नीतिज्ञा नियतिज्ञा वेदज्ञा अपि भवन्ति शास्त्रज्ञाः ।

ब्रह्मज्ञा अपि लभ्याः स्वाज्ञानज्ञानिनो विरलाः ॥ ६०१ 

Nitijna niyatijna vedajna api bhavanti shastrajnah ।

Brahmajna api labhyah svajnanajnanino viralah ॥

People who know the law, right conduct, vedas and even those who have realized Brahman are easy to find. Rare are those people who are aware of their own ignorance.

श्रेयान्स्वधर्मो विगुणः परधर्मात्स्वनुष्ठितात् ।

स्वधर्मे निधनं श्रेयः परधर्मो भयावहः ॥ ६०२

shreyansvadharmo vigunah paradharmatsvanushthitat ।

svadharme nidhanam shreyah paradharmo bhayavahah ॥

It is better to perform one’s prescribed duty, though with faults, than to perform another’s duty diligently. It is preferable to die in the discharge of one’s duty than to do another’s duty fraught with danger.

उपदेशं पठस्येव नैवार्थज्ञोऽसि तत्त्वतः ।

पाठमात्र हि ये विप्रा द्विपदाः पशवो हि ते ॥ ६०३

Upadesham patthasyeva naivarthajno asi tattvatah ।

Patthamatra hi ye vipra dvipadah pashavo hi te ॥

You only read the instructions but do not understand the meaning.

Brahmins who only read are akin to two legged animals.

येन श्यामं वपुर् अतितरां कान्तिम् आपत्स्यते ।

ते बर्हेणेव स्फुरितरुचिना गोपवेषस्य विष्णोः ॥ ६०४

 Yena shyamam vapur atitaram kantim apatsyate ।

Te barhaneva sphuritaruchina gopaveshasya vishnoh ॥

The cloud with the rainbow across its dark grey body

appears like Lord Krishna with a peacock feather on his head

सर्वासामेव शुद्धीनां मनःशुद्धिः प्रशस्यते ।

अन्यथाऽऽलिङ्ग्यतेऽपत्यमन्यथाऽऽलिङ्ग्यते पतिः ॥ ६०५

Sarvasameva shuddhinam manahshuddhih prashasyate ।

Anyatha alingyate apatyamanyatha alingyate patih ॥

Of all purities, mental purity is rated the highest.

A child is embraced in one way and husband in another.