THE
ATTRACTION OF A WOMAN
STREENAAMDVARNAAMAAPI SAHLAADI VIKAROTYEV MAANASAM ||
KIPUNARDARSHANAM TAASAAM VILAASOLLAASITABHRUVAAM ||
(The mere
mention of a woman's name delights a person and his thoughts are
filled with lust, then why not by looking at a beautiful woman
who makes her eyebrows dance)
RAHAH
PRACHAARKUSHALAA MRIDUGADGADABHISHINEE ||
KAM NA NAAREE VASHEEKURYAANNARAM RAKTANTALOCHNAA ||
(Why not a woman, who is clever enough to have her food alone,
who talks softly and delightfully, who can taunt affectionately,
will capture the heart of any man)
VYAAYACHCHHANTASHCHA BAHAVAH STREESHUNAASHAM GATAA AMEE ||
INDRADANDAKYANAHUSHARAAVANAADDYAA NRIPAAHYATAH ||
(The lust for 'other
women' has caused destruction to many men like Indra, Dandakya,
Nahusha and Ravana)
PARASTREE-SANGAME KAAMO LOBHO YOJYONAANYADHANESHU CHA ||
SWAPRAJAADANDANE KRODHO NAIVA DHARYONRIPAIH KADAA ||
(A king should never have lust for 'other
women', should never have greed for 'other's wealth', should
never give punishment to his subject in anger because 'Lust',
'Greed' and 'Anger' are the causes for downfall)
EXAMINATION OF 'POISONED FOOD'
VISHADOSHABHAYAADANNAM VIMRISHET KAPIKUKKUTAIH ||
HANSAAH SKHALANTI KUJANTI BHRINGAA NRITYANTIMAA YU RAAH ||
VIRAUTI KUKKUTO MADDYET KRAUNCHO VE RECHATE KAPIH ||
HRISHTAROMAA BHAVED BABHRUH SAARIKAA VAMATE TATHA ||
HASHTVAIVAM SAVISHAM CHAANNAM TASMABHDOJYAM PAREEKSHAYET ||
(If there is a fear of the food being
poisoned, then it should be examined by the help of a monkey,
cock etc. The mere sight of the poisoned food makes a swan (Hansa) to
totter, the black bee begins to make a noise, the peacock begins
to dance, the cock begins to 'crow', the Heron(KRAUNCH PAKSHI) gets
intoxicated, the monkey begins to pass 'filth' and urine, the
mongoose(BABHRU) gets
excited, the 'starling' (SAARIKA
PAKSHI) starts
vomiting- These are the ways to examine the poisoned food. The
king and his administrators must examine the food, whether it is
poisoned or not, before consuming it)
POLICIES ON BEHAVIOUR
NAASIKAAM
NA VIKRISHNEEYAANNAAKASMAADVILIKHED BHUVAM ||
NA SANHATAABHYAAM PAANIBHYAAM KANDOOYEDAATMANAH SHIRAH||
(One should not clean his nostrils by inserting fingers in it,
should not draw lines on the earth suddenly or should not dig
the earth. One should not scratch his head with both the hands)
CHARACTERISTICS OF A TYRANT
AGNIDO GARADASHCHAIVA SHASTRONMATTO DHANAAPAHAH ||
KSHETRADAARAHARASHCHAITAAN SHAD VIDDYAADAATTAAYINAH||
(One who ignites fire and causes destruction,
one who gives poison, one who is Eveready to kill intoxicated by
the power of his sword, one who plunders others wealth, one who
overtakes others farm and woman- should be considered as a TYRANT)
TAKING CARE OF (DUTIES)
NOPEKSHETA STRIYAM BAALAM ROGAM DAASAM PASHUM DHANAM ||
VIDDYAABHYAASAM KSHANAMAPI SATSEVAAM BUDDHIMAANNARAH ||
(One must not be indifferent towards his wife,
