अधोदृष्टिर्वदेत्कृत्वा पापं प्राप्तः सभां नरः ।

तस्माद्यत्नात्परिज्ञेयाश्चिह्नैरेतैर्विचक्षणैः ॥ १476

 

Adhodrushtirvadetkrutva papam praptah sabham narah ।
Tasmadyatnatparijneyashchihnairetairvicakshanaih ॥

 

If, in a court, a man speaks with his eyes fixed to the ground and

refuses to make eye contact, then he is surely guilty of the crime.

 

उद्यतेष्वपि शस्त्रेषु दूतो वदति नान्यथा ।
सदैवावध्यभावेन यथार्थस्य हि वाचकः ॥ १477

 

Udyateshvapi shastreshu duto vadati nanyatha ।
Sadaivavadhyabhavena yatharthasya hi vacakah ॥

 

A messenger will speak inspite of talk of weapons against him.

Well protected by the king, he will speak the truth not otherwise.

 

आत्मपितृमातृगुणैः प्रख्यातश्चोत्तमोत्तमः ।

गुणैरात्मभवैः ख्यातः पैतृकैर्मातृकैः पृथक् ॥ १47८

 

Atmapitrumatrugunaih prakhyatashcottamottamah ।
Gunairatmabhavaih khyatah paitrukairmatrukaih pruthak ॥

 

A person may become well known by the good qualities of himself, his father and mother. It is best if he becomes famous by his own qualities rather than depending on

the qualities of his father or mother.

 

चैतन्यः शश्वतः शन्तो व्योमातितो निरञ्जनः ।

बिन्दुनादकलातीतस्तस्मै श्रिगुरुवे नमः ॥ १479

 

Chaitanya Shashwatah shanto vyomatito niranjanah ।
Bindunaad kalatitah tasmai shri Gurave Namah ॥

My Salutations to that reverential teacher, who is verily the eternal consciousness, which is of the nature of peace. He transcends space & time, the concept of zero, the primordial sound and all parts.

 

मुहूर्तमपि चेद्विज्ञः पण्डितं पर्युपासते ।

क्षिप्रं धर्मं विजानाति जिह्वा सूपरसं यथा ॥ १4८० 

Muhurtamapi chedvijnah panditam paryupasate ।

Kshipram dharmam vijanati jivha suparasam yatha ॥

An intelligent person, even if he is with a learned person for a short while,

understands dharma just as the tongue can taste pulses immediately.