अनित्यानि शरीराणि विभवो नैव शाश्वतः ।
नित्यं सन्निहितो मृत्युः कर्तव्यो धर्मसङ्ग्रहः ॥
Alas, human body is mortal, wealth is not permanent.
Death is ever imminent, so do good always!
अनेकसंशयच्छेदि परोक्षार्थस्य दर्शनम् ।
सर्वस्य लोचनं शास्त्रं यस्य नास्त्यन्ध एव सः ॥
Scriptures answer many questions and make hidden things visible.
They act as everyone's eyes to see Truth.
The one who sees this not is indeed blind!
अन्नदाता भयत्राता दिद्यादाता तथैव च ।
जनिता चोपनेता च पञ्चैते पितरः स्मृताः ॥
These five are all fatherly - the one who provides food,
The one who saves from danger. The one
Who gives education, the biological father,
The one who initiates one into the sacred Gayatri.
अपमानं पुरस्कृत्य मानं कृत्वा तु पृष्ठतः ।
स्वकार्यमुद्धरेत् प्राज्ञः कार्यधव्ंसो हि मूर्खता ॥
Overlooking any insult, leaving behind one's ego,
The intelligent one should accomplish one's objective, as
Jeopardising own interest is high stupidity.
अभिवादनशीलस्य नित्यं वृद्धोपसेविनः ।
चत्वारि तस्य वर्धन्ते आयुर्विद्या यशो बलम् ॥
For one who habitually shows courtesy and decorum, reveres and
Serves the elderly, four things will accrue well:
Longevity, Education, Fame and Power.
