vadapav Posted March 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2015 20 He who has not acquired one of the following: religious merit (dharma), wealth (artha), satisfaction of desires (kama), or liberation (moksa) is repeatedly born to die. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vadapav Posted March 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2015 21. Lakshmi, the Goddess of wealth, comes of Her own accord where fools are not respected, grain is well stored up, and the husband and wife do not quarrel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vadapav Posted March 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2015 CHAPTER FOUR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vadapav Posted March 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2015 1. These five: the life-span, the type of work, wealth, learning and the time of one's death are determined while one is in the womb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vadapav Posted March 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2015 2. Offspring, friends and relatives flee from a devotee of the Lord: yet those who follow him bring merit to their families through their devotion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vadapav Posted March 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2015 3. Fish, tortoises, and birds bring up their young by means of sight, attention and touch; so do saintly men afford protection to their associates by the same means. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vadapav Posted March 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2015 4. As long as your body is healthy and under control and death is distant, try to save your soul; when death is immanent what can you do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vadapav Posted March 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2015 5. Learning is like a cow of desire. It, like her, yields in all seasons. Like a mother, it feeds you on your journey. Therefore learning is a hidden treasure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vadapav Posted March 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2015 6. A single son endowed with good qualities is far better than a hundred devoid of them. For the moon, though one, dispels the darkness, which the stars, though numerous, can not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vadapav Posted March 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2015 7. A still-born son as superior to a foolish son endowed with a long life. The first causes grief for but a moment while the latter like a blazing fire consumes his parents in grief for life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vadapav Posted March 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2015 8. Residing in a small village devoid of proper living facilities, serving a person born of a low family, unwholesome food, a frowning wife, a foolish son, and a widowed daughter burn the body 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 9. What good is a cow that neither gives milk nor conceives? Similarly, what is the value of the birth of a son if he becomes neither learned nor a pure devotee of the Lord? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vadapav Posted March 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2015 10. When one is consumed by the sorrows of life, three things give him relief: offspring, a wife, and the company of the Lord's devotees. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vadapav Posted March 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2015 11. Kings speak for once, men of learning once, and the daughter is given in marriage once. All these things happen once and only once. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vadapav Posted March 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2015 12. Religious austerities should be practiced alone, study by two, and singing by three. A journey should be undertaken by four, agriculture by five, and war by many together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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