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ਚਾਣਕ੍ਯ ਨੀਤਿ - ਪਂਚਮੋਧ੍ਯਾਯਃ ਗੁਰੁਰਗ੍ਨਿਰ੍ਦ੍ਵਿਜਾਤੀਨਾਂ ਵਰ੍ਣਾਨਾਂ ਬ੍ਰਾਹ੍ਮਣੋ ਗੁਰੁਃ । Agni is the worshipable person for the twice-born; the brahmana for the other castes; the husband for the wife; and the guest who comes for food at the midday meal for all. ਯਥਾ ਚਤੁਰ੍ਭਿਃ ਕਨਕਂ ਪਰੀਕ੍ਸ਼੍ਯਤੇ As gold is tested in four ways by rubbing, cutting, heating and beating - - so a man should be tested by these four things: his renunciation, his conduct, his qualities and his actions. ਤਾਵਦ੍ਭਯੇਸ਼ੁ ਭੇਤਵ੍ਯਂ ਯਾਵਦ੍ਭਯਮਨਾਗਤਮ੍ । A thing may be dreaded as long as it has not overtaken you, but once it has come upon you, try to get rid of it without hesitation. ਏਕੋਦਰਸਮੁਦ੍ਭੂਤਾ ਏਕਨਕ੍ਸ਼ਤ੍ਰਜਾਤਕਾਃ । Though persons be born from the same womb and under the same stars, they do not become alike in disposition as the thousand fruits of the badari tree. ਨਿਃਸ੍ਪ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਹੋ ਨਾਧਿਕਾਰੀ ਸ੍ਯਾਨ੍ ਨਾਕਾਮੋ ਮਂਡਨਪ੍ਰਿਯਃ । He whose hands are clean does not like to hold an office; he who desires nothing cares not for bodily decorations; he who is only partially educated cannot speak agreeably; and he who speaks out plainly cannot be a deceiver. ਮੂਰ੍ਖਾਣਾਂ ਪਂਡਿਤਾ ਦ੍ਵੇਸ਼੍ਯਾ ਅਧਨਾਨਾਂ ਮਹਾਧਨਾਃ । The learned are envied by the foolish; rich men by the poor; chaste women by adulteresses; and beautiful ladies by ugly ones. ਆਲਸ੍ਯੋਪਗਤਾ ਵਿਦ੍ਯਾ ਪਰਹਸ੍ਤਗਤਂ ਧਨਮ੍ । Indolent application ruins study; money is lost when entrusted to others; a farmer who sows his seed sparsely is ruined; and an army is lost for want of a commander. ਅਭ੍ਯਾਸਾਦ੍ਧਾਰ੍ਯਤੇ ਵਿਦ੍ਯਾ ਕੁਲਂ ਸ਼ੀਲੇਨ ਧਾਰ੍ਯਤੇ । Learning is retained through putting into practice; family prestige is maintained through good behaviour; a respectable person is recognised by his excellent qualities; and anger is seen in the eyes. ਵਿਤ੍ਤੇਨ ਰਕ੍ਸ਼੍ਯਤੇ ਧਰ੍ਮੋ ਵਿਦ੍ਯਾ ਯੋਗੇਨ ਰਕ੍ਸ਼੍ਯਤੇ । Religion is preserved by wealth; knowledge by diligent practice; a king by conciliatory words; and a home by a dutiful housewife. ਅਨ੍ਯਥਾ ਵੇਦਸ਼ਾਸ੍ਤ੍ਰਾਣਿ ਜ੍ਞਾਨਪਾਂਡਿਤ੍ਯਮਨ੍ਯਥਾ । Those who blaspheme Vedic wisdom, who ridicule the life style recommended in the satras, and who deride men of peaceful temperament, come to grief unnecessarily. ਦਾਰਿਦ੍ਰ੍ਯਨਾਸ਼ਨਂ ਦਾਨਂ ਸ਼ੀਲਂ ਦੁਰ੍ਗਤਿਨਾਸ਼ਨਮ੍ । Charity puts an end to poverty; righteous conduct to misery; discretion to ignorance; and scrutiny to fear. ਨਾਸ੍ਤਿ ਕਾਮਸਮੋ ਵ੍ਯਾਧਿਰ੍ਨਾਸ੍ਤਿ ਮੋਹਸਮੋ ਰਿਪੁਃ । There is no disease (so destructive) as lust; no enemy like infatuation; no fire like wrath; and no happiness like spiritual knowledge. ਜਨ੍ਮਮ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਤ੍ਯੂ ਹਿ ਯਾਤ੍ਯੇਕੋ ਭੁਨਕ੍ਤ੍ਯੇਕਃ ਸ਼ੁਭਾਸ਼ੁਭਮ੍ । A man is born alone