IMPORTANCE OF THREE
TRAYA EVADHANA RAAJAN BHARYAA DAASASTATHA SUTAH ||
YATTE SAMADHIGACHCHHANTI YASYA TE TASYA TADDHANAM ||
(Vidur says to king
Dhritarashtra that wife, son and servant do not have the
authority over the wealth, they earn because they themselves
are under the authority of Husband, Father and Master
respectively).
HARNAM CHA PARSWAANAAM
PARDAARABHIMARSHANAM ||
SUHRIDASCHA PARITYAAGASTRAYO DOSHAH KSHAYAVAHAH ||
(One who takes away others wealth by deceit, developed
intimacy with women other than his own wife and abandons a
kind and gentle friend is doomed)
TRIVIDHAM NARKASYEDAM DWAARAM NAASHANMAATMANAH ||
KAAMAH KRODHASTATHA LOBHASTASMAADETATTRAYAM TYAJET ||
(KAAMA (LUST), KRODHA (ANGER) AND LOBHA (GREED) must be
shunned by a man as these three destroy the AATMA (soul) and
are the three doors of the Hell)
VARPRADAANAM RAAJYAM CHA PUTRAJANM CHA BHARAT ||
SHATROSHCHA MOKSHANAM KRICHCHHRAATTRIINI CHAIKAM CHA
TATSAMAM ||
(The joys of getting a boon, acquiring a state and birth of
a son even if combined cannot match the joy of being
released from the ruthless clutches of an enemy)
DEVATANAM CHA SANKALPAMANUBHAVAM CHA DHEEMATAAM ||
VINAYAM KRITVIDDYAANAAM VINASHAM PAAPAKARMANAAM ||
(Resolution made to realize god, influence of an intelligent
person, humility of a learned person and annihilation of the
sinners give instant results)
ABANDONMENT AND ACCEPTANCE OF FOUR THINGS
CHATWARI RAAGYA TU MAHAABALEN, VARJYAANYAAHUH PANDITAASTAANI
VIDDYAAT ||
ALPAPRAGYAI SAHA MANTRAM NA KURYANNA DEERGHASUTTRAI
RABHASAISHCHAARNAISCCHA ||
(Vidur says to Yudhishtir that one must
not take secret advice from an intelligent, a
procrastinator, a man who is always in hurry and a false
admirer. These four are worth abandoning for an emperor. A
learned man must recognize these people)
CHATWARI TE TAAT GRIHE VASANTU SHRIYAABHI JUSHTASYA
GRIHASTHADHARME ||
VRIDDHO GYATIRVASANNAH KULINAH SAKHA DARIDRO BHAGINI
CHAANPATYAA ||
(Vidur says to
Dhritarashtra " O King, Goddess Laxmi showers blessings on
such homes where senior most member of the family is
protected, where a high caste man fallen in bad times, a
money-less friend and a childless sister are given refuge
and shelter)
FRIEND
ARCHAYEDEVA MITRANI SATI VAASATI VAA DHANE ||
NAANARTHAYAN PRAJAANAATI MITRAANAAM SAARPHALGUTTAM ||
(Whether one has or does not have wealth, he must be
hospitable to his friends. One should never demand anything
from their friends, trying to examine their worthiness)
USELESSNESS OF SORROW (SANTAAPA)
SANTAAPAAD BHRASHYATE ROOPAM ||
SANTAAPAADA BHRASHYATE BALAM ||
SANTAAPAADA BHRASHYATE GYAANAM ||
SANTAAPAADA VYAADHIMRICHCHHATI ||
(Sorrow destroys beauty (Roopa), Power (Balaa)
is destroyed by SANTAAPA (sorrow), GYAN (KNOWLEDGE) is
destroyed by sorrow. Due to sorrow, man becomes diseased
(ROGI))
ANAVAAPYAM CHA SHOKEN SHAREERAM CHOPATAPYATE ||
AMITRAASHCHA PRAHRISHYANTI MAA SMA SHOKE MANAHKRITHAAH ||
(One does not get aspired things by
mourning about it, it only causes pain to the body and ones
enemies rejoice. Hence your heart should be free of sorrow)
SUKHAM CHA DUHKHAM CHA BHAVAABHAVOW CHA ||
LAABHAALAABHO MARANAM JEEVITAM ||
PARYAAYASHAH SARVAMETE SPRISHANTI ||
TASMAADA DHEERO NA CHA HRISHYENNA SHOCHET CHA ||
(Everyone undergoes the cycle of Joy-
Sorrow, creation-destruction, gain-loss and life-death one
by one. Hence a DHEERA (patient) man must not either be
happy for them or mourn for them)
CAUTION
NA VISHVAASAAJJAATU PARASYA GEHE ||
GACCHENNARASCHETAYAANO VIKAALE ||
NA CHATVARE NISHI TISHTHENNIGOODHO ||
NA RAAJKAAMYAAM YOSHITAM PRARTHAYEETA||
(An alert man should never visit such a man's home during
the evenings who is untrustworthy. He should not try to hide
himself at the cross road, in the night as there is a chance
