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Contents

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The blessed gṛhastha; the glories of charity to a qualifi ed brāhmaṇa;
who is happy in this world; who pollutes even the jackal; the
exclamation of the mṛdaṅga’s beat; who can erase what Lord
Brahmā has ordained; wicked men become saintly in the company of

devotees; devotees are holy places personified; as a worm survives in
poison; a house which is like a funeral pyre; the kinsmen of a sādhu;
immediately engage yourself in dharma; sources of joy; another’s
wife as one’s mother; praise of Lord Rāma; who to learn from; who
is swiftly ruined; the intelligent should be concerned about dharma;
gradually accumulate knowledge, virtue and wealth; a wicked person
never changes.

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A life of only a moment is successful; deal only with the present;
how to please others; the character of great souls; attachment is the
root of all grief; the fatalist is ruined; subjects follow the king; dead
though living; nipples on a goat’s neck; the hearts of base men burn;
the mind alone is responsible for bondage or liberation; shed bodily

identification; learn contentment; good or bad deeds follow us; he
whose actions are disorganized; how the student acquires knowledge;
the wise act after due circumspection; guru should be worshipped; a
sādhu will never swerve from the spiritual path; three gems upon this
earth.

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Fruits of the tree of sins; the body can never be regained; overcome
the enemy; what spreads according to one’s nature; the state of
mind at the burning ghāṭa; intelligence before sinning and during
repentance; do not feel proud; he who lives in our mind is near; speak
pleasingly if in need of a favor; association from a proper distance;
be cautious with six causes of death; he who is virtuous is living; the

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