vadapav Posted March 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2015 11. Those parents who do not educate their sons are their enemies; for as is a crane among swans, so are ignorant so are ignorant sons in a public assembly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vadapav Posted March 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2015 12. Many a bad habit is developed through overindulgence, and many a good one by chastisement, therefore beat your son as well as your pupil; never indulge them. ("Spare the rod and spoil the child.") Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vadapav Posted March 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2015 13. Let not a single day pass without your learning a verse, half a verse, or a fourth of it, or even one letter of it; nor without attending to charity, study and other pious activity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vadapav Posted March 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2015 14. Separation from the wife, disgrace from one's own people, an enemy saved in battle, service to a wicked king, poverty, and a mismanaged assembly: these six kinds of evils, if afflicting a person, burn him even without fire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vadapav Posted March 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2015 15. Trees on a river bank, a woman in another man's house, and kings without counsellors go without doubt to swift destruction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vadapav Posted March 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2015 16. A brahmana's strength is in his learning, a king's strength is in his army, a vaishya's strength is in his wealth and a shudra's strength is in his attitude of service. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vadapav Posted March 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2015 17. The prostitute has to forsake a man who has no money, the subject a king that cannot defend him, the birds in a tree that bears no fruit, and the guests in a house after they have finished their meals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vadapav Posted March 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2015 18. Brahmanas quit their patrons after receiving alms from them, scholars leave their teachers after receiving education from them, and animals desert a forest that has been burnt down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vadapav Posted March 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2015 19. He who befriends a man whose conduct is vicious, whose vision impure, and who is notoriously crooked, is rapidly ruined. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vadapav Posted March 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2015 20. Friendship between equals flourishes, service under a king is respectable, it is good to be business-minded in public dealings, and a handsome lady is safe in her own home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vadapav Posted March 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2015 CHAPTER THREE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vadapav Posted March 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2015 1. In this world, whose family is there without blemish? Who is free from sickness and grief? Who is forever happy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vadapav Posted March 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2015 2. A man's descent may be discerned by - his conduct, his country by his pronunciation of language, his friendship by his warmth and glow, and his capacity to eat by his body. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vadapav Posted March 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2015 3. Give your daughter in marriage to a good family, engage your son in learning, see that your enemy comes to grief, and engage your friends in dharma. (Krsna consciousness). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vadapav Posted March 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2015 4. Of a rascal and a serpent, the serpent is the better of the two, for he strikes only at the time he is destined to kill, while the former at every step. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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