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===========================SHRINGAAR SHATAK
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Meaning: I prostrate before Bhagwan Makardhwaja Kamadeva (cupid) because of whos
e blessings, 3 goddesses
Saraswati, Laxmi and Parvati, whose eyes are like that
of a deer, have mesmerized Brahma, Vishnu, Mahesh and have appointed them as the
ir slaves to do household choirs. I am unable to describe the greatness of their
nature because their nature is sublime and divine.
Meaning:- Beautiful attractive women, by their blissful smiles, their feelings t
hat exhibit their desire for sensual pleasure by their shyness, their way of loo
king. Their soft hypnotizing speech, Jealously and art of lovemaking and all the
ir other expressions in form of ponds bind men to the material and physical worl
d.
The movements of the eyebrows, soft speech, their smile, shyness, elegance and p
oise in their walk, are all the ornaments as well as the weapons of women.
What is worth seeing in this world which is meaningless, for those who are conno
isseurs of beauty? The beautiful face of the beloved embellished with love.
Which is the best thing worth smelling?
The breath of beloved.
Which is the best thing worth hearing?
The beautiful, soft and mesmerising speech of the beloved.
Which is the best thing worth achieving or aiming at?
The youthhood of the beloved and her elegance.
Whom does that beautiful, attractive woman not mermerize, whose body is embellis
hed by the saffron paste, on whose pinkish breasts the garland of pearl hangs, o
n whose feet the swans in form of anklets are making different sounds.
Noble poets are also stupid who refer to famous damsels and beauties are Abala (la
cking strength). How can those damsels be known as Abalar who have mutilated and c
onquered great, noble and capable gods alike Indra, Just by looking at them.
Really, Lord Kamadeva (Cupid) is in the real senses the obedient slave and serva
nt of these beautiful damsels who possess beautiful eyebrows. The reason is that
wherever these beautiful damsels look, Kamadev in that direction starts his wor
k of creating desire for love.
The things that destroy darkness are lamps, fire constellations stars, sun and m
oon but despite all this, if that women with eyes of a deer (Mrignayani) is not
near me, then for me the entire world is lost in darkness.
O mind! Why are you anxious if a woman s breast are firm, the buttocks are beautif
ul and if the face is attractive and beautiful. If you intend to enjoy these thi
ngs, do good and accumulate virtues, without which one cannot enjoy them.

Pretty young
t violently.
these women
egin to pose

women easily penetrate the heart of the promising men and agitate i
At first sight, they trap the men with their flirting glances. Then
follow the activity of men, enjoy physical intimacy with them and b
sorry when the men depart.

A male loves his beloved as long as he has not received her physical dedication.
It all begins with the sight. First, one wishes to see his beloved. Then he wis
hes to embrace her. Embracing leads to physical union between the two and a stro
ng desire that this union should last forever.
Heaven is nowhere else. It is right here on the earth. Imagine your beloved come
s to meet you adorned with a scented garland of Malati and her erotic parts perfum
ed with saffron and sandal. She comes and unites with you. It is the real heaven
.
As long as the desire is not provoked, noble women repulse the sexual advances.
But slowly, as their desire grows, they feel shy and yawn repeatedly to let loos
e their body. Their patience also begins to give away and they become submissive
to the will of their male partner. Now at this stage, even the noble women enjo
y stroking, caressing, fondling, kissing and all other foreplay.
Kaamdev does have a real existence. He exists as the joy, young men and women ex
perience at the height of their sexual union with closed eyes.
Rainy season is also like an amorous young lady. Such as an amorous young woman
who has well developed and heavy bust and adorns herself with scented flowers ki
ndles the fire of love by her appearance, similarly the rains cause the ripples
of joy to appear in the heart.
Fortunate are those men who pass the rainy season indoors in the arms of their b
eloved. Because of continuous rains, no one can venture out. To beat the coldnes
s of the season, young women embrace their lovers and cool breeze does away with
their sexual fatigue.
Such a man is really fortunate who enjoys an intercourse at midnight during Shar
ad Ritu (autumn) and lovingly accepts a drink from his beloved to remove his tir
edness.
The cool breeze of winter tickles the pretty young women like a handsome man pro
vokes their carnal desires. Activities like kissing the rose-like cheeks, pressi
ng of breasts, and caressing of thighs, that lead to sighing, and shivering of a
young woman and which are normally carried out by a male partner are performed
by cool breeze of the winter.
The cool winter breeze behaves very much like sexy men. It blows away the untidy
hair of pretty young women and causes them to close their eyes and let out an a
morous sighing voice.
Not much needs to be said about adornment. Only two things are enjoyable by the

men. One: pretty young women with round and amorous body parts and second: the f
orest.
Impartially, I speak the truth and it is the only truth in all the three worlds
that nothing else is as comfortable in the world as the pretty young women are a
nd nothing else is the root of all tussles except pretty young women.

Metaphysical knowledge of the polymaths stays as long as they have not experienc
ed the flirting glances of amorous young women.

Bhartrihari says that even Brahma cannot deter a woman from her activities, whic
h she undertakes out of excitement generated by love.
Flirting glances of beautiful young ladies are a sure way to the hell. These gla
nces deviate even the most learned people from their discipline. So only a few r
are people, who have the knowledge of mysterious scriptures, meet fortune at the
end.

Truly, Kamadeva doesn t spare even the dead ones. Even an old dog, which is weak,
one-eyed, lame, has one ear, no tail and is afflicted with wounds full of pus an
d infecting worms, cannot contain its carnal desires and stalks a bitch througho
ut the day.

Even the great sages like Vishwamitra, and Parashar who lived on plain food, wat
er and air, could not contain their urges when they saw the beautiful faces of p
retty young women. It is not surprising then if an ordinary person who lives on
milk and cereals falls in love with young women. Control of sense organs by an o
rdinary person is as surprising as a mountain floating on the sea.

How can such a woman be a beloved of men, mere thought of whom makes a man mourn
, sight of whom, makes a man mad and touch of whom, makes a man lose his conscio
usness.

There is no ambrosia like a beloved. There is no poison like a beloved. Dedicati

on of the beloved gives supreme joy like ambrosia and an indifferent beloved cau
ses great pain like poison.

In fact, a woman likes no one. She speaks with one man lovingly while glancing a
t the other flirtingly but in heart thinks of the third man. Hence, neither the
words nor the actions of a woman could be trusted.

