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Chanakya Neethi - Chapter 9 muktimichChasi chēttāta viṣayānviṣavattyaja । My dear child, if you desire to be free from the cycle of birth and death, then abandon the objects of sense gratification as poison. Drink instead the nectar of forbearance, upright conduct, mercy, cleanliness and truth. parasparasya marmāṇi yē bhāṣantē narādhamāḥ । Those base men who speak of the secret faults of others destroy themselves like serpents who stray onto anthills. gandhaḥ suvarṇē phalamikṣudaṇḍē Perhaps nobody has advised Lord Brahma, the creator, to impart perfume to gold; fruit to the sugarcane; flowers to the sandalwood tree; wealth to the learned; and long life to the king. sarvauṣadhīnāmamṛtā pradhānā Nectar (amṛta) is the best among medicines; eating good food is the best of all types of material happiness; the eye is the chief among all organs; and the head occupies the chief position among all parts of the body. dūtō na sañcharati khē na chalēchcha vārtā No messenger can travel about in the sky and no tidings come from there. The voice of its inhabitants as never heard, nor can any contact be established with them. Therefore the brahmana who predicts the eclipse of the sun and moon which occur in the sky must be considered as a vidvān (man of great learning). vidyārthī sēvakaḥ pānthaḥ kṣudhārtō bhayakātaraḥ । The student, the servant, the traveller, the hungry person, the frightened man, the treasury guard, and the steward: these seven ought to be awakened if they fall asleep. ahiṃ nṛpaṃ cha śārdūlaṃ vṛddhaṃ cha bālakaṃ tathā । The serpent, the king, the tiger, the stinging wasp, the small child, the dog owned by other people, and the fool: these seven ought not to be awakened from sleep. ardhādhītāścha yairvēdāstathā śūdrānnabhōjanāḥ । Of those who have studied the Vedas for material rewards, and those who accept foodstuffs offered by shudras, what potency have they? They are just like serpents without fangs. yasminruṣṭē bhayaṃ nāsti tuṣṭē naiva dhanāgamaḥ । He who neither rouses fear by his anger, nor confers a favour when he is pleased can neither control nor protect. What can he do? nirviṣēṇāpi sarpēṇa kartavyā mahatī phaṇā । The serpent may, without being poisonous, raise high its hood, but the show of terror is enough to frighten people -- whether he be venomous or not. prātardyūtaprasaṅgēna madhyāhnē strīprasaṅgataḥ । Wise men spend their mornings in discussing gambling, the afternoon discussing the activities of women, and the night hearing about the activities of theft. (The first item above refers to the gambling of King yudhiṣṭhira, from mahābhārata. The second item refers to the glorious deeds of mother sītā, from rāmāyaṇa. The third item hints at the adorable childhood pastimes of śrī kṛṣṇa who stole butter, from śrīmadbhāgavatam. Hence chāṇakya refers the deeds of wise men who spend the morning absorbed in mahābhārata, the afternoon studying rāmāyaṇa, and the evening devotedly hearing the śrīmadbhāgavatam.) svahastagrathitā mālā svahastaghṛṣṭachandanam । By preparing a garland for a Deity with one's own hand; by grinding sandal paste for the Lord with one's own hand; and by writing sacred texts with one's own hand -- one becomes blessed with opulence equal to that of Indra. ikṣudaṇḍāstilāḥ śūdrāḥ kāntā hēma cha mēdinī । Sugarcanes, seseme seeds, women, gold, soil, sandalwood, yogurt and betal leaves increase in their essence when they are massaged through churning. dahyamānāḥ sutīvrēṇa nīchāḥ parayaśō'gninā Poverty is set off by fortitude; shabby garments by keeping them clean; bad food by warming it; and ugliness by good behaviour.
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