A mean(low) person always speaks pompously
A good person speaks softly
Does gold reverberate the way brass does?
Beloved of the Bounteous, Vema, listen!
A good person speaks softly
Does gold reverberate the way brass does?
Beloved of the Bounteous, Vema, listen!
As you sing (more), the melody (raga) excels
Eating Neem as a practice, bitterness becomes sweeter to the taste
With practice, things become perfect
Beloved of the Bounteous, Vema, listen!
When it is not your place or time, do not try to dominate. Hill looks like small in a mirror, but its much bigger.
What is the purpose of custom sans inner purity?
What is the purpose of cooