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.