87 The Might
of Enmity
Do not prop up enmity with those mightier than self. Fail
not to win over the weaker
enemy to strengthen your
side. 861
A weakling not strong to go alone, devoid of kindred’s
love, and has no powerful allies as well; he cannot destroy the might of an
enemy. 862
One who is afraid, ignorant of books and arts, not
sociable and stingy as not to spend even on essentials; will be an easy prey to
his enemy. 863
The one, who sheds not anger and lacks self-control, will
be an easy prey to any one, anytime and anywhere. 864
One who pursues not the righteous path, misses the
available opportunities, cares
not blame, and devoid of character will be a pleasing prey to one’s enemy. 865
Cultivate the quality not to foster the relationship of
one who acts in blind fury and is given to excessive lust.
866
It is better to seek the enmity of a person, who
indulges in hateful acts staying by one’s side; if necessary even paying a price.
867
A king with no character and dented further by weak
points will have no loyal allies; which deficiency will provide his enemy a
winning advantage. 868
It is an instance of immense delight to the offensive
army, when the fight is against a foe neither wise nor brave. 869
Glory of fame decorates not ever the king, who
ridicules and fails to fight an illiterate and unskilled enemy; despite
having had the scope for an easy win.
870
88 Assessing
Enemies
One should not desire even in fun the evil quality of
enmity that breeds misery. 871
Even if one acquires enmity of an archer who uses the
bow to kill, one should not incur the anger of virtuous gifted with eloquence
as a weapon. 872
If a king who has no ally were to earn simultaneously
the enmity of many, he is said to be poorer in his discerning power than an
insane man. 873
The world comes under the roof of a king, who has the
innate quality of being friendly even unto his sworn enemies.
874
When one is alone with no ally and when there are two enemies,
let one befriend stronger of the two to be by one’s side as an ally. 875
When you have not decided the neighbor either as a
friend or enemy, at the time of a crisis better not to decide and avoid
irritate him; so that he remains neutral.
876
Do not cause
pain telling your
problems to friends who are not aware of it. Likewise, do not talk about your weakness
before an enemy.
877
The zeal of a foe for speedy win
will die down, when
a king defends planning proper strategy and consolidates his strength. 878
Kill a thorny plant when it is tender. When it grows into a big tree, it will hurt
the hand that tries to remove it.
879
Those who destroy not completely the enemy’s pride are
supposed to be alive just breathing, but with no guarantee for continued
existence. 880
89 Internal Enemies
The spring water under shade though refreshing turns harmful
when polluted. So also the sourness of one’s relatives proves perilous when they
start nagging. 881
Fear not the evident enemies resembling a gleaming sword.
But beware about association of the wicked who feign as
friends. 882
Guard self fearing the internal foes, if not they will
cause definite harm like the steel blade that slits through the material on
potter’s mould. 883
If the internal enmity is allowed to boil within
because of one’s dogged nature, it will be a source of constant trouble causing
divisions among the kindred.
884
When a relative within the family falls apart
nurturing hatred, the waxing hostility will let in many ills likely to end
one’s life. 885
If irreversible differences dominate the close
circle of a king, it
is very difficult for him to
establish an eternal reign. 886
The tribe festered with internal rows, though looks
like one whole unit like the jar and lid, it will never remain united. 887
A strong and powerful clan teeming with internal
conflicts will wear out like the strong metal piece filed through by a cutting
tool. 888
Though the friction within one’s close circle is as
small as the split part of a sesame seed, the internal enmity is inherent with
the risk of ruin. 889
The life of those trying to stay together
in the midst
of serious differences, is similar
to one living with a snake in the same hutment. 890
90 Offend not the Great
Of all those preventive measures intended to guard one`s
interests, the best one is not to belittle those capable of finishing any
task. 891
If a person conducts self with no regard to elders’
dictum, their dominating power will bring on him lasting misery. 892
If one desires for self ruin, let one act whimsically
not consulting the wise and provoke a mighty king capable of trampling many a foe
instantly. 893
A weakling causing harm to the mighty is similar to
the act of one clapping at the lord of death to visit self. 894
Those spurned by a mighty king and being chased after,
cannot hope to survive wherever they may go. 895
A person may hope to recover even from a fire burn, but
there is no escape from the anger of wise men wronged by him. 896
If the great men of awesome powers get angry with a
person, even his huge wealth or many sided excellence cannot protect him. 897
If pious men ingrained with mount like character wish to
ruin someone, even the one who is seemingly very secure will disappear along with
one’s kindred. 898
If resolute men of penance with towering morals get angry,
even the king of the kings will fall mid-way from his throne losing the
kingdom. 899
If perfect men with exceptional powers get angry, even
those enjoying solid support of the infinite resources cannot hope to survive. 900
91 Blind
Obedience to Wife
Those smitten with wives’ charms will never attain noteworthy
fame and it is the very same lust that is despised by those serious about the goals.
