सर्वेषामेव शौचानामर्थशौचं परं स्मृतम् ।

योऽर्थे शुचिः स हि शुचिर्न मृद्वारिशुचिः शुचिः ॥ 856

 

Sarveshameva shauchanamarthashaucham param smrutam l

Yo arthe shuchih sa hi shichirna mrudvarishuchih shuchih ll

 

Among all types of cleanliness, financial cleanliness is the best.

One who is financially clean is cleanest, not who cleans using mud and water.

 

विद्याया वपुषा वाचा वस्त्रेण विभवेन च ।

विकारै पञ्चभिः युक्तो नरो भवति पूजितः ॥ 857

 

Vidyaya vapusha vacha vastrena vibhavena cha l

Vikarai panchabhih yukto naro bhavati pujitah ll

 

Education, physique, speech, dress and grandeur

are the five things that make a person respectable.

 

पापं प्रज्ञा नाशयति क्रियमाणं पुनः पुनः ।

नष्टप्रज्ञः पापमेव नित्यमारभते नरः ॥ 858

 

Papam prajna nashayati kriyamanam punah punah l

Nashtaprajnah papameva nityamarabhate narah ll

 

A sin ruins the senses of the person committing it.

Man having lost his senses keeps committing sins everyday.

 

शुनः पुच्छमिव व्यर्थं जीवितं विद्यया विना l
न गुह्यगोपेन शक्तं न च दंश निवारणे ll 859

Shunah puchchhamiva vyartham jeevitam vidyaya vina l

Na guhyagopena shaktam na cha damsha nivarane ll

 

Life of a person devoid of education is as useless as the tail of a dog.

It does not cover its backside and is incapable of protecting from insect bites.

 

अनादरो विलम्बश्च वैमुख्यं निष्ठुरं वचः ।

पश्चात्तापश्च पञ्चापि दानस्य दूषणानि च ॥ 860

 

Anadaro vilambashcha vaimukhyam nishturam vachah l

Pashchatapashcha panchaani danasya dooshanaani cha ll

 

Disrespect, delay, averting the face, harsh and bitter speech

and regret after giving – these five are the defects of charity.