नास्ति स्त्रीणां पृथग्यज्ञो न व्रतं नाप्युपोषणम् ।
पतिं शुश्रूषते येन तेन स्वर्गे महीयते ॥ ४६ ॥
For a woman, no separate Yajña, nor ritual discipline, nor fasting, is needed.
By her loving service to her husband, her place in heaven is assured.
नित्यं स्नात्वा शुचिः कुर्याद्देवर्षिपितृतर्पणम् ।
देवताभ्यर्चनं चैव समिधाधानमेव च ॥ ४७ ॥
Practise these daily: bath, cleansing, libation to deities, sages and forefathers,
Worship of God and the fire ritual.
पठतो नास्ति मूर्खत्वं जपतो नास्ति पातकम् ।
जाग्रतस्तु भयं नास्ति कलहो नास्ति मौनिनाम् ॥ ४८ ॥
There's no stupidity for the learned man, nor is there sin for the one in prayerful chant.
No fear exists for the one awake, nor is there quarrel for the one in silent meditation.
पण्डिते च गुणास्सर्वे मूर्खे दोषा हि केवलम् ।
तस्मान्मूर्खसहस्रेभ्यः प्राज्ञ एको विशिष्यते ॥ ४९ ॥
Virtues abound in the truly learned, whereas defects are aplenty in the dull-witted.
That's why even in a large crowd of stupid people, the learned man stands out at once.
पयःपानं भुजङ्गानां केवलं विषवर्धनम् ।
उपदेशो हि मूर्खाणां प्रकोपाय न शान्तये ॥ ५० ॥
All that feeding milk does to a serpent is to increase his venomousness.
Likewise, wise counsel to the dull-witted only provokes anger, not peaceability.
