Wednesday, 3 January 2018

Tirukkural by Thiruvalluvar - Part 2 - Porut Paal - Wealth (Part B)

                                      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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