पर्यट्य पृथिवीं सर्वां स्थानं पश्यामि तन्नहि ।

यस्मिन्नव्यापते भ्राता जननी जनकोऽपि वा ॥ ५८१

Paryatya pruthivim sarvam sthanam pashyami tannahi ।

Yasminnavyapate bhrata janani janako api va ॥

Having wandered all over the world, I could not find that place

where one could find a brother, mother or father.

अन्तर्गतमलो दुष्टस्तीर्थस्नानशतैरपि ।

न शुष्यति यथा भाण्डं सुराया दाहितं च सत् ॥ ५८२

Antargatamalo dushtastirthasnanashatairapi ।

Na shushyati yatha bhandam suraya dahitam cha sat ॥

Evil thoughts in the mind of a wicked person cannot be washed away even with a hundred baths in pilgrimage centres, just as liquor in a pot cannot be purified by heating it.

न हीदृशं संवननं त्रिषु लोकेषु विद्यते ।

दया मैत्री च भूतेषु दानं च मधुरा च वाक् ॥  ५८३

Na heedrusham samvananam trishu lokeshu vidyate ।

Daya maitri cha bhuteshu danam cha madhura cha vak ॥

One cannot find better qualities in three worlds than these -

compassion, friendship, charity towards all and sweet words.

पुष्पे गन्धं तिले तैलं काष्टेऽग्निं पयसिघृतम् ।

इक्षौ गुडं तथा देहे पश्यात्मानं विवेकतः ॥ ५८४

Pushpe gandham tile tailam kashte agnim payasighrutam ।

Ikshau gudam tatha dehe pashyatmanam vivekatah ॥

Fragrance in flowers, oil in sesame seeds, fire in wood, ghee in milk,

jaggery in sugarcane are all qualities to perceive like wisdom in the human body.

भार्यावियोगः सुजनापवादः ऋणस्य शेषं कृपणस्य सेवा ।

दारिद्र्यकाले प्रियदर्शनं च विनाग्निना पञ्च दहन्ति कायम् ॥ ५८५

Bharyaviyogah sujanapavadah runasya shesham krupanasya seva ।

Daridryakale priyadarshanam cha vinagnina pancha dahanti kayam ॥

Separation from wife, censure by good people, remainder of debt, having to serve a miser, visitors during hardship are five things which burn one’s body without fire.

नह्यतो धर्मचरणं किञ्चिदस्ति महत्तरम् ।

यथा पितरि शुश्रूषा तस्य वा वचनक्रिया ॥ ५७६

Nahyato dharmacharanam kinchidasti mahattaram ।

Yatha pitari shushrusha tasya va vachanakriya ॥

There is no greater act of virtue than taking care of

one’s father and carrying out his instructions.

पापस्य हि फलं दुःखं तद् भोक्तव्यमिहात्मना ।

तस्मादात्मावघार्थं मूढः पापं करिष्यति ॥ ५७७

Papasya hi phalam dukham tad bhoktvyamihatmana ।

Tasmadatmavaghartham muddhah papam karishyati ॥

The result of sin is sorrow which one’s soul has to suffer.

A fool would commit a sin to put his own self in danger.

द्रव्यज्वरातुराणां तु शान्तये नौषधादयपि ।

नहि वृष्टिशतेनापि पाषाणादङ्कुरोदयः ॥ ५७८

Dravyajvaraturanam tu shantaye naushadhadayapi ।

Nahi vrushtishatenapi pashanadankurodayah ॥

Those with fever of acquiring more and more wealth cannot be cured with medicines. Even with hundred rains a seed cannot sprout over stones.

प्रथमे नार्जिता विद्या द्वितीये नार्जितं धनम् ।

तृतीये नार्जितं पुण्यं चतुर्थे किं करिष्यसि ॥ ५७९

Prathame narjita vidya dvitiye narjita dhanam ।

Trutiye narjitam punyam chaturte kim karishyasi ॥

When in the first part of life you did not acquire education, in the second, money, in the third, merit(punyam), what can you acquire in the fourth?

यस्य नास्ति स्वयं प्रज्ञा शास्त्रं तस्य करोति किम् ।

लोचनाभ्यां विहीनश्च दर्पणः किं करिश्यति ॥ ५८०

Yasya nasti svayam prajna shastram tasya karoti kim ।

Lochanabhyam vihinasya darpanah kim karishyati ॥

For a person without awareness what can scriptures teach?

For a person without eyesight what use is a mirror?

कृषितो नास्ति दुर्भिक्षं जपतो नास्ति पातकम् ।

मौनतः कलहो नास्ति नास्ति जागरतो भयम् ॥ ५७१

Krushito nasti durbhiksham japato nasti patakam ।

Maunatah kalaho nasti nasti jagarato bhayam ॥

For one who grows food there is no famine, for one who prays there is no hell

For one who is silent there is no quarrel and for one who is awake there is no fear.

पञ्चाग्नयो मनुष्येण परिचर्याः प्रयत्नतः ।

पितामाताग्निरात्मा च गुरुश्च भरतर्षभः ॥ ५७२

Panchagnayo  manushyena paricharyah prayatnatah ।

Pitamatagniratma cha gurushcha bharatarshabhah ॥

There are five Agnis for a man to tender with care.

Father, mother, fire, one’s soul and teacher, O Prince!

