अर्थातुराणां न सुखं न निद्रा कामातुराणां न भयं न लज्जा ।

विद्यातुराणां न सुखं न निद्रा क्षुधातुराणां न रुचि न बेला ॥ 1021

 

Arthaturanam na sukham na nidra kamaturanam na bhayam na lajja ।

Vidyaturanam na sukham na nidra kshudhaturanam na ruchi na bela ॥

 

Those eager for money have no happiness or sleep, those with desires have no fear or shame, those seeking knowledge have no happiness or sleep, those who are hungry have no taste or timidity.

 

कुसुमं वर्णसंपन्नगन्धहीनं न शोभते ।
न शोभते क्रियाहीनं मधुरं वचनं तथा ॥ 1022

 

Kusumam varnasampannagandhahinam na shobhate ।

Na shobhate kriyahinam madhuram vachanam tatha ॥

A flower though colourful but without any scent does not shine.

One who talks sweetly but does not work also does not shine.

 

चन्दनं शीतलं लोके चन्दनादपि चन्द्रमाः ।
चन्द्रचन्दनयोर्मध्ये शीतला साधुसंगतः ॥ 1023

 

Chandanam sheetalam loke chandanadapi chandramah ।

Chandrachandanayormadhye sheetala sadhusangatah ॥

Sandal paste is soothing, even more soothing is moonlight. More soothing

than sandal paste and moonlight is the company of good people.

 

उभयोर्नास्ति भोगेच्छा परार्थं धनसञ्चयः ।

कृपणोदारयोः पश्य तथापि महदन्तरम् ॥ 1024

 

Ubhayornasti bhogechcha parartham dhanasanchayah ।

Krupanodarayoh pashya tathapi mahadantaram ॥

 

Neither has the wish to indulge desires, both earn wealth for others.

Yet, see the great difference between a miser and a charitable person.

 

आजन्म मरणांतंच गंगादि तटिनीस्थितः ।

कूप मंडूक प्रमुखाः यॊगिनस्तॆ भवंति किं ॥ 1025

 

Ajanma maranantamcha gangadi thatinisthitha ।

Kupa manduka pramukhah yoginaste bhavanthi kim ॥

 

Frogs, fish and such live in river Ganga from birth

until death. Do they become yogis?