र्थं सर्वशास्त्राणि विहितानि मनीषिभिः ।

स एव सर्वशास्त्रज्ञः यस्य शांतं मनः सदा ॥ 1111

 

Shamartham sarvashastrani vihitani manishibhih ।
Sa eva sarva shastrajnah yasya shantam manah sada ॥

 

All scriptures are written with the intention of helping one find inner peace.One who has inner tranquility always can be called a scholar who knows scriptures.

 

लालनाद्बहवो दोषाः ताडने बहवो गुणाः ।
तस्मात्पुत्रं च शिष्यं च ताडयेन्न तु लालयेत् ॥ 1112

 

Lalanadbahavo doshah tadane bahavo gunah ।

Tasmatputram cha shishyam cha tadayenna tu lalayet ॥

 

Pampering leads to many defcts, whereas hitting one results in some good things. One should discipline one’s child or student without hitting or pampering.

 

दण्डन्यास: परं दानं कामत्यागस्तप: स्मृतम् ।
स्वभावविजय: शौर्यं सत्यं च समदर्शनम् ॥ 1113

 

Dandanyasah param danam kamatyagastapah smrutam ।

Svabhavavijayah shauryam satyam cha samadarshanam ॥

 

Giving up all aggression is the greatest charity and renunciation of lust is real penance. Overcoming one’s emotions is real heroism and practicing truth is seeing Godhead everywhere.

 

अरूष्यन् क्रुश्यमानस्य सुकृतं नाम विन्दति ।

दुष्कृतं चात्मनो मर्षी रूष्यतेवापमार्ष्टि वै ॥ 1114

 

Arushyan krushyamanasya sukrutam nama vindati ।
Dushkrutam chatmano marshi rūshyatevapamarshti vai ॥

If a person, when abused by another, does not yield to wrath, he is then sure

to take away the merit of all good deeds that have been done by the abuser.

 

वितरति यावद्दाता तावत्सकलोऽपि भवति कलभाषी ।

विरते पयसि घनेभ्यः शाम्यन्ति शिखण्डिनां ध्वनयः ॥ 1115

 

Vitarati yavaddata tavatsakalo api bhavati kalabhashi ।

Virate payasi ghanebhyah shamyanti shikhandinam dhvanayah ॥

 

 

So long as a person is donating, everyone speaks about him with

pleasant voice. The cry of peacocks stops when the clouds stop raining.