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    Chapter | . Humbly bowing down before the Almighty Lord Sti Vishnu, the Lord of the three worlds, | recite maxims of the science of political ethics (nit) selected from various, shastras, . That man who by the study of these maxims from the shastras acquires a knowledge of the most celebrated principles of duty, and understands what ought and ought not to be followed, and what is good and what is bad, is most excellent. Therefore with an eye to the public good, | shall speak that which, when understood, will lead to an understanding of things in their proper perspective. Even a pandit comes to grief by giving instruction taa foolish disciple, by maintaining a wicked wife, and by excessive familiarity with the miserable. Awicked wife, a false friend, a saucy servant and living in the house with a serpent in it are nothing but death. — ;. One should save his money against hard times, save is wife atthe sacrifice of his riches, but invariably Po aS 10. 11. 12, Sri’ Chanak ya Nitt-shastra one should save his soul even at the sacrifice of his wife and riches, Save your wealth against future calamity. Do not say, “What fear has a rich man of calamity?” When riches begin to forsake one, even the accumulated stock dwindles away. . Do not inhabit a country where you are not respected, cannot earn your livelingod, have no friends, or cannot acquire knowledge. Do not stay fora single day where there are not these five persons: a wealthy man, a brahmana well versed in Vedic lore. a king, a river and a physician. Wise man should never go into a cauntry whare there are no means of earning one's livelihood, where people have no dread of anybody, have no sense of shame, no intelligence,.or a charitable disposition, Test a servant while in the discharge of his duty, a relative in difficulty, a friend in adversity, and a wife in misfortune, He only is a wwe friend who does not forsake us in time of need, misfortune, famine, or war. ina king's court, or at the crematorium (smashana), He who gives up what is imporishable for that which is perishable, loses that which is imperishable; and doubtlessly loses that which is perishable also,

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