Fortunate are those, whose mind does not develop a weakness to see a pretty youn

g woman with shifty eyes, developed breasts and beautiful figure.

When the fortunes of the man rise, he gets a huge splendid house, beautiful girl
as wife and lot of wealth. But when his fortune ends, all his wealth scatters a
way like the beads of a necklace broken in a quarrel over gaining physical right
on a prostitute.
Someone loves the path to asceticism. Someone loves the path to wisdom. Still ot
hers rank beauty supreme. Thus, interests of men are different from one another.

Bhartrihari says if his beloved has breathed his last or is still breathing some
how, it is futile for him to go there and attend to her.

If you don t want to be drowned by the sea, called world, give a wide birth to the
river called woman. Never try to approach her or you will be washed away in the
whirlpool of her round and dome-shaped bust.

Fortunate are those men who remove their fatigue, generated by fervent intercour
se, resting their head on well expanded, plump, soft and cool bust of their mate
and have a momentary slumber.
Learned people regard a woman as a statue of impurity. Still such learned people
come to rut when they see a pretty woman. Mere sight of an amorous pretty woman
causes tremendous joy to these learned people who fall instantly in love with h
er and appreciate her beauty. They compare her eyes with lotus, her breasts with
domes and her eyebrows with the bow of Kamadeva.
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===========================VAIRAGYA SHATAK
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Lord Shiva who is like a lamp enkindled by the flame of knowledge resides the te
mple of the heart of the ascetics; on whose head the moon is emanating its radia
nce alike an ornament, he who destroys the moths (a metaphor of sensual pleasure
) in their play, he who is shinning as the anterior and of the enkindled wick an
d who eliminates the darkness from the heart filled with infinite attachments.

I wandered in all those places which were inaccessible because of water, dense,
forest, mountains and forts but in vain.
I renounced the pride of the clan and the caste and selflessly served the wealth
y people. I, alike a crow ate in the houses of others with disrespect, out of gr
eed. O Desire! The one who make one indulge in sinful deeds, you are yet increas
ing and growing by leaps and bounds and are not being satisfied.
I dug the ground with the desire of exhuming some treasury, I blowed with fire,

all the minerals found in the Mainaka Mountain, I crossed

gs and August people by exerting tirelessly, I spent many
reciting incantation coreted with so called super natural
ards but O Desire, O Greed, I did not even get a penny in
become satisfied and happy.

the ocean, pleased kin

nights meditating and
powers, in the grave y
return That is why you

I could not enjoy either of the material pleasures but we are badly tormented by
the desires of attaining the pleasures. We did not practice penance but we had
to bear spiritual sorrow or 3 worries Adhibhautik, Adhidaivik and Adhyatnik. We
could not seek and stay in the company of good people, pious and sublime souls b
ut we have gradually become old by indulging in material things and incessantly
striving for the same. Our desires have not yet ceased, but we have become weak
and feeble and have turned useless.
There are wrinkles on my face because of old age. All my hair on my head have tu
rned white and my hand, legs have turned loose and feeble. But my hope is alike
a young beautiful damsel. May everything cease and get destroyed but hope and de
sire never gets emaciated.

My material desires have dissolved. The fame I had amongst people also has cease
d. Those friends who were kind hearted, loving before facing a state of misery,
have expired. Now we can get up and stand with the help of a stick and that, bec
ause of ailments our vision is also impaired. The ignorant body yet fears death
and perishing which means that it is attached to the worldly object despite of t
hese conditions
This is all very surprising indeed.
Although these material objects stay for a long time they are bound to emaciate.
What is the difference then if I leave it or it leaves me? Then why don t good pe
ople renounce these things? If one independently relinquishes all these material
things it shall result in happiness and peace. That is why it is preferable tha
t we only leave it.

Those birds, which come and sit on our laps and stay in the mountain, drink thos
e tears of joy and bliss which flow from the eyes of those noble sages who conti
nually meditate upon the great Brahma.
Because we are involved in seeing the beauty and appreciation in our places by t
he banks of rivers and lakes and also the gardens and are very satisfied with al
l this our age and life is reducing. That is why we should abstain from material
objects and on the contrary engage in contemplation of the supreme cosmic soul.

Our meals are only those things those things which are received as alms, which a
re tasteless and that to which are taken only once a day. There is nothing but t
he ground to sleep on. Our body is alike the servant. There is only one pain of
clothes, which are term and are stitched at different places.
Even after all this, sensual pleasure plagues us constantly. It is a deity that
even if we are devoid of natural pleasures desires do not free us, this is indee
d something despicable.

Because the mothers were not aware of wheat is burning they inadvertently fell i
n fire and died. In the same way a fish gets trapped in the hook on being entice
d by the flesh on the hook and loses his life. But in our material world, albeit
we know the cause of destruction and misery we because of our greed do not like
to give up sensual pleasures which is the root cause of all our adversities. It
is really ironical
the glory of ignorance is indeed unintelligible.

We can get tasty fruits from every forest with out any worry. We can drink prist
ine and sweet water from pure rivers flowing from different places. We can also
get a bed covered with creepers and tender leaves and which is soft and comforta
ble to sleep on. Despite all this, misers, destitute are ill-treated when they s
eek help of the wealthy and rich.
One who indulges in maternal pleasures in tormented by ailments emerging from Va
ta, Pitta and Kafa. Similarly there is fear of estrangement from son and miscond
uct in a family. There is fear of loss of wealth, fear of miserliness fear of en
emies, fear of old age in youthhood. There is a fear of meaningless debate in th
e scriptures, there is a fear of being criticized by the bad people on aspects l
ike merit, knowledge humility etc. the body fear death and emancipation.
In this way every thing on earth is plagued by fear. It is only detachment that
is least troubled by fear. Therefore it is in the best interest to renounce, wor
ldly things and to become detached.

Our mental and physical health does not remain sound because of many mental and
physical ailments. Adversities continually torment those who are wealthy and ric
h and because of fate one has to surrender to death after we take birth every ti
me, then what is that which is stable and unchanging? It is unfortunately nothin
g. Therefore we should not desire for pleasure precarious and capricious.

The world is alike a momentary high tide wave which is created because of the jo
y of enjoying worldly pleasures. Even our lives tend to cease within no time. Th
at youthhood in which we are involved with woman and sensual pleasures is also m
omentary. That is why O scholars who engage in giving sermons! Consider this wor
ld meaningless take pity on the people and advice people about the truth.