901
The wealth of a person enslaved to his wife will prove
a thing of great shame not only to himself but to all. 902
The submissiveness to one`s wife foregoing manliness
will always put one to shame before good men.
903
The man who fears his wife with no get away, whatever
the pre-eminence of his talents will gain no recognition. 904
A man who fears his wife will be afraid to do good
things even to those deserving good men.
905
Those who lead regal life of the princes, but fear
their wives gifted with bamboo-like smooth shoulders, will be devoid of esteem.
906
The woman with modesty is more respectable than a man
who timidly executes with no demur the unfair biddings of a wife. 907
Those who do things blindly as ordered by their wives with
charming foreheads, can neither solve the woes of friends nor perform any righteous
deed. 908
No virtue, righteous wealth or other worthy deeds can be
expected of those men, who carry out the evil biddings of their wives. 909
A man with free thinking and determination will never
have the stupidity of endorsing the unjust views of his wife. 910
92 The
Immoral Women
The sweet words spoken by ladies, wearing choicest shining
bangles, who are not for love except one’s wealth; will bring in great grief. 911
Lewd ladies speak sweet words weighing the accruing
gains. Sincerity of such words should be tested and when proved false one should
keep away from them. 912
Artificial hug by loveless ladies aimed at making
money, is akin to the loathsome act of one lifting an unrelated dead body from the
mortuary. 913
Wise men seeking the grace of compassion will not lean
on shoulders of the immoral ladies, who feign love for the sake of money. 914
Men of clear vision with a vast learning will not lean
on the enticing shoulders of commercial ladies open to all. 915
Those valuing personal welfare and fame will not lean on
the shoulders of ignoble ladies, who with pride put on sale their skills and
charms. 916
Only those short of virtuous mind will lean on the shoulders
of shameful ladies, who embrace men even as they keep musing over someone else. 917
The embrace of an alluring woman will appear as that
of an angel only to those, with no discerning mind to separate the good from bad. 918
The despicable soft shoulders of decked-up ladies, who
have no barriers of modesty, are the slushy pits into which the fools plunge unwittingly. 919
It is only those forsaken by
the goddess of wealth,
become fans of three
vices viz., the women of dual mind, toddy and dice. 920
93
Not to drink Liquor
A king who is always drunk will never be feared by his
enemies and he will also lose his acquired glory.
921
Drink not, if you still prefer go ahead provided you
do not want to be esteemed by the wise.
922
Drunken state of a person is repulsive even to one’s mother.
How then one’s inebriated look will appear in the eyes of worthy men? 923
The damsel called modesty
turns her face
away from the one,
who is given to the loathsome habit of
drinking; which is deemed a
serious crime. 924
The act of buying one’s loss of consciousness giving a
price, is due to the ignorance
of not knowing what one
is doing. 925
Those who drink on all days the slow poison called
toddy are deemed to be in sleep, and they are no better than the dead. 926
Those who
remain in a state of stupor taking liquor in secret, will soon be
identified and held in contempt by the neighbors. 927
A drunkard should not lie to say that `I have not
tasted liquor’. A false statement made
while in stupor will expose even those hidden breaches committed earlier.928
Reasoning out with a drunkard is akin to the search carried
out by a diver, into a vast sea holding the baton-torch with unguarded flames. 929
Will not a man during the moment of his soberness think
of his own state of stupor, when he comes across a drunken man trembling in
daze? 930
94 Gambling
Do not go for gambling even if the win is certain. Win in gambling is a sure killer like the steel-hook bait that deludes and
traps a fish. 931
Gamblers lose a hundred to gain one. Is there a way
out to the gamblers to reform themselves and lead a prosperous normal
life? 932
If one keeps throwing the
rolling dice endlessly, the sources of
income will go scanty and the riches
will get transferred to the opponents. 933
No other evil
can match the game of gambling in making one poor, being swarmed with endless
woes and insults that ruin one`s
fame.
