ज्ञानवृद्धास्तपोवृद्धाः शीलवृद्धास्तथैव च ।

सर्वे ते धनवृद्धस्य द्वारि तिष्ठन्ति किङ्गराः ॥ 946  

 

Jnanavruddhastapovruddhah shilavruddhastathaiva cha ।

Sarve te dhanavruddhasya dvari tishtanti kinkarah ॥

 

Those who are great in knowledge, penance and conduct,

all stand at the doors of those great in wealth like servants.

 

व्यायामात् लभते स्वास्थ्यं दीर्घायुष्यं बलं सुखम् ।
आरोग्यं परमं भाग्यं स्वास्थ्यं सर्वार्थसाधनम् ॥ 947

Vyayamat labhate svasthyam dirghayushyam balam sukham ।

Arogyam paramam bhagyam svasthyam sarvarthasadhanam ॥

One gets health, strength, long life and happiness from exercise.

Good health is a great blessing, it is the means to achieve all goals.

 

धर्माय यशसेऽर्थाय कामाय स्वजनाय च ।

पञ्चधा विभजन् वित्तम् इहामुत्र च मोदते ॥ 948

 

Dharmaya yashase arthaya kamaya svajanaya cha ।

Panchadha vibhajan vittam ihamutra cha modate ॥

 

One should allocate wealth in five ways - for religious purposes,

to gain fame, to add to wealth, to satisfy desires and to help kith & kin

to be happy in this world and the next.

 

नीरस्यान्यपि रोचन्ते कार्पासस्य फलानि मे l
येषां गुणमयं जन्म परेषां गुह्यगुप्तये ll 949

Nirasyanyapi rochante kaarpasasya phalani me ।
Yesham gunamayam janma paresham guhyaguptaye ॥

Even though it appears uninteresting, the qualities of cotton appeal to me.

Its life is full of goodness and it helps conceal others bare faults.

 

बुद्धिः प्रभावस्तेजश्च सत्वमुत्थानमेव च ।

व्यवसायश्च यस्य स्यात्तस्यावृत्ति भयं कुतः ॥ 950

 

Buddhih prabhavastejashcha satvamutthanameva cha ।

Vyavasayashcha yasya syattasyavrutti bhayam kutah ॥

 

For one has brains, thrust, brilliance and enthusiasm to work,

where is the need to have fear about earning for a living?