ ५७४

Manirluntthati padagre kachah shirasi dharyate ।

Krayavikraya velayam kachah kacho manirmanih ॥

A gem gets stuck under the foot, a piece of glass is worn on the head.

At the time of buying and selling, glass is glass and a jewel is jewel.

कुत आगत्य घटते विघट्य क्व नु याति च ।

न लक्ष्यते गतिः सम्यग्घनस्य च धनस्य च ॥ ५७५

Kuta agatya ghatate vighatya kva nu yati cha ।

Na lakshyate gatih samyagghanasya cha dhanasya cha ॥

From where does it come and having come where does it go?

The movement is not seen clearly, either that of a cloud or that of money.

देहिनोऽस्मिन्यथा देहे कौमारं यौवनं जरा  ।

तथा देहान्तरप्राप्तिर्धीरस्तत्र न मुह्यति ॥ ५६६

dehinosminyatha dehe kaumaram yauvanam jara  ।

tatha dehantarapraptirdhIrastatra na muhyati ॥

One sees one’s body go through stages like childhood, youth and old age and

then on to death and a new body. The brave one accepts this and does not grieve.

जनकश्चोपनेता च यश्च विद्यां प्रयच्चति ।

अन्नदाता भयत्राता पञ्चैते पितरः स्मृता ॥ ५६७

Janakashchopaneta ya yashcha vidyam prayachchati ।

Annadata bhayatrata panchaite pitarah smruta ॥

One who gives birth, one who initiates, one who educates, one who provides food and one who protects from fear are the five considered akin to a father.

लोके सुखं परजनाय हितोपदेशः ।

तद्वत्समाचरणमेव परन्तु दुःखम् ॥ ५६८

Loke sukham parajanaya hitopadeshah ।

Tadvatsamacharanameva parantu dukham ॥

In this world, giving advice to others on being wise is

easy, but to follow one’s own advice is very difficult.

ईर्षी घृणि न संतुष्टः क्रोधिनो नित्यशङ्कितः ।

परभाग्योपजीवी च षडेते नित्य दुःखिता ॥ ५६९

Eershi ghruni na santushtah krodhino nityashankitah ।

Parabhagyopajivi cha shadete nitya dukhitah ॥

An envious person, an abusive person, a discontented person, an angry person, a suspicious person, one who is dependent on others: these six types will always be unhappy.

अनाहूतः प्रविशति अपृष्टो बहु भाषते ।

अविश्वस्ते विश्वसति मूढचेता नराधमः ॥ ५७०

Anahutah pravishati aprushto bahu bhashate ।

Avishvaste vishvasati mudhacheta naradhamah ॥

One who barges in without being invited, talks a lot without being

asked, trusts untrustworthy people, is a foolish and lowly person.

एकवर्णं यथा दुग्धं भिन्नवर्णासु धेनेषु ।

तथैव धर्मवैचित्र्यं तत्तवमेकं परं स्मृतम् ॥ ५६१

Ekavarnam yatha dugdham bhinnavarnasu dheneshu ।

Tathaiva dharmavaichitryam tattvamekam param smrutam ॥

Just like milk from different cows is of the same colour,

The teaching of different religions is all the same.

श्रूयताम् धर्मसर्वस्वं श्रुत्वा चैवावधार्यताम् ।

आत्मन: प्रतिकूलानि परेषां न समाचरेत् ॥ ५६२

Shruyatam dharmasarvasvam shrutva chaivavadharyatam ।

Atmanah pratikulani paresham na samacharet ॥

Let us listen to what Dharma says and after listening, let us imbibe its essence.

Let us not insist on others following what goes against our own selves.

सर्वाः संपत्तयस्तस्य संतुष्टं यस्य मानसम् ।

उपानद्गूढपादस्य  ननु चर्माऽऽवृतेव भूः ॥ ५६३

Sarvah sampattayastasya santushtam yasya manasam ।

Upanadguddhapadasya nanu charma avruteva bhuh ॥

A person with a contented mind will be content with all sorts of wealth. With

shoes on his feet he will not wish for the whole earth to be covered with leather.