934
Men who were mad after gambling den, and who could not
avoid taking pride in their skill in throwing the dice; were all reduced to nothing. 935
Those gobbled by monster called the ‘queen of gambling’
will not satisfy their hunger and will always suffer from the flood of
woes. 936
If a man spends all his
time in the gambling den, it
will destroy his inherited
wealth and the
personal character. 937
Gambling
plunges a person
in misery ruining the wealth and
kindness; and
that apart it forces him to tell
lies.
938
When a man takes to gambling, the five things viz.,
education, dress, food, wealth and fame; will all be out of his reach. 939
The more one loses
in gambling, the more one
will be captivated
by it. It
is like a sickly person wishing to live long as the illness worsens. 940
95
Medicines
When food or activity exceed or decline the limits,
sages say that three humors viz., wind (air), bile (fire) and phlegm (water) vary
in their levels causing ailment.
941
No need for any medicine to one’s body, if one eats after
digesting fully an earlier intake of food.
942
Consume food within limits when the earlier in-take is
digested. For one who is blessed with the human body, it is the way to sustain
long. 943
One should ensure that the earlier in-take of food is
fully digested, and eat on time when hungry; that too only such food as is not allergic
to one’s body. 944
If one eats food with restraint in required quantity as
are favorable and not opposed to one`s body, no ailment will harm one’s
life. 945
Happiness dwells in a person who eats keeping in mind the
ill-effects of over-eating. So also, diseases stay with a person who eats food beyond
limits. 946
If a man overeats without knowing the extent of
hunger, diseases will pester him with no limit. 947
A doctor shall treat a patient suitably after a deep
study about nature of disease, cause and medicine; sticking to the approved
principles and procedures. 948
A trained doctor should carefully diagnose first the
patient’s ailment analyzing the body state in relation to severity, season
etc.; and then proceed to treat him.
949
A cure comprises of four main factors viz., the patient,
doctor, medicine and nurse. That apart,
every above factor in turn has got four unique features. 950
Kudi Iyal : 96 Noble Births
The qualities of perfection (in thought, words and
deeds) and the sense
of shame, are not to be found in
everybody except those born in
a noble
family. 951
Those hailing from a good family will not drift from
virtues of good conduct, honesty and sense
of shame. 952
The
inbuilt features of
a distinct noble family are
viz., friendliness, a mind to
share with the needy,
not to mock
at the poor and a sweet
speech. 953
Those born of
nobility will not
stoop to do the blemished deeds of ill repute, even if
they were to gain millions
and millions. 954
Even if there is a
steep fall in resources to fund
the deeds of charity,
the heirs of an age-old lineage will not
drift from their
sense of generosity. 955
Those who want to
live by flaw-free principles
of the tradition bound families,
they will not take to deceit
or do an indecent act of evil. 956
The faults of men born in
a noble family will be
visible, like those visible ugly marks noticed
in the orbiting moon above.
957
If kindness is not found in a person hailing from noble
family, the wise will suspect
his birth itself in the supposed lineage. 958
The budding stems of plants on earth reveal the nature
of soil. So also one’s spoken words disclose the family roots from which one hails.
959
If one wants name and happiness one should have the
sense of shame. If one wants claim heredity of the good traditions, one should
be polite to anyone.
960
97 Self
Respect
Give up doing an act likely
to lower one`s family image, even if
it is of a great importance
for
one’s progress. 961
Those aspiring for manly glory to be adored even after
death will not do an unjust deed, which adds not an extra plume to the crown of
family tradition. 962
Humbleness is an essential necessity for one`s prosperity.
So also, one should uphold the dignity even in an appalling scarcity. 963
When men of high
stature slide from
their positions, they
enjoy no respect like the hair shaved
off from one’s head. 964
Even those who enjoy the esteem as high as the mountain
will get degraded, when they do shameful act even as small as a tiny red bead (‘Kundrimani’). 965
What for should one hang around
those deriding men , when it helps
not
attain either the fame or
build
a link with the new world? 966
It is desirable for a man to be declared dead, the
very moment a condition arises to hang around men who do not respect him. 967
When one’s family pride and personal reputation are stained,
should one live any more by nourishing the flesh with life-sustaining tonic? 968
The animal `Kavari Ma` ( Yak ) gives-up life
just on losing a strand of its wool. Likewise,
men of self-esteem will give-up lives at once when put to shame. 969
Men sensitive to self-respect live not any more when repute
suffers, and the world admires and worships them raising memorials. 970
98 Greatness
The passion to achieve something rare is one’s
greatness. It is disgrace for one to affirm
that “I shall live without making serious efforts”. 971
Birth is a common factor to all human beings. But the recognition and honors will not be the
same, because it varies in relation to each one’s talent and trade. 972
Men placed in
high strata of the society but
devoid of virtue are not
noble.