O, intelligent people amongst. The clouds of pleasure of humans lightening is go

ing to strike i.e. pleasures shall soon cease to exist.
Our life is transitory and momentary just as a drop of water over the lotuses. T
he passions created out of youthhood are also unstable.
Realizing this engage in meditation and contemplation and attainment of super na
tural powers so that one can make the mind stable and calm. One should also cont
emplate on the supreme cosmic soul.

Alike the wave occurring during high tide life is transitory and unstable. Youth
hood is also momentary. Even wealth, house, villages, animals all are transitory
.
All pleasures resemble the lighting amidst clouds of rains. Even the tight embra

ces of the young damsels are transitory. To cross this ocean the if the maternal
world and fear one should seek recourse to meditation on the Brahma the supreme
cosmic soul.
Old age is alike a tigresses frightening each and everyone and ailment are alike
enemies which attack on the body all the time. Age is drained alike water, whic
h gets drained from a perforated earthen pot. Despite this people incessantly en
gage in activities, which eventually results in emaciation and perish. This is r
eally very surprising.

Even day when the sun rises and sets our life becomes all the more emaciated. We
don t even realize the time spent on out work, our body, our domestic work and ot
her things.
Despite seeing old age, birth and death our mind does not fear anything. This pr
oves that the entire world has drunk the wine of attachment and greed and is not
in its senses. This is indeed the glory of time that despite realizing the trut
h we tend to neglect or overlook it.

To free oneself from the vicious and obnoxious cycle to life and death and to at
tain salvation. I did not meditate upon the lotus feet of lord Shiva. I did not
even try to break open the door of heaven by availing to methods like Yagya etc.
I did not even embrace the women in my dreams i.e. I did not even engage in Dha
rma and Karma out of the 4 attainments delineated. I did not think of the lotus
feet of Lord Shiva, which are given of liberation. Other than earning wealth we
did not attain rest of the three attainments. Moreover we our birth resulted in
the emaciation of our mother s youthfulness.

I did not learn those things that were devoid of shortcoming. I didn t even earn t
he required wealth to do charity and also for enjoyment. I did not serve my pare
nts with a clean and pure dedicated mind. I couldn t even embrace those beautiful
damsels with beautiful eyes in my dreams. I spent most of my time alike greedy c
row who is always ready to eat others food.
I could not attain Dharma by serving any parents, could not attain Artha by earn
ing required wealth and Kama by embracing the beautiful damsels. On the contrary
we spent most of the time then by about filling our stomach without acquiring k
nowledge imperative for salvation.

The Shruit s have demarcated human life to be of around a 100 years. In this 50 ye
ars have got wasted in night. 25 years are gone in childhood and old age. And th
e remaining 25 years are emaciated in ailments, estrangement from the loredones
and to earn livelihood. In this life which is alike the waves of an ocean how ca
n one expect to acquire happiness.
According to Bhartruchari, alike the artist in a drama humans spends some time a
s children, some time as a love born youth, some time as a miserable pauper, som
etime as a wealthy person and finally sometime as a very old man.
With the curtains falling down in a drama, the person goes to pleasure finally a
nd inevitably death pounces upon you.

The work, which has to happen, has to happen in the determined method and in no
other method. So one should relax and take rest.
One should work freely devoid of fear of tension. We should neither think nor po
nder over the past nor should we waste time imagining the future. I think, of al
l those things, which I can enjoy in the present.

Do not indulge in any type of sensual pleasure, control your senses, and abstain
from all the maternal and worldly objects and tread on the path of knowledge wi
th shall accrue in mitigation of all miseries. In this way realize the true self
. Avert your senses from going towards mortality and morbidity of this physical
world. Because the happiness of the mind itself is everything.
What is commendable if one achieves all the wealth merely to fulfill all the mat
ernal desires? What is great if one defeats the enemy by one s valiance and courag
e? What is the big thing if one has accumulated people who are lovers of riches
and wealth?
What is the use of even that penance which facilitates living till the time of a
nnihilation?
In reality it is not possible to become happy by availing to all the above menti
oned things.
One should worship Lord Shiva, we should be tormented continually by the fear of
birth and death, and we should not be attached to our friends and brothers and
should be free from sensual pleasures.
We should not accompany bad people and should seek refuge in the forest. What mo
re can be desired if detachment parades into our suffering is detachment.

What shall happen even if are read the Smritis, Vedas and Puranas, Reasoning gra
mmar, Shatadarshan and other scriptures? The Brahmanadiks who reside in heaven a
nd are the great noble souls of the Vedas, who stay in huts and in villages and
are giver of this and for whom holy bath and Sandhya (offering to the sun god) a
re mere a play are no way concerned to this. To be relieved from all material bo
nds it is better to meditate upon the cosmic soul Brahma. As a result one shall
attain eternal happiness. Every else is a trade or the business of a trader.

Old age is a stage that puts a human into miserable state. The body bends the sp
eed of walking reduces, the teeth fall of vision is impaired one cannot hear pro
perly, brothers and friends turn a deaf has towards what we say, the wife does n
ot serve us, moreover even the son behave alike an enemy.
Indeed, senility is extremely painful and miserable.

Until the health is good, senility shall not torment the body, there is energy i
n the senses the age shall not cease. It is during the period that the scholarly
person should strive for the well being of one self. What is the use of digging
a well when ones house is on fire? It is idiosyncrasy not to strive for one s wel
fare alike digging a well when the house is on fire.
It is worthless to strive, for all that not done, in youthhood, in old age.

When one s honour and fame retard, when one does not have enough wealth, when the
beggar becomes frustrated and goes away, when there is less food, and when depen
dents, children, grandchildren and friends go away, when all the servants go awa
y and when the body becomes weak and feeble of river Ganga in the Himalayas and
engage in meditation and contemplation.

All these rosy desires were lost in the recesses of the mind-youthhood also pass
ed away. Without the ones to praise all the qualities and merits that one s embell
ished the body are now decaying. The lord of Death suddenly comes and is now rea
dy to take our life. What is then right in such a situation?
It is only the lotus feet of lord Shiva that can liberate us from this world.