of getting caught and he should not try to acquire that
woman in which the king is interested as there is a
certainty of persecution)
EIGHT QUALITIES OF A MAN
ASHTAOW GUNAAH PURUSHAM DEEPAYANTI ||
PRAGYAA CHA KAOULYAM CHA SHRUTAM DAMASHCHA ||
PARAAKRAMASHCHAABAHUBHAASHITAA CHA ||
DAANAM YATHASHAKTI KRITAGYATAA CHA ||
(The following eight qualities increases
the SHOBHA (splendour) of a man- BUDDHI (intelligence),
KULINTAA (nobility), SHASTRAGYAAN-knowledge of scriptures,
INDRIYANIGRAHA (control of the senses), PARAKRAMA (Bravery),
Little talk, charity according to his ability and
KRITAGYATAA (gratefulness)
ADVANTAGES OF BATHING DAILY
GUNAA DASHA SNAANSHEELAM BHAJANTE ||
BALAM ROOPAM SWARAVARNAPRASHUDDHIH ||
SPARSHASHCHA GANDHASHCHA VISHUDDHTAA CHA ||
SHRIH SAOUKUMAARYAM PRAVARAASHVA NAARYAH ||
(One who takes his bath daily increases
his BALA (power), ROOPA (beauty and splendour), gets sweet
voice, becomes fairer, achieves KOMALTAA (tenderness),
SUGANDHA (fragrance), PAVITRATAA (purity), SHOBHA (splendour)
and SUKUMARATAA (delicacy)
THE ADVANTAGES OF HAVING FOOD MODERATELY
GUNAASHCHA SHANMITABHUKTAM BHAJANTE ||
AAROGYAMAAYUSHCHA BALAM SUKHAM CHA ||
ANAAVILAM CHAASYA BHAVATYAPATYAM ||
NA CHAINAMAADDYOON ITI KSHIPANTI ||
(One who has food moderately has the following six
advantages, not only is he healthy, gets long life (AAYU),
strength (BALA) and HAPPINESS (SHUKHA), but also his
children are blesse with beauty and no one makes fun of him
for eating too much)
DUTY OF A MAN
UTPAADDYA PUTRAANANRINAANSHCHA KRITVAA ||
VRITTIM CHA TEBHYONUVIDHAAYA KAANCHIT ||
STHAANE KUMAAREEH PRATIPAADDYA SARVAA ||
ARANYASAMSTHOTHA MUNIRBUBHUSHET ||
(After giving birth to a son, clearing all their debts,
managing a means of earning a livelihood for them, then
after arranging the marriages of his daughters, he should
lead the life of a recluse in the forest)
MEANESS (ADHAMATAA)
NA SHRADDHAATI KALYAANAM PAREBHYOPYAATMASHAMKITAH ||
NIRAAKAROTI MITRAANI YO VAI SO DHAMAPURUSHAH ||
(One who does not believe in KALYAAN
(benediction) done by others because of his disbelief in
himself keeps his friends away and undoubtedly is an ADHAM
(mean) man.)
UTTAMAANEVA SEVETA PRAAPTAKAALE TU MADHYAMAAN ||
ADHAMAANSTU NA SEVETA YA ICHCHHEDA BHUTIMAATMANAH ||
(One who wants his own advancement must do service UTTAM
(supreme, best) quality man, If situation so arises, he can
also do service to the MADHYAMA (medium) man, but he must
never serve an ADHAMA (mean) man)
DEVADRAVYAVINAASHENA BRAHMSVAHARANEN CHA ||
KULAANYAKULATAAM YAANTI BRAHMANAATIKRAMENA CHA ||
(Destroying wealth concerned with the deities, stealing a
Brahmin's wealth and dishonouring him makes the highest
caste, a KOOLA and mean (ADHAMA)
AKASMAADEVA KUPYANTI PRASEEDANTYANIMITTATAH ||
SHEELAMETADASAADHUNAAMBHRAM PAARIPLAVAM YATHA ||
(The nature of a wicked man is restless (CHANCHAL) like the
clouds, all of a sudden, they become angry and happy without
any apparent reason)
INFLUENCES
YADI SANTAM SEVATI YADDASANTAM ||
TAPASVINAM YADI VAA STENAMEVA ||
VAASO YATHA RANGAVASHAM PRAYAATI ||
TATHAA SA TESHAAM VASHAMBHYUPAITI ||
(Just as clothes can be coloured in whichever colour, one
wishes, similarly if a man serves a SAJJANA (gentleman),
ASSAJANA (evil man), TAPASVI (an ascetic) or an evil, he
gets influenced by each of them that is man is influenced by
the company he keeps)
DONT'S
NAAKROSHI SYANNAAVAMAANEE PARASYA ||
MITRADOHEE NOTA NEECHOPASEVEE ||
NA CHAABHIMAANEE NA CHA HEENAVRITTO ||
RUKSHAAM VAACHAM RUSHATEEM VARJAYEETA ||
(Neither use foul language on others nor show disrespect to
him. Never have enmity with MITRA (friends) and never do a
SEVA (service) to a NEECHA (degenerate man), never be
lacking in SADAACHAAR, morality and arrogant (ABHIMAAN).
Shun dry and angry speech (VAANI))
ARUNTUDAM PARUSHAM RUKSHAVAACHAM ||
VAAKKANTAKAIRVITUDANTAM MANUSHYAAN ||
VIDDYADALAKSHMIKATAMAM JANAANAAM ||
MUKHE NIBADDHAAM NIRRITIM VAI VAHANTAM ||
POWER OF SPEECH
ROHTE SAAYAKAIRVIDDHAM VANAM PARASHUNAA HATAM ||
VAACHA DURUKTAM BIBHATSAM NA SANROKSHATI VAAKSHATAM ||
(A forest even if pierced with arrows and cut with the axe
flourishes again but a wound caused by bitter speech never
heals)
VAAKSAAYAKAA VADANAANNISHPATANTI YAIRAAHATAH SHOCHITA
RAATRYAHAANI ||
PARASYA NAAMARMASU TE PATANTI TAAN PANDITO NAAVASRIJET
PAREBHYAH ||
(The VACHANA (SPEECH) is like a BAANA (ARROW). Both
of them hurt the heart of a man, as a result of which, the
man who has been hurt is badly affected day and night. Hence
a learned man should be cautious while speaking)
LIES
YADI SANTAM SEVATI YADDASANTAM ||
HANTI JAATAANJAATAANSHCHA HIRANYAARTHENRITAM VADAN ||
SARVAM BHOOMYANRITE HANTI MAA SMA BHOOMYANTRITA VADEH ||
(One who tells a lie to acquire gold, sends all his past and
future generations into hell. One who tells a lie to acquire
BHOOMI (land) and STHREE (woman) looses everything and is
doomed)
IDENTIFICATION OF A MAN
TRINOLKAYAA GYAYATE JAATARUPAM ||
VRITTEN BHADRO VYAVAHAAREN SAADHUH ||
SHOORO BHAYESHVARTHAKRICHCHHRESSHU DHEERAH ||
KRICHCHHRESHVAAPATSU SUHRIDASHCHAARAYASHCHA||
(Gold is tested in the fire for identification. A virtuous
man is identified by his SADAACHAAR (morality). A sage
(SAADHU) is identified by his VYAVAHAAR (behaviour). A brave
man is identified in BHAYA (fear) that is in dangerous and
challenging situation, a DHEERA (patient) man is identified
when he is confronted by economic problems, enemies and
friends are identified in difficult and trying times)
FOOD
SAMPANNATARAMEVAANNAM DARIDRA BHUNJATE SADAA ||
KSHUT SWADUTAAM JANAYATI SAA CHAADHYESHU SUDURLABHAA||
(Poor (Daridra) people always have tasty
food because the intensity of hunger in them is greater than
the rich people. On the contrary, rich people, inspite of
having all the varieties of food lack hunger)
PRAAYEN SHRIMATAAM LOKE BHOKTUM SHAKTIRNA VIDDYATE ||
JEERYANTYAPI HI KAASHTHANI DARIDRAANAAM MAHEEPATE ||
(Vidur says to king Dhritarashtra that O king, in this
world, the rich people do not have the power of hunger
whereas the poor people can digest even a piece of wood that
is hunger is directly related to physical activities)
AVRITTIRBHAYAMANTYAANAAM MADHYAANAAM MARNAAD BHAYAM ||
UTTAMAANAAM TU MARTYAANAAMAVAMAANAAT PARAM BHAYAM ||
(The lowest type of people fear the absence of means of
earning their livelihood, the medium type fear death but the
highest type fear disgrace and dishonour)