his son, diseases, servants, domestic animals, wealth, knowledge
and studies and doing service to a gentleman for a moment. One
must always take care of them)
MAATRUPITRUGURUSWAAMMI BHATRUPUTRASAKHISHVAPI ||
NA VIRUDHYENNAAPAKURYAANMANASAAPI KSHANAM AKCHIT ||
GRASPING EVEN THE ENEMIES GOOD QUALITIES
SHATRORAPI GUNAA GRAAHYAA GUROSTYAAJYAASTU DURGUNAAH ||
(One should accept the good qualities of even the enemies and
should salute him but on the other hand even if his teacher has
bad qualities, he should reject them)
DOING WORK IN HASTE WITHOUT MUCH CONSIDERATION
KRIYAAPHALAMVIGYAAYA YATATE SAAHASEE CHA SAH ||
DUHKHABHAAGEE BHAVATYEVA KRIYAYAA TATPHALEN VAA ||
(A misadventurist, who tries to do any work in
a haste without giving much thought, and without knowing the
consequences, gets only sorrow either because of the work itself
or because of the consequences of that work)
WORSE THAN A DEAD
STREEBHIJINTO RINEE NITYAM SUDARIDRASHCHA YAACHAKAH ||
GUNAHEENORTHAHEENAH SANA MRITAA ETE SAJEEVAKAAH ||
(A man who is under the influence and control
of women, who is a debtor, struck by extreme poverty, a demander
without any quality and wealth- such a man is worse than a dead
man, though being alive)
SECRECY
AAYURVITTAM GRIHCHCHHIDRAM MANTRAMAITHUNBHESHAJAM ||
DAANAMAANAPAMAANAM CHA NAVAITAANI SUGOPAYET ||
(One should maintain secrecy of his age, wealth, demerits of his
home, Hymn (mantra), copulation, medicine, charity, respect and
disrespect i.e. he should never tell others of these nine
things)
POLICIES OF SAGE SHUKRAACHARYAA
KARMAIVA KAARANAM CHAATRA SUGATIM DURGATIM PRATI ||
KARMAIVA PRAAKTANAMAPI KSHANAM KI KOSTI CHAKRIYAH ||
(Karma is the cause for our SUGATI-
happy conditions and DURGATI-
miseries in this world.PRAARABDHA- providence, destiny is
nothing else but our KARMAS (deeds,
good and evil) ofPURVAJANAM (our
previous birth regeneration). Can any one live for a second
without doing aKARMA.)
CASTE DISCRIMINATION
NA JAATYAA BRAAHMNASHCHAATRA KSHATIRYO VAISYA EVA NA ||
NA SHUDRO NA CHA VAI MLECHICHO BHEDITAA GUNAKARMABHIH ||
(In this world, no one is a Brahmin (BRAHMA), KSHATRIYA (a
warrior caste), VAISHYA (caste doing trading/business) and SHUDRA (low
caste) by birth but on the basis of quality (GUNAA)and
deeds and actions (KARMA)
BRAHMANA
GYAANKARMOPAASANAABHIRDDEVATAARAADHANE RATAH ||
SHAANTO DAANTO DAYAALUSHCHA BRAHMANASHCHA GUNA KRITAH ||
(Brahmin (Brahmana) is
created by having following qualities like GYAANKANDA (having
yearning for the Holy Scriptures), KARMAKANDA (knowledge
of performing YAGNA (HOMA) and UPASANA (WORSHIP). He is also
engrossed in worship of the deities, is gentle, has controlled
his senses and is kind)
KSHATRIYA
LOKASANRAKSHANE DAKSHAH SHOORO DAANTAH PARAAKRAMI ||
DUSHTANIGRAHASHEELO YAH SA VAI KSHATRIYA UCHYATE ||
(One who cleverly protects his subjects, is
brave, has control over his senses and whose nature is to punish
the wrong doers is called a KSHATRIYA).