Praising Kashi the poet Bhartrihari says that where the method of meals in a gar
den itself is penance where the undergarment Kaupeen is the most beautiful attir
e, begging for alms itself is the glory, to be on the deathbed is auspiciousness
. Such a place should never be deserted by scholar and they should not go anywhe
re anytime.
Alike an ocean which does not become unstable because of the play of the fish an
d remains calm and quiet, similarly when the cosmos becomes one and only one a t
hinker does not become greedy.

He who nourishes his body by food given by others, who is devoid of relations an
d friends etc, he who lives in himself and is engaged in his work, who is detach
ed from worldly objects, who wear clothes old and torn, thrown on the road, who
is free from honour and pride, is the one whose mental flaws and short comings a
re eliminated and such a person gets absorbed in the bliss of Brahma on becoming
Yogeshwara.

A snake can stay alive merely on air. For the cows the natural land is their bed
and soft grass is their food, because of which they are happy. But god bestowed
upon human beings intellect so that they find food for themselves. But the inte
llect seems to have got destroyed because of constant usage and search.
The one who practice Yoga i.e. the Yogis should stay happy with whatever Lord Br
ahma has bestowed up on the them and that they should liberate themselves from t
he word by meditating upon Brahma through out life.
What is it if one has old, torn clothes or white clothes? What is it if one has
only one wife, elephants and horses? What is great if one s meal is cooked in exce
llent quality rice or what is it if one eats stale food?
What is the use of all wealth and riches if the flames of self does not enkindle
in the heart?

Whose bed is the huge boulders of the mountains whose house is the caves on the
mountains, who attire is the bark of he tree, whose only friend is the deer, who
se food is the fruits and flowing pristine water of the river, whose copulation
is knowledge of divine cosmic soul who has never ever availed to anyone s help any

time. I consider him only to be god.

Whose father is patience, mother is forgiveness, faithful, wife is peace, true f

riend is truth, sister is pity, brother is restraint of the mind, bed is the gro
und, clothes are the directions and food is the elixir of knowledge. O friend! T
he person who possesses these above-mentioned family members is devoid of all ty
pes of fears.
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===========================NEETI SHATAK
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It is the tradition in Sanskrit poetry that whenever anyone begins writing poetr
y, firstly he pays his respect to God and eulogizes him. This tradition has been
adhered to by Bhatrichari.
One can only experience the beatitude of that manifestation of knowledge, of tha
t divine energy that is indecipherable, invincible, unfathomable, but is present
in all the directions, north, south, east west and is present in all the times,
past present and future.

There are 3 types

ots, the ignorant
a scholar can be
plain or convince

of people in this world- The ignorant, the experts and the idi
person can be taught and explained very easily. Similarly even
explained very easy and smoothly. But not even a Pandit can ex
an idiot.

Human can make the impossible possible, but to explain this to an idiot is absol
utely impossible.
A human could possibly remove a gem from the mouth of a crocodile, he can cross
a turbulent ocean, can hold an angry snake on his head, but a person who is bias
ed cannot be pleased and cannot be convinced.
A
s
y
r

human could possibly remove oil from sand by incessant efforts, a person who i
thirsty and is an illusion make in reality drink water, a person could possibl
even find horns of a rabbit, but a person who is biased can not be convinced o
pleased.

Even by using soft and polite words one cannot make wicked people gentle and wel
l mannered.
Even if sometimes ties an intoxicated elephant by the tender fibers of the lotus
, even if some one makes a hole in the diamond with the aid of the anterior end
of the flower of Shirish and make the salty ocean sweet just by adding one drop
of nectar wilt but one cannot guide a person who is wicked even by giving sermon
s and advice like nectar.
It is the greatest merit of an idiot to remain quiet.
Lord Brahma has handed over to idiots such valuable art by which they can hide t
heir stupidity and that is silence and to remain quiet.
It is the best interest of the idiots to keep quiet in the company of scholars.

People who are ignorant consider themselves as intelligent and become proud. Bha
rtrihari says that when I was ignorant I had become a like an intoxicated elepha

nt, a person who thinks that he is omniscient, but when I came in the company of
the intelligent, I realized I am an idiot.
A selfish person does not realize his own shortcomings, such a person neither fe
ars anyone nor does he care for any one.
A bone which a dog eats is covered with plenty of ants is covered with saliva is
dirty without flesh and is of a peculiar taste, smells foul. A dog eating such
a bone does not even bother about Indra standing besides him, because a mean cre
ature doesn t realize the inferiority of the thing he possesses and is carefree.

A person who lacks judgement is subjected to constant advertises.

River Ganga incarnated on earth via Lord s Shva s hairs, the Himalaya mountains from
the mountain on earth and from the earth and from the earth into the sea.
In this way River Ganges ended up on the lowest plane. Similarly a person who la
cks judgement ends up in a plethora of difficulties.

Fire can be mitigated by air, the heat of the sun can be reduced by umbrella an
intoxicated elephant can be brought under control by a good and poison can be el
iminated from the body by many a incantations but there is no panacea for stupid
ity.

A person who despite taken human birth does not engage in study, does not do pen
ance nor does charity, does not imbibe maximum knowledge does not adhere to the
code of conduct, does not imbibe virtues alike courage, patience, pity, these pe
ople are alike animals on earth.

It is better to roam along with wild animals in the inaccessible forests and mou
ntains rather than residing with idiots in the Indraloka. There is always fear o
f catastrophe, staying with the stupid and ignorant.
We should not shoe disrespect towards the scholars because alike elephants who c
annot catch or lie the fiber of a lotus flower, similarly the scholars cannot be
enticed by money (Lakshmi) who is alike a blade of grass.

We should not destroy the merits or qualities of a virtuous person.

Although lord Brahma can destroy the Kamaivana and put an end to the pleasure of
the swans roaming but he can never master the art of separating milk from water
. Therefore we should never attenuate of destroy the virtues of a person.

Knowledge is the most magnificent retrieve of human beings, it is a secret treas

ury and is the bestow of comforts, success and happiness knowledge s the Guru of a
ll Guru s it is the principal teacher. It is alike a brother and family member in
the foreign land.
It is the most noble form of god. Amongst the kings it is knowledge which is ven
erated and worshipped and not wealth and riches. A person devoid of knowledge is
like an animal.