So also, those hailing from low family but free from base quality are
not inferior.973
The reverence similar to the one enjoyed by a chaste
lady, is assured to those men who lead disciplined life channelizing the senses.
974
The great men are capable of employing apt and right
means, to execute successfully rarest of the rare deeds. 975
The small men do not have in their nature the urge to
revere the great men and earn their blessings. 976
If power and wealth come into the possession of unworthy
men, it would only help them to exceed limits and indulge in loathsome activities. 977
Greatness shows-up itself in humbleness. Littleness
gets decked-up in self-admiration boasting of its merits. 978
Greatness remains humble and vanity free. The littleness
assumes greatness but stands outside the edge of vanity. 979
Great men try to hide the deficiency of others. The wicked
hold-back not but purposely publicizes the weakness of others. 980
99 The Inspiring Worthiness
To those who take to nobility of the worthy deeming
suitable to them as their way of life, the wise say that all good qualities
will get ingrained in them naturally.
981
The characteristic feature of worthy men is their
inspiring qualities. Other distinctions do not fall within the ambit of any
special attribute of great men.
982
The love, sense of shame, helping nature, kindness and
truthfulness; these five are supportive pillars that hold aloft the awe-inspiring
qualities of greatness. 983
The fine part of
penance is not to
kill any life and the greatness of
virtue is not to speak
ill
of others. 984
Humility is the strong point of men of action, which
helps great men to bring about a change even in their opponents. 985
The unique feature of a
great man’s disposition is the humility that accepts
defeat, even at the hands of
a sub-ordinate. 986
What is the use of greatness, if a person is not kindly
disposed towards the one who caused him harm? 987
If a person is steadfast in maintaining his perfect disposition
in any situation, the total penury is not a thing of disgrace. 988
Those who are considered storehouse of greatness will
not slip from their determination even in the midst of a disaster. 989
If great men fall from the state of perfection, this
world consisting of earth and water cannot bear its burden. 990
100 The
Civility
The
quality of courteousness is said to be easy to attain, if one is easily
accessible remaining affable and good towards everyone. 991
Compassion and noble birth are the two traits that are
vital for nurturing and practicing politeness.
992
The likeness of limbs does not give one the pride of being
a good human being, but it is the good-natured friendly conduct that gets that
recognition. 993
Those who remain
helpful being conscious of fairness
and righteousness, are held
in high esteem by the world.
994
Mocking people even for fun is not welcome. Those with good manners and conscious of
others’ feelings will be courteous and kind even unto the foes. 995
World continues because of the existence of refined
courteous people. If only the civility is not there, humanity would perish
burying itself deep into the earth.
996
Those who are
short of good manners
and sympathy for fellow men, though
sharp in mind as a sawing blade; they are no better than the wooden logs. 997
It is a blot on the wise if they cannot be courteous
even to those who are unfriendly and engage in improper acts. 998
If men do not remain cheerful wearing a smile in any
situation, they will find this vast world veiled by darkness even during the
day. 999
Huge wealth accruing to a man who lacks civility will
get ruined, even as the fresh milk going sour when stored in an unclean vessel. 1000
101 Fruitless Wealth
A person hoarding wealth as to fill in the whole house,
which he neither enjoys nor puts it to any use for achieving something is
deemed as dead.
1001
A person believing that everything is possible only by
wealth leads a miserly life not sharing even with the needy; which illusion
renders the life despicable.
1002
The birth of those who pine only for
money and wish
not for an everlasting
fame,
is a burden to the
earth.
1003
If no one likes a person hating his miserly attitude,
which denies him a good name
and fame; what does
he hope to
leave
as legacy on his death? 1004
Those who neither give to the needy nor enjoy wealth
for themselves, it is of no use even if they were to gain in the multiples of
millions. 1005
One who enjoys not the amassed wealth, and who has no inclination
to give it to those in dire need, is deemed a disease unto one eating into one’s
vast wealth. 1006
The unused wealth of a person who shares
not with the needy, goes
waste like the beauty
of a girl, who remains spinster fading
out mutely in her charms. 1007
The wealth of a person, not loved by the local men, is
like the poisonous tree situated in the centre of a town bearing fruits. 1008
Repulsive wealth amassed overthrowing virtue showing no
love to one’s family members and denying self-enjoyment will be acquired by the
strangers. 1009
Temporary shortage of resources experienced by generous
men of huge wealth, is a passing
event like the missed monsoon
rains. 1010
102 Sense of Shame
The blush manifest in worthy is because of dislike to
an evil act. But shyness noticed in a young woman is different for it arises
from modesty. 1011
The food, clothing and
the other things are
all common for every
human being. But the sense of shame is a special bearing of
the great. 1012
All souls depend upon physical body for their shelter,
but worthy adopt the sense of shame as their home.
