यदमी दशन्ति दशना रसना तत्स्वादमनुभवति ।

प्रकृतिरियं विमलानां क्लिश्यन्ति यदन्यकार्येषु ॥ 786 

Yadami dashanti dashana rasana tatsvadanamanubhavati ।

Prakrutiriva vimalanam klishyanti yadanyakaryeshu ॥

 

Taste of what is chewed by the teeth is enjoyed by the tongue.

Pure minds by nature work for the benefit of others.

 

अलोभः परमं वित्तं अहिंसा परमं तपः ।
अमाया परमा विद्या निरवद्या मनीषिणां ॥ 787

 

Alobhah paramam vittam ahimsaa paramam tapah ।
Amaya parama vidya niravadya manishinam ॥

 

Not being greedy is the absolute form of wealth and non violence is the best form of penance. Absence of illusion is the absolute form of knowledge and an unblemished character is the absolute virtue.

 

किं चन्दनै सकर्पूरैस्तूहिनै: किंच शीतलै ।

सर्वे ते मित्रगात्रस्य कलां नाहरन्ति षोडशीम ॥ 788

 

kim chandanai sakarpuraistuhinaih kimcha shitalai ।

sarve te mitragatrasya kalam naharanti shodasheem ॥

 

What to talk about the cool and soothing substances like sandalwood, camphor and ice etc. They are not even one sixteenth in comparison to the soothing touch of a friend.

 

यः च मूढतमः लोके यः च बुद्धेः परं गतः l 

तौ उभौ सुखमेधेते क्लिश्यन्ति अन्तरितो जनः ll 789

yah cha moodhatamah loke yah cha buddheh param gatah l

tau ubhau sukhamedhete klishyanti antarito janah ll

 

Only two types of people are happy in this world, those who are totally dull-witted

and those who are blessed with intelligence. All others, in between, are afflicted by sufferings.

 

रागद्वैषौ यदि स्यातां तपसा किं प्रयोजनम् ।

तावेव यदि न स्यातां तपसा किं प्रयोजनम् ॥ 790

 

Ragadvaishau yadi syatam tapasa kim prayojanam ।

taveva yadi na syataam tapasa kim prayojanam ॥

 

For one with strong likes and dislikes what is the purpose of penance?

And for one with no strong likes and dislikes what is the need for penance?