A person who has forgiveness, why does he need an armour? If he has anger, why d
oes he need an enemy? If he has his kinsmen and kinswomen why does he need medic
ines? If he has bad people then why does he need snakes? If he has auspicious kn
owledge, then why does he need wealth? If he has shyness then what is the need o
f ornaments? If he has good poetry then what is the need of an empire?
Cumulatively to say that knowledge is the noblest form of wealth. Knowledge can
bring into control everything.
We should have benevolence towards our kindred, compassion and pity towards our
servants, wickedness towards the wicked, love towards the suave, virtuous with t
he royal people, tolerance towards the scholars, intimacy towards the wife.
People who are embellished with above qualities are the pillars of this society.

Company of good people can reduce and mitigate the ignorance of the mind, can en
courage truthful speech and moreover cubances ones social status and prestige.
It can elimitrate sin, makes and keeps the mind happy and helps in spreading nam
e and fame. So one does not need to say that good company facilitates attainment
s of everything.
A poet who has profound knowledge of the Rasa s is always victorious. His body, th
e embodiment of success does not need to fear old age and death.

One can beget children who are of good conduct, a dedicated wife, a happy master
, loving friends, a faithful servant, a good mind, a good form, stable wealthy,
a face radiant with knowledge only if Lord Vishnu, he who eliminates all the mis
eries of the world, becomes happy.
Abstain from slaughter and violence, from enjoying someone s else property, speak
the truth, donate to a good person, do not speak or comment on another s wife, to
stop greed and avarice, to act with respect towards realization and welfare.
Alike 3 types of men, lower, medium and noble there are 3 types of works, action
s. People who are mean and inferior, fear the ensuring difficulties and do not w
ork at all, people who are of the medium type start their work, but if any adver
tising befalls on them they give up that work.
But people who are noble despite adversities before and afterwards work continua
lly and accomplish their work.

Every person begets benefits and fruits corresponding to individual perservance

and merit.
Will a lion eat grass, who is hungry, suffering because of old age, weak, feeble
, who desires to learn the skin of the forehead of an elephant and who is the mo
st respected among the respectable.

All people beget benefits and fruits according to ones qualities, perseverance a

nd assiduity.
A dog becomes happy when he gets a bone devoid of flesh, although it is not suff
icient to pacify his hunger. But a lion goes and tries to kill an elephant for a
way even if a jackal is near him. Similarly in times of distress every person ex
pect fruits corresponding to them perseverance.
I wandered in all those places which were inaccessible because of water, dense,
forest, mountains and forts but in vain.
I renounced the pride of the clan and the caste and selflessly served the wealth
y people. I, alike a crow ate in the houses of others with disrespect, out of gr
eed. O Desire! The one who make one indulge in sinful deeds, you are yet increas
ing and growing by leaps and bounds and are not being satisfied.
I dug the ground with the desire of exhuming some treasury, I blowed with fire,
all the minerals found in the Mainaka Mountain, I crossed the ocean, pleased kin
gs and August people by exerting tirelessly, I spent many nights meditating and
reciting incantation coreted with so called super natural powers, in the grave y
ards but O Desire, O Greed, I did not even get a penny in return That is why you
become satisfied and happy.

I could not enjoy either of the material pleasures but we are badly tormented by
the desires of attaining the pleasures. We did not practice penance but we had
to bear spiritual sorrow or 3 worries Adhibhautik, Adhidaivik and Adhyatnik. We
could not seek and stay in the company of good people, pious and sublime souls b
ut we have gradually become old by indulging in material things and incessantly
striving for the same. Our desires have not yet ceased, but we have become weak
and feeble and have turned useless.

There are wrinkles on my face because of old age. All my hair on my head have tu
rned white and my hand, legs have turned loose and feeble. But my hope is alike
a young beautiful damsel. May everything cease and get destroyed but hope and de
sire never gets emaciated.
My material desires have dissolved. The fame I had amongst people also has cease
d. Those friends who were kind hearted, loving before facing a state of misery,
have expired. Now we can get up and stand with the help of a stick and that, bec
ause of ailments our vision is also impaired. The ignorant body yet fears death
and perishing which means that it is attached to the worldly object despite of t
hese conditions
This is all very surprising indeed.

Although these material objects stay for a long time they are bound to emaciate.
What is the difference then if I leave it or it leaves me? Then why don t good pe
ople renounce these things? If one independently relinquishes all these material
things it shall result in happiness and peace. That is why it is preferable tha
t we only leave it.
Those birds, which come and sit on our laps and stay in the mountain, drink thos
e tears of joy and bliss which flow from the eyes of those noble sages who conti
nually meditate upon the great Brahma.
Because we are involved in seeing the beauty and appreciation in our places by t

he banks of rivers and lakes and also the gardens and are very satisfied with al
l this our age and life is reducing. That is why we should abstain from material
objects and on the contrary engage in contemplation of the supreme cosmic soul.

Our meals are only those things those things which are received as alms, which a
re tasteless and that to which are taken only once a day. There is nothing but t
he ground to sleep on. Our body is alike the servant. There is only one pain of
clothes, which are term and are stitched at different places.
Even after all this, sensual pleasure plagues us constantly. It is a deity that
even if we are devoid of natural pleasures desires do not free us, this is indee
d something despicable.
Because the mothers were not aware of wheat is burning they inadvertently fell i
n fire and died. In the same way a fish gets trapped in the hook on being entice
d by the flesh on the hook and loses his life. But in our material world, albeit
we know the cause of destruction and misery we because of our greed do not like
to give up sensual pleasures which is the root cause of all our adversities. It
is really ironical
the glory of ignorance is indeed unintelligible.

We can get tasty fruits from every forest with out any worry. We can drink prist
ine and sweet water from pure rivers flowing from different places. We can also
get a bed covered with creepers and tender leaves and which is soft and comforta
ble to sleep on. Despite all this, misers, destitute are ill-treated when they s
eek help of the wealthy and rich.

One who indulges in maternal pleasures in tormented by ailments emerging from Va

ta, Pitta and Kafa. Similarly there is fear of estrangement from son and miscond
uct in a family. There is fear of loss of wealth, fear of miserliness fear of en
emies, fear of old age in youthhood. There is a fear of meaningless debate in th
e scriptures, there is a fear of being criticized by the bad people on aspects l
ike merit, knowledge humility etc. the body fear death and annunciation.
In this way every thing on earth is plagued by fear. It is only detachment that
is least troubled by fear. Therefore it is in the best interest to renounce, wor
ldly things and to become detached.