आश्रमास्तुलया सर्वान् धृतानार्हुमनीषिणः ।

एकतश्च त्रयो राजन् गृहस्ताश्रम एकतः ॥ ५७३

Ashramastulaya sarvan dhrutanarhumanishinah ।

Ekatashcha trayo rajan gruhatashram ekatah ॥

If the four stages of a person (Brahmacharya, Gruhastha, Vanaprastha & Sanyasa) are weighed in a scale, O King, Gruhasthashrama will be on one side with the next three on the other.

मणिर्लुन्ठति पादाग्रे काचः शिरसि धार्यते ।

क्रयविक्रय वेलायां काचः काचो मणिर्मणिः ॥ ५७४

Manirluntthati padagre kachah shirasi dharyate ।

Krayavikraya velayam kachah kacho manirmanih ॥

A gem gets stuck under the foot, a piece of glass is worn on the head.

At the time of buying and selling, glass is glass and a jewel is jewel.

कुत आगत्य घटते विघट्य क्व नु याति च ।

न लक्ष्यते गतिः सम्यग्घनस्य च धनस्य च ॥ ५७५

Kuta agatya ghatate vighatya kva nu yati cha ।

Na lakshyate gatih samyagghanasya cha dhanasya cha ॥

From where does it come and having come where does it go?

The movement is not seen clearly, either that of a cloud or that of money.

देहिनोऽस्मिन्यथा देहे कौमारं यौवनं जरा  ।

तथा देहान्तरप्राप्तिर्धीरस्तत्र न मुह्यति ॥ ५६६

dehinosminyatha dehe kaumaram yauvanam jara  ।

tatha dehantarapraptirdhIrastatra na muhyati ॥

One sees one’s body go through stages like childhood, youth and old age and

then on to death and a new body. The brave one accepts this and does not grieve.

जनकश्चोपनेता च यश्च विद्यां प्रयच्चति ।

अन्नदाता भयत्राता पञ्चैते पितरः स्मृता ॥ ५६७

Janakashchopaneta ya yashcha vidyam prayachchati ।

Annadata bhayatrata panchaite pitarah smruta ॥

One who gives birth, one who initiates, one who educates, one who provides food and one who protects from fear are the five considered akin to a father.

लोके सुखं परजनाय हितोपदेशः ।

तद्वत्समाचरणमेव परन्तु दुःखम् ॥ ५६८

Loke sukham parajanaya hitopadeshah ।

Tadvatsamacharanameva parantu dukham ॥

In this world, giving advice to others on being wise is

easy, but to follow one’s own advice is very difficult.

ईर्षी घृणि न संतुष्टः क्रोधिनो नित्यशङ्कितः ।

परभाग्योपजीवी च षडेते नित्य दुःखिता ॥ ५६९

Eershi ghruni na santushtah krodhino nityashankitah ।

Parabhagyopajivi cha shadete nitya dukhitah ॥

An envious person, an abusive person, a discontented person, an angry person, a suspicious person, one who is dependent on others: these six types will always be unhappy.

अनाहूतः प्रविशति अपृष्टो बहु भाषते ।

अविश्वस्ते विश्वसति मूढचेता नराधमः ॥ ५७०

Anahutah pravishati aprushto bahu bhashate ।

Avishvaste vishvasati mudhacheta naradhamah ॥

One who barges in without being invited, talks a lot without being

asked, trusts untrustworthy people, is a foolish and lowly person.

एकवर्णं यथा दुग्धं भिन्नवर्णासु धेनेषु ।

तथैव धर्मवैचित्र्यं तत्तवमेकं परं स्मृतम् ॥ ५६१

Ekavarnam yatha dugdham bhinnavarnasu dheneshu ।

Tathaiva dharmavaichitryam tattvamekam param smrutam ॥

Just like milk from different cows is of the same colour,

The teaching of different religions is all the same.

श्रूयताम् धर्मसर्वस्वं श्रुत्वा चैवावधार्यताम् ।

आत्मन: प्रतिकूलानि परेषां न समाचरेत् ॥ ५६२

Shruyatam dharmasarvasvam shrutva chaivavadharyatam ।

Atmanah pratikulani paresham na samacharet ॥

Let us listen to what Dharma says and after listening, let us imbibe its essence.

Let us not insist on others following what goes against our own selves.

सर्वाः संपत्तयस्तस्य संतुष्टं यस्य मानसम् ।

उपानद्गूढपादस्य  ननु चर्माऽऽवृतेव भूः ॥ ५६३

Sarvah sampattayastasya santushtam yasya manasam ।

Upanadguddhapadasya nanu charma avruteva bhuh ॥

A person with a contented mind will be content with all sorts of wealth. With

shoes on his feet he will not wish for the whole earth to be covered with leather.

तीर्थानि दीर्घाध्वपरिश्रमाणि बहुव्ययानि क्रतुडंबराणि ।

तपांसि मुक्त्वा तनुशोषणानि हिंसाविरामे रमतां मतिर्वः ॥ ५६४

Teerthani deergadhvaparishramani bahuvyayani kratudambarani ।

Tapamsi muktva tanushoshanani himsavirame ramattam matirvah ॥

To attain Moksha, going on a pilgrimage is long and arduous, performing yajnas is very expensive, doing penance is punishment to the body. Wisemen shun all kinds of violence.

विद्वानेव विज्ञानाति विद्वज्जनपरिश्रमम् ।

न हि वन्ध्या विज्ञानति गुर्वीं प्रसववेदनम् ॥ ५६५

Vidvaneva vijnanati vidvajjanaparishramam ।

Na hi vandhya vijnanati gurvim prasavavedanam ॥

Only learned people can understand the difficulties of scholars.

A barren woman can not understand the troubles of a mother giving birth.