and dies alone; and he experiences the good and bad consequences of his karma alone; and he goes alone to hell or the Supreme abode. ਤ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਣਂ ਬ੍ਰਹ੍ਮਵਿਦਃ ਸ੍ਵਰ੍ਗਸ੍ਤ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਣਂ ਸ਼ੂਰਸ੍ਯ ਜੀਵਿਤਮ੍ । Heaven is but a straw to him who knows spiritual life (Krsna consciousness); so is life to a valiant man; a woman to him who has subdued his senses; and the universe to him who is without attachment for the world. ਵਿਦ੍ਯਾ ਮਿਤ੍ਰਂ ਪ੍ਰਵਾਸੇ ਚ ਭਾਰ੍ਯਾ ਮਿਤ੍ਰਂ ਗ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਹੇਸ਼ੁ ਚ । Learning is a friend on the journey; a wife in the house; medicine in sickness; and righteous action is the only friend after death. ਵ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਥਾ ਵ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਸ਼੍ਟਿਃ ਸਮੁਦ੍ਰੇਸ਼ੁ ਵ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਥਾ ਤ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਪ੍ਤਸ੍ਯ ਭੋਜਨਮ੍ । Rain which falls upon the sea is useless; so is food for one who is satiated; in vain is a gift for one who is wealthy; and a burning lamp during the daytime is useless. ਨਾਸ੍ਤਿ ਮੇਘਸਮਂ ਤੋਯਂ ਨਾਸ੍ਤਿ ਚਾਤ੍ਮਸਮਂ ਬਲਮ੍ । There is no water like rainwater; no strength like one's own; no light like that of the eyes; and no wealth more dear than food grain. ਅਧਨਾ ਧਨਮਿਚ੍ਛਂਤਿ ਵਾਚਂ ਚੈਵ ਚਤੁਸ਼੍ਪਦਾਃ । The poor wish for wealth; animals for the faculty of speech; men wish for heaven; and godly persons for liberation. ਸਤ੍ਯੇਨ ਧਾਰ੍ਯਤੇ ਪ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਥ੍ਵੀ ਸਤ੍ਯੇਨ ਤਪਤੇ ਰਵਿਃ । The earth is supported by the power of truth; it is the power of truth that makes the sun shine and the winds blow; indeed all things rest upon truth. ਚਲਾ ਲਕ੍ਸ਼੍ਮੀਸ਼੍ਚਲਾਃ ਪ੍ਰਾਣਾਸ਼੍ਚਲੇ ਜੀਵਿਤਮਂਦਿਰੇ । The wealth is unsteady and it is bound to leave at sometime, and so is the breath of this life. The duration of life is uncertain, and the place of habitation is uncertain; but in all this inconsistent world, the righteous action alone is immovable. ਨਰਾਣਾਂ ਨਾਪਿਤੋ ਧੂਰ੍ਤਃ ਪਕ੍ਸ਼ਿਣਾਂ ਚੈਵ ਵਾਯਸਃ । Among men the barber is cunning; among birds, it is the crow; among beasts, it is the jackal; and among women, it is the flower girl. ਜਨਿਤਾ ਚੋਪਨੇਤਾ ਚ ਯਸ੍ਤੁ ਵਿਦ੍ਯਾਂ ਪ੍ਰਯਚ੍ਛਤਿ । These five are your fathers; he who gave you birth, girdled you with sacred thread, teaches you, provides you with food, and protects you from fearful situations. ਰਾਜਪਤ੍ਨੀ ਗੁਰੋਃ ਪਤ੍ਨੀ ਮਿਤ੍ਰਪਤ੍ਨੀ ਤਥੈਵ ਚ । These five should be considered as mothers; the king's wife, the preceptor's wife, the friend's wife, your wife's mother, and your own mother.
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