1013
Sense of shame is an ornament to the worthy. In its absence a walk with the air of pride
is painful to the eyes of onlookers. 1014
Those who
blush at others` shame as if their own,
are deemed by the wise as the storehouse
of gracefulness. 1015
Great men unless they fence themselves with the sense
of shame, they will not aspire for a lead role in this amazing world. 1016
The worthy will give up life to uphold the sense of
shame. Those who esteem the sense of shame will not give it up even at a threat
to life. 1017
If a person
does not feel ashamed of the evil acts which
others feel ashamed, then the righteousness is at liberty
to laugh at him.
1018
A drift from virtuous conduct will burn down only the
fame of one’s family. But if shamelessness comes to stay with one, it takes
away totally one’s good quality.1019
The existence of those with no sense of shame is like
the movement of manually operated stringed wooden puppets. 1020
103 Uplifting one`s Tribe
Can there be a greater
honor than the pride of
one declaring
with grit that, “I will not relax
in my efforts to promote the welfare of my clan”? 1021
A group will rise in its financial status, by a
continuous interaction of two factors viz., non-stop efforts and an ever
growing knowledge deep and wide.
1022
When one is staunch and firm to declare that, “I shall
lift up my clan”; the positive forces will thrust forward to help that one to
achieve the said common goal. 1023
To a man who toils relentlessly on a plan of action
for progress of his clan, such efforts will yield fruit even before the details
are worked out for its execution. 1024
It is said that relations would surround a person, who
is free from any blemish and works hard for development and welfare of his clan.
1025
If a person grooms himself
to assume control over the clan
in which he was born, that act
of leadership is valued as the
sign of manliness. 1026
In a battle-field importance is given to the bold and
valiant. So also the responsibility to
lead a society
falls on the one
who does things deftly. 1027
There is no particular season to work hard for
uplifting one’s clan. If the action is
delayed or the ego is allowed a role, the efforts for general growth will fail. 1028
Is the body of a social worker, who intends protect
his clan from every pain, a store to receive the clan’s complaints and pains till
suitable relief is provided? 1029
The clan that lacks a supportive caring leadership to
prop up at times of calamity, it will fall like a tree cut at its roots. 1030
104 Agriculture
Men may take to many a profession, but at last they
should go behind the plough for food. Though the tilling is laborious, still it
is the foremost of all trades. 1031
Tillers are linchpins to the world. Agriculture supports all those who took to
other trades fearing hard-work entailed in the tilling. 1032
Those who lead lives tilling the land are said to lead
a true life. All others go behind the
farmers begging for food. 1033
Farmers growing staple crops (paddy etc.) in surplus
help their king bring many crowns under his umbrella, providing supplies to
those kingdoms. 1034
Those raising staple crops by their own hand beg not for
food grains, and so also they hide not their surplus; but give it to those
needy seeking help. 1035
If farmers fold-up
their hands and remain
idle, even the sages claiming to
have given up desires cannot remain stable
in their ascetic
life. 1036
If the tilled
soil is exposed to Sun till its
mass is reduced to one quarter of its mass,
that square of land
will yield a lot; even without a handful of manure. 1037
Applying manure to the soil is more essential than
tilling. Once the weeds are
removed, the protection is more important than
watering the crops. 1038
If a land owner
keeps away from
working on the land, the
land will fall apart from him
like one’s wife
hating an idling husband. 1039
The mother good-earth laughs within, when she sees the
idle men who stir not but lament saying, “We have nothing to eat”. 1040
105
Poverty
If one wants to know what is more painful than poverty,
the emptiness left with nothing by penury is most painful in penury. 1041
The misery called
poverty robs of happiness even as
one is
alive; and also the prospect of earning a
good name and fame after one’s death. 1042
The annoyance arising
from ceaseless poverty, will destroy together both the family
traditions and its refined speech. 1043
The poverty will make even those born in a
time-honored cultured family forget the lineage and out of frustration speak a
slavish language. 1044
The misery of poverty is joined by many other miseries
in a train. 1045
Words of the poor in penury will carry
no weight, even if
they
were to explain excitingly the serious
truths; exhibiting deep learning and subtle perception.