VAISYA
KRAYAVIKRAYAKUSHALAAHYE YE NITYAM PANYAJEEVINAH ||
PASHURAKSHAKRISHIKARAASTE VAISHYAAH KEERTITAAHBHUVI ||
(One who is efficient in KRAYA (purchasing)
and VIKRAYA (selling) daily earns his livelihood by his
business, one who does PASHU PAALANA (animal husbandry and
farming are called VAISHYA in this world)
SHUDRA
DWIJASEVAARCHANARATAAH SHOORAAH SHANTAA JITENDRIYAAH ||
SARIKAASHTHATRINAVAHAASTE NEECHAAH SHOODRASANGYAKAAH ||
(Those who are in the service of the DWIJA (BRAHMA, KSHATRIYA
AND VAISHYA, brave, gentle have control over their senses, carry
plough (HALA), KAASHTHA (WOOD) and TRINA (grass) are called
SHUDRA)
MLECCHA
TYAKTASVADHARMAACHARANAA NIRGHRINAAH PARPEEDAKAAH ||
CHANDAASHCHA HINSAKAAH NITYAM MLECHCHHAASTE ||
(Those who abandon their own DHARMA
(RELIGION) lack
kindness, cause harm to others, possess excessive anger and are
violent are called MLECCHA and
they lack the power ofREASONING (VIVEKA)
EFFECTS OF KARMA AND DESTINY
PRAAKKARMAPHALBHOGAARHAA BUDDHIH SANJAAYATE NRINAAM ||
PAAPAKARMANI PUNYE VAA KARTUM SHAKTO NA CHAANYATHAA ||
(A man is capable or incapable of doing Karmas
(good or evil) in his present life according to the Karmas done
in his previous birth that is if he has done evil Karmas or good
Karmas in his previous birth, then his mind will change
accordingly in his present birth and will do good or evil Karmas
to face its consequences)
BANDHIRUTPADDYATE TAADDYAG YAADDAKKARMAPHALODAYAH ||
SAHAAYAASTAADDASHAA EVA YAADDASHEE BHAVITAVYATAA ||
(The mind changes as soon as the time comes to face the
consequences of the Karmas. As the destiny is, accordingly one
gets friends (good or evil)
DAIVE
PURUSHAKAARE CHA KHALU SARVAM PRATISTHITAM ||
PURVAJANMAKRITAM KARMEHAAJITAM TAD DVIDHA KRITAM ||
(All the actions of the world are based on
BHAGYA- destiny and PURUSHARTHA-
labour, actions committed in the previous birth are destiny and
actions committed in this life are calledPURUSHARTHA.
Thus KARMAS have been differentiated in two ways whichever of
the two (BHAGYA and PURUSHARTHA) is powerful forces the other to
surrender. The strength cannot be identified merely by analyzing
the results of the Karma or by any other means)
AVASHYAMBHAAVIBHAAVANAAM PRATEEKAARO NA CHEDDYADI ||
DUSHTAANAAM KSHAPANAM SHREYO YAAVADBUDDHIBALODAYAIH ||
(It would not have been possible to destroy
the evils and evil doers if the destiny was unchangeable that is
PURUSHARTHA (labour) can change even the BHAGYA (destiny)
MAHATEE SATKRIYAANISHTAPHALAA SYAAT PRATIKOOLAKE ||
BALIRDAANEN SAMBADDHO HARISHCHANDRASTATHAIVA CHA ||
(If the destiny is unfavourable then the most virtuous of
actions gives bad results just like the king Bali who was tied
up even after being so charitable and Harishchandra had to serve
a MLECHA, even after being a Truthful man)
BHAVATEESHTAM SATKRIYAYAANISHTAM TADVIPAREEYATAA ||
SHAASTRATAH SADSAJGYAATVAA TYAKTVAASATSATSAMAACHARET||
(Good actions give good results and evil actions give bad
results, so one must accept good actiongive bad results, so one
must accept good actions and reject evil actions as described in
the scriptures)