Chanakya Neeti

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13.  She is a true wife who is clean (suci), expert, chaste, pleasing to the

husband, and truthful. 

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14.  The house of a childless person is a void, all directions are void to one

who has no relatives, the heart of a fool is also void, but to a poverty

stricken man all is void. 

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15.  Scriptural lessons not put into practice are poison; a meal is poison to

him who suffers from indigestion; a social gathering is poison to a

poverty stricken person; and a young wife is poison to an aged man. 

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15. Scriptural lessons not put into practice are poison; a meal is poison to
him who suffers from indigestion; a social gathering is poison to a
poverty stricken person; and a young wife is poison to an aged man.

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16. That man who is without religion and mercy should be rejected. A guru
without spiritual knowledge should be rejected. The wife with an
offensive face should be given up, and so should relatives who are
without affection.

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17. Constant travel brings old age upon a man; a horse becomes old by
being constantly tied up; lack of sexual contact with her husband brings
old age upon a woman; and garments become old through being left in
the sun.

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18. Consider again and again the following: the right time, the right friends,
the right place, the right means of income, the right ways of spending,
and from whom you derive your power.

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19. For the twice-born the fire (Agni) is a representative of God. The
Supreme Lord resides in the heart of His devotees. Those of average
intelligence (alpa-buddhi or kanista-adhikari) see God only in His srimurti,
but those of broad vision see
the Supreme Lord everywhere.

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CHAPTER FIVE

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1.  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. 

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2.  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. 

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3.  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. 

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4.  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.

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5.  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. 

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6.  The learned are envied by the foolish; rich men by the poor; chaste

women by adulteresses; and beautiful ladies by ugly ones.