1046
A penniless man short of virtuous conduct, will be
looked down as
a stranger with dislike; even by
a mother who gave birth to him. 1047
The
unbearable hunger that
visited me yesterday caused a
suffering of close death. Will
that hunger visit even today to give me company? 1048
One may be able to sleep even in the proximity of
fire. But one who
is in acute
hunger cannot afford
to close the
eyes by any
effort. 1049
The poor with no means and still not giving up the worldly
life in full, is a fatal loss to the salt and gruel. 1050
106 Seeking Alms
Let the needy seek alms if they find the generous inclined
to give. If they hide
and refuse
alms, the blame goes
to them and
not to the one who begs. 1051
Even begging will be a pleasing craze to the beggar,
provided a thing begged is given whole-heartedly without hurting his self-respect.
1052
There is an air of grace even in begging from those
conscious of their duty unto the have-nots and kind-hearted as not to hide or
plead inability to give. 1053
The act of begging is equal to giving, from those who
think not hiding even in dream as to refuse and say “No”. 1054
The beggars opt to seek alms standing before one’s
eyes, because there are still kind-hearted souls who do not hide in the world. 1055
The misery of poverty disappears altogether when one
sees a generous man, who is free from crudity to hide.
1056
The heart of
a beggar will
be thrilled to feel
happy and rejoice
within, when it
sees
a big-hearted person giving without any disrespect
or scorn. 1057
If there are no beggars, this vast cool-world will
look like a theatre;
wherein the manually activated stringed
dolls move about here and
there. 1058
What image will be there to donors to put on air their
generosity, if none is there to beg and receive alms? 1059
Beggar should not be angry when refused. His own pitiful poverty condition is enough to appreciate the erratic
helplessness of the
other man to give. 1060
107 The Fear
of Begging
Not to beg
is worth a ten
million even from
those eye-like special men, who
give willingly without hiding and
refusing. 1061
If men are to live even by begging, let the Creator (responsible
for such wretched state of affairs) perish roaming about here and there like a
beggar. 1062
There cannot be a
greater crudity than the obstinacy of finding a
solution to the pain of
poverty, only by recourse
to begging. 1063
The greatness of those, who do not beg despite utter
penury with no means for survival is immense, which even the expanse of entire globe
cannot hold. 1064
To eat from the earnings
of one`s efforts
is far sweeter than anything
else, even if
it is only a clear watery gruel
cooked from the millets. 1065
If one is to beg
for water even to
feed a cow, there is no greater disgrace to one`s
tongue than seeking alms for that purpose. 1066
I beg all those who beg,
“ if at all you need to beg, I beg you
please do not beg from those who
hide their wealth”. 1067
Begging is a most unsafe boat with no protection,
because it will split into pieces the moment it dashes against the rock of
refusal. 1068
The heart melts at the very thought of one’s dire need
for begging. That sympathy vanishes the moment one thinks of the likely refusal
by a donor. 1069
Where does the life of donor would hide itself when he
says, “No”? The beggar`s soul leaves his
body instantly, when he hears to the donor telling “No”. 1070
108 Meanness (Low thinking, evil deeds and
bad habits)
The base men in their form look like ordinary human
beings. No such close identity is seen
in any other species.
1071
The evil men being
free from painful worry are better placed than those
righteous, who are always conscious of what
is good. 1072
The mean with
no self-control are compared
to aliens of
the upper plateau, who said to be a law unto themselves in conduct
and erratic in action. 1073
If a base man happens to meet a less wicked than self;
he feels superior and takes pride in excelling him in vices. 1074
Fear is the prime cause for a good conduct if found in
the base men. If not, probably they pretend as good-men with a view to make
some valuable gain. 1075
Wicked men are no better than the trumpet used for
public announcement, for they too put on air the secrets in their possession to
reach far and wide. 1076
When the poor
seek alms, the base do not tweak even the
wet
hand that ate a meal.
However they surrender to muscle-men threatening to break the jaws. 1077
Great men will rush to rescue on being told about
one’s misery. The wicked will come to
help only when they are squeezed like the sugarcane. 1078
The base seeing someone well dressed and eating
nice food cannot
put
up with it; and will
get ready to
defame those placed comfortably. 1079
Cheats rush up in a crisis to sell themselves to the
opponents. What else are they fit to do?
1080
“Om Narbhavi”
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