तीर्थानि दीर्घाध्वपरिश्रमाणि बहुव्ययानि क्रतुडंबराणि ।

तपांसि मुक्त्वा तनुशोषणानि हिंसाविरामे रमतां मतिर्वः ॥ ५६४

Teerthani deergadhvaparishramani bahuvyayani kratudambarani ।

Tapamsi muktva tanushoshanani himsavirame ramattam matirvah ॥

To attain Moksha, going on a pilgrimage is long and arduous, performing yajnas is very expensive, doing penance is punishment to the body. Wisemen shun all kinds of violence.

विद्वानेव विज्ञानाति विद्वज्जनपरिश्रमम् ।

न हि वन्ध्या विज्ञानति गुर्वीं प्रसववेदनम् ॥ ५६५

Vidvaneva vijnanati vidvajjanaparishramam ।

Na hi vandhya vijnanati gurvim prasavavedanam ॥

Only learned people can understand the difficulties of scholars.

A barren woman can not understand the troubles of a mother giving birth.

दृष्टिपूतं न्यसेत्पादं वस्त्रपूतं जलं पिबेत् ।

सत्यपूतां वदेद्वाणीं मनःपूतं समाचरेत् ॥ ५५५

Drushtiputam nyasetpadam vastraputam jalam pibet ।

Satyaputam vadedvanim manahputam samacharet ॥

Take a step after seeing the ground, drink water filtered with a cloth,

Utter words that are truthful and do your deeds with a clear mind.

कायेन कुरुते पापं मनसा सम्प्रधार्य च ।

अनृतं जिह्वया चाह त्रिविधं कर्म पातकम् ॥ ५५६

Kayena kurute papam manasa sampradharya cha ।

Anrutam jihvaya chaha trividham karma patakam ॥

                                                                                                         

A sin is committed by the body after being conceived by the mind

and after a lie is spoken by the tongue. This is triple degradation.

मनीषिणः सन्ति न ते हितैषिणः हितैषिणः सन्ति न ते मनीषिणः ।

सुहृच्च विद्वानपि दुर्लभो नृणां यथौषधं स्वादु च दुर्लभम् ॥ ५५७

Maneeshinah santi na te hitaishinah hitaishinah santi na te maneeshinah ।

Suhruccha vidvanapi durlabho nrunam yathaushadham svadu cha durlabham ॥

Knowledgeable people are there but they are not well-wishers. Well wishers are there but they are not knowledgeable. Learned and kind people are rare just like effective medicine which is palatable.

अश्वः शस्त्रं शास्त्रं वीणा वाणी नरश्च नारी च ।

पुरुषविशेषं प्राप्ता भवत्ययोग्याश्च योग्याश्च ॥ ५५८

Ashvah shastram shastram vina vani narashcha nari cha ।

Purushavishesham prapta bhavatyayogyashcha yogyashcha ॥

Horse, weapon, Shastras, Vina, speech, man and women

all get moulded good or bad as per company.

न वित्तं दर्शयेत्प्राज्ञः कस्य चित्स्वल्पमप्यहो ।

मुनेरपि वनस्थस्य मनश्चलति दर्शनात् ॥ ५५९

Na vittam darshyetprajnah kasya chitsvalpamapyaho ।

Munerapi vanasthasya manashchalati darshanat ॥

People who are aware should not display their wealth however little.

Even minds of sadhus in forests will get disturbed by seeing it.

पन्था देयो ब्राह्मणाय गवे राज्ञे ह्यचक्षुषे ।

वृद्धाय भारतप्ताय गर्भिण्यै दुर्बलाय च ॥ ५६०

Pantha deyo brahmanaya gave rajne hyachakshushe |

Vruddhaya bharataptaya garbhinai durbalaya cha ||

Give way to a Brahmin, cows, king, blind, elderly,

one carrying weight, pregnant women and weaklings.