Our mental and physical health does not remain sound because of many mental and
physical ailments. Adversities continually torment those who are wealthy and ric
h and because of fate one has to surrender to death after we take birth every ti
me, then what is that which is stable and unchanging? It is unfortunately nothin
g. Therefore we should not desire for pleasure precarious and capricious.

The world is alike a momentary high tide wave which is created because of the jo
y of enjoying worldly pleasures. Even our lives tend to cease within no time. Th
at youthhood in which we are involved with woman and sensual pleasures is also m
omentary. That is why O scholars who engage in giving sermons! Consider this wor
ld meaningless take pity on the people and advice people about the truth.
O, intelligent people amongst. The clouds of pleasure of humans lightening is go

ing to strike i.e. pleasures shall soon cease to exist.

Our life is transitory and momentary just as a drop of water over the lotuses. T
he passions created out of youthhood are also unstable.
Realizing this engage in meditation and contemplation and attainment of super na
tural powers so that one can make the mind stable and calm. One should also cont
emplate on the supreme cosmic soul.

Alike the wave occurring during high tide life is transitory and unstable. Youth
hood is also momentary. Even wealth, house, villages, animals all are transitory
.
All pleasures resemble the lighting amidst clouds of rains. Even the tight embra
ces of the young damsels are transitory. To cross this ocean the if the maternal
world and fear one should seek recourse to meditation on the Brahma the supreme
cosmic soul.

Old age is alike a tigresses frightening each and everyone and ailment are alike
enemies which attack on the body all the time. Age is drained alike water, whic
h gets drained from a perforated earthen pot. Despite this people incessantly en
gage in activities, which eventually results in emaciation and perish. This is r
eally very surprising.

Even day when the sun rises and sets our life becomes all the more emaciated. We
don t even realize the time spent on out work, our body, our domestic work and ot
her things.
Despite seeing old age, birth and death our mind does not fear anything. This pr
oves that the entire world has drunk the wine of attachment and greed and is not
in its senses. This is indeed the glory of time that despite realizing the trut
h we tend to neglect or overlook it.
To free oneself from the vicious and obnoxious cycle to life and death and to at
tain salvation. I did not meditate upon the lotus feet of lord Shiva. I did not
even try to break open the door of heaven by availing to methods like Yagya etc.
I did not even embrace the women in my dreams i.e. I did not even engage in Dha
rma and Karma out of the 4 attainments delineated. I did not think of the lotus
feet of Lord Shiva, which are given of liberation. Other than earning wealth we
did not attain rest of the three attainments. Moreover we our birth resulted in
the emaciation of our mother s youthfulness.

I did not learn those things that were devoid of shortcoming. I didn t even earn t
he required wealth to do charity and also for enjoyment. I did not serve my pare
nts with a clean and pure dedicated mind. I couldn t even embrace those beautiful
damsels with beautiful eyes in my dreams. I spent most of my time alike greedy c
row who is always ready to eat others food.
I could not attain Dharma by serving any parents, could not attain Artha by earn
ing required wealth and Kama by embracing the beautiful damsels. On the contrary
we spent most of the time then by about filling our stomach without acquiring k
nowledge imperative for salvation.
The Shruit s have demarcated human life to be of around a 100 years. In this 50 ye

ars have got wasted in night. 25 years are gone in childhood and old age. And th
e remaining 25 years are emaciated in ailments, estrangement from the loredones
and to earn livelihood. In this life which is alike the waves of an ocean how ca
n one expect to acquire happiness.

According to Bhartruchari, alike the artist in a drama humans spends some time a
s children, some time as a love born youth, some time as a miserable pauper, som
etime as a wealthy person and finally sometime as a very old man.
With the curtains falling down in a drama, the person goes to pleasure finally a
nd inevitably death pounces upon you.
The work, which has to happen, has to happen in the determined method and in no
other method. So one should relax and take rest.
One should work freely devoid of fear of tension. We should neither think nor po
nder over the past nor should we waste time imagining the future. I think, of al
l those things, which I can enjoy in the present.
Do not indulge in any type of sensual pleasure, control your senses, and abstain
from all the maternal and worldly objects and tread on the path of knowledge wi
th shall accrue in mitigation of all miseries. In this way realize the true self
. Avert your senses from going towards mortality and morbidity of this physical
world. Because the happiness of the mind itself is everything.

What is commendable if one achieves all the wealth merely to fulfill all the mat
ernal desires? What is great if one defeats the enemy by one s valiance and courag
e? What is the big thing if one has accumulated people who are lovers of riches
and wealth?
What is the use of even that penance which facilitates living till the time of a
nnihilation?
In reality it is not possible to become happy by availing to all the above menti
oned things.
One should worship Lord Shiva, we should be tormented continually by the fear of
birth and death, and we should not be attached to our friends and brothers and
should be free from sensual pleasures.
We should not accompany bad people and should seek refuge in the forest. What mo
re can be desired if detachment parades into our suffering is detachment.

What shall happen even if are read the Smritis, Vedas and Puranas, Reasoning gra
mmar, Shatadarshan and other scriptures? The Brahmanadiks who reside in heaven a
nd are the great noble souls of the Vedas, who stay in huts and in villages and
are giver of this and for whom holy bath and Sandhya (offering to the sun god) a
re mere a play are no way concerned to this. To be relieved from all material bo
nds it is better to meditate upon the cosmic soul Brahma. As a result one shall
attain eternal happiness. Every else is a trade or the business of a trader.

Old age is a stage that puts a human into miserable state. The body bends the sp
eed of walking reduces, the teeth fall of vision is impaired one cannot hear pro
perly, brothers and friends turn a deaf has towards what we say, the wife does n
ot serve us, moreover even the son behave alike an enemy.

Indeed, senility is extremely painful and miserable.

Until the health is good, senility shall not torment the body, there is energy i
n the senses the age shall not cease. It is during the period that the scholarly
person should strive for the well being of one self. What is the use of digging
a well when ones house is on fire? It is idiosyncrasy not to strive for one s wel
fare alike digging a well when the house is on fire.
It is worthless to strive, for all that not done, in youthhood, in old age.
When one s honour and fame retard, when one does not have enough wealth, when the
beggar becomes frustrated and goes away, when there is less food, and when depen
dents, children, grandchildren and friends go away, when all the servants go awa
y and when the body becomes weak and feeble of river Ganga in the Himalayas and
engage in meditation and contemplation.

All these rosy desires were lost in the recesses of the mind-youthhood also pass
ed away. Without the ones to praise all the qualities and merits that one s embell
ished the body are now decaying. The lord of Death suddenly comes and is now rea
dy to take our life. What is then right in such a situation?
It is only the lotus feet of lord Shiva that can liberate us from this world.
Praising Kashi the poet Bhartrihari says that where the method of meals in a gar
den itself is penance where the undergarment Kaupeen is the most beautiful attir
e, begging for alms itself is the glory, to be on the deathbed is auspiciousness
. Such a place should never be deserted by scholar and they should not go anywhe
re anytime.

Alike an ocean which does not become unstable because of the play of the fish an
d remains calm and quiet, similarly when the cosmos becomes one and only one a t
hinker does not become greedy.

He who nourishes his body by food given by others, who is devoid of relations an
d friends etc, he who lives in himself and is engaged in his work, who is detach
ed from worldly objects, who wear clothes old and torn, thrown on the road, who
is free from honour and pride, is the one whose mental flaws and short comings a
re eliminated and such a person gets absorbed in the bliss of Brahma on becoming
Yogeshwara.

A snake can stay alive merely on air. For the cows the natural land is their bed
and soft grass is their food, because of which they are happy. But god bestowed
upon human beings intellect so that they find food for themselves. But the inte
llect seems to have got destroyed because of constant usage and search.
The one who practice Yoga i.e. the Yogis should stay happy with whatever Lord Br
ahma has bestowed up on the them and that they should liberate themselves from t
he word by meditating upon Brahma through out life.
What is it if one has old, torn clothes or white clothes? What is it if one has
only one wife, elephants and horses? What is great if one s meal is cooked in exce

llent quality rice or what is it if one eats stale food?

What is the use of all wealth and riches if the flames of self does not enkindle
in the heart?

Whose bed is the huge boulders of the mountains whose house is the caves on the
mountains, who attire is the bark of he tree, whose only friend is the deer, who
se food is the fruits and flowing pristine water of the river, whose copulation
is knowledge of divine cosmic soul who has never ever availed to anyone s help any
time. I consider him only to be god.

Whose father is patience, mother is forgiveness, faithful, wife is peace, true f

riend is truth, sister is pity, brother is restraint of the mind, bed is the gro
und, clothes are the directions and food is the elixir of knowledge. O friend! T
he person who possesses these above-mentioned family members is devoid of all ty
pes of fears.

Seriousness is the main virtue of noble men who live with dignity whereas a dog
wags its tail to someone who throws a loaf of bread to him. It even falls at the
feet of the bread-giver. But a lion looks seriously at the person who gives him
food and eats it only after much insistence.

The whole world is changeable. Everyone who takes birth is bound to die. But, li
fe of only those people is successful, who add to their clan.
Such as, a bouquet of flowers either adorn someone s hair or wither away in the fo
rest. Similarly, great people either attain paramount position in the society or
pass their lives in solitude.
Though there are many respectable planets like Brihaspati, yet the demon Rahu, w
hich is nothing but a head, has no hostility to either of them. It attacks only
the sun and the moon, which is specially round and bright on a full moon night.
Similarly, brave people neglect the common public and attack only the powerful e
nemies.

A person, who does not differentiate between just and unjust, must be criticized
.

Dignity of wealth is supreme.

Caste, virtue, morality and bravery have no match against wealth. All of them mi
ght be destroyed by one way or other but if one has wealth, all these virtues do
not count for him.

By the virtue of wealth, a man acquires even those merits, which he was lacking

earlier. Those who have wealth are regarded as noble, savants and virtuous in th
e world and everyone likes to see them and hear them.
Bad policy destroys the king. Yearning for comforts destroys ascetics. Excess of
love corrupts a child. Absence of study destroys a Brahmin. An evil son destroy
s the clan. Company of evil ones destroys the character. Drinking of wine destro
ys shame. Negligence destroys agriculture. Prolonged stay abroad destroys love.
Absence of love destroys friendship. Injustice destroys luxuries and squandering
for wrong causes destroys the wealth.

Wealth can either be donated or spent for enjoyment. Otherwise, it will be destr
oyed. Those who neither donate nor spend their wealth simply destroy it.
What is in a man s fate, he gets it even in the desert. He cannot get more than hi
s fate even on the golden Sumeru Mountain. Have patience and do not cry before t
he rich people because a pitcher can fill equal amount of water from a well and
from the sea and not more than its capacity. Everyone gets according to his fate
.

One must not spread his hand before everyone for help. O friend! Listen to me ca
refully and don t be fooled by the appearance of the clouds. Despite a resemblance
in appearance, these clouds are different in nature. Some of them will rain tor
rentially to drench the earth whereas others simply thunder.
Despite having virtue evil ones need to be abandoned. Though snakes have jewel o
n their hood, yet they are formidable and can bite any time.

Greed is the greatest demerit. Backbiting is the only sin. Truth is the only pen
ance. Pure mind is the only pilgrimage. Reputation is the only ornament. Good kn
owledge is the only wealth. Infamy is the only death. Hence, a man must strive t
o give up evils and acquire merits.

It is impossible for a man to live with dignity as long as he earns his living b
y service. All the goodness of a servant is taken for granted as his weakness. A
servant who does not raise his voice is termed as mute. A servant who speaks fo
r his interest is termed as garrulous. A servant who hangs nearby is termed as i
mportunate. A servant who stays away is termed as impractical. A servant who for
gives is termed as coward. A servant who is intolerant is termed as impolite. Th
us, the path of service is indeed very difficult, even a Yogi cannot beat this p
ath.

Friendship of the gentlemen is stable and long lasting whereas the friendship of
evil people is momentary. Friendship of the gentleman is like the later part of
the day when the shades continues to lengthen till evening. Friendship of the e
vil people is like the shade of earlier part of the day, which shortens continuo
usly.

Some organisms are hostile towards another creature without any reason. A deer s
ustains himself on grass and water. A fish lives in the water and a gentleman li
ves in the society without begging for anything. But the bird-trapper, fisher an
d evil people are hostile towards these three without any reason.

It is said for the great people that crises add to their patience; progress adds
to their forgiveness; assembly adds to their speaking power; war adds to their
bravery because such people do not lose courage during emergencies.
Donating secretly, treating the guests heartily, doing good to others silently,
speaking of others charity and not being proud for wealth are as difficult for th
e gentleman as a walk on a sharp edge of a sword.

Even after getting unexpected wealth, heart of a gentleman remains as soft as a

lotus. But in emergency, the heart of the gentleman becomes as hard as a rock.

Water falling on a very hot iron doesn t leave even its trace. The same water appe
ars as pearls on the leaves of lotus. The same water falling in the shell become
s a true pearl. Similarly, virtues develop in people because of good or bad comp
any.

He is truly a son who pleases his father with his virtues. She is truly a wife w
ho wishes well for her husband and he is truly a friend who behaves with similar
passion in sorrow and happiness. Only a few fortunate ones enjoy the company of
such people.

One must be faithful to his partner. A man must have a single tutelary God wheth
er Vishnu or Shankar. One must have only a single friend whether a king or an as
cetic. One must have only one abode whether in the city or in the forest. And on
e must have only a single wife whether extremely beautiful or plain.
At the time of fruiting, mango trees bow down. Clouds filled with water hover do
wnwards. Similarly gentlemen acquire humbleness upon getting wealth. Humility is
the natural instinct of altruistic man.
Listening to the Vedas is the true ornament for the ears and not the earrings ad
orn the ear. Donating to a deserving person adorns the hands and not the gold. A
ltruism decorates he body of merciful people and not smearing the sandal paste.

A true friend always wishes well for his friends. A true friend stops his friend
from committing sins. A true friend aspires his friend to beneficial things. A
true friend guards the secret of his friend. A true friend reveals the virtues o
f his friend. A true friend doesn t desert his friend in crisis and helps him.

Gentlemen give up their interest for the well being of the others. Some people w
ork for the benefit of others only when their interest is hurt. Some demonic peo
ple kill the interest of others for their own selfishness. There is no word to d
efine the people who kill the interest of others without any apparent reason.

Friendship of the gentlemen is like mixing of milk and water. Water and milk app
ear single when mixed. When milk is put on fire, water cannot see its burning so
it sacrifices itself to save the milk.

The greatness of the great people is reflected in their behaviour that they take
every kind of people in their shelter. Sea is an enormous body of water. On one
hand in it rests Lord Vishnu on the other live fierce demons. On one hand, in t
he sea, hides Mainaak, the Mountain afraid of the Indra s Vajra . On the other hand,
the sea also stores frightening fires.
Rare are those who engage in altruism all with their mind, voice, action and bod
y. Such great people are indeed rare in the world who devote their mind, words a
nd actions for the charity of others; who magnify even the smallest virtue of th
e others and who always remain pleased.

Even the evil ones acquire virtues in the company of meritorious people. Golden
Sumeru and silver Kailash have no use because the trees have not changed their v
irtues on them. But, Malayachal is indeed meritorious for in its company, trees
like neem have become sandalwood.

People who have great patience take rest only after finishing their job. The god
s did not feel satisfied with the jewels they got from the sea, nor did the fear
the deadly poison that emerged from the sea. They continue to churn the sea unt
il they got the ambrosia. Similarly, intelligent people do not stop without achi
eving their goal.

On the way to achieve his goal, a man of action sometimes speaks on the earth an
d at other times sleeps on cozy bed. Sometimes he eats herbs; at others, he reli
shes delicious food. Sometimes he wears rags; at others, he enjoys silken clothe
s. Still, a man of action does not care for his miseries.

Fate is the only reason for the rise and fall. A snake, which is desperate of li
fe, gets a new lease of life when a mouse cuts open a way into its basket. The s
nake eats away the mouse and escapes through the same hole.

Lethargy is the greatest enemy of human body. Enterprise is the greatest friend
of human body. An enterprising man has no sorrow.

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must not give up his patience even in abject misery. A tree, cut to the gr
crops up again. The moon, waned in darker phase, regains its round shape i
brighter phase. Considering this, a man of patience does not feel sorry ev
abject misery.

Enterprise strengthens the fate. Even the king of gods, Indra lost the battle to
the demons though he had a mentor like Devguru Brihaspati, had a weapon like Va
jra, had gods as soldiers, had a castle in the heaven, had Vishnu as his aid and
had Airavat, the elephant as his vehicle. It all shows that the fate is supreme
and futile enterprise has no use.

Anything must be done after proper consideration only. Though sorrow and happine
ss are the fruits of previous actions and the intelligence is also mended by the
actions. Still, a man must thoroughly consider anything before doing it.

A bald person, seeking shelter to protect his head from the scorching sun, reach
es under a coconut tree. But there, a large coconut fell on his head. Similarly,
misfortune follows an unfortunate person wherever he goes.
It is not a fault of spring if not a single leaf appears on the tree of Kareel.
It is not a fault of the sun if an owl can not see in the day. It is not the fau
lt of the clouds if not a single drop of water falls in the beak of Papiha. What
ever Brahma has written as fate for someone, no one can change it.
Karma is indeed great. Anybody can obtain the thing of his desire through Karma.
We worship the gods but they too are bound to the fate. Should we worship the f
ate then? That too gives as per the Karma. Hence, we salute the Karma. Even the
God does not go against the Karma.

It is the Karma, which employed even Brahma in the creation of the universe like
a potter. It is the karma, which forced Vishnu to take the pain of arriving in
incarnations. It is because of karma that Lord Shiva roams here and there beggin
g with a bowl in hand. And it is the karma, which forced the sun to take a round
in the sky daily. We therefore salute the karma.
One must consider the consequences of an action before doing it. Results of a hu
rried action pierces the heart life-long as a thorn.
To those who have strong backing of good deeds in their previous birth, even the
forest appears as a beautiful town. Everyone becomes his kith and kin. And the
whole earth appears to them full of gems and jewels.

Moral principles are the true benefactors of a living being. Company of the meri
torious people is the only benefit. Company of fools is the only sorrow. Wastage
of time is the only loss. Love for the religion is the only efficiency. Control
ling the sense organs is the only victory. A woman who acts as per the wishes of
her husband is the only beloved person. Knowledge is the only wealth. Staying i

n the home country is the only comfort. And obedience to the dictates is the onl
y rule.

Only such a person can win the three lokas (worlds) whose heart is impenetrable
for the flirting eyes of pretty women, who does not lose his temper and who abst
ains from mundane comforts.

Such as the radiance of the sun covers the whole earth; similarly a single but b
rave among the bravest person can conquer and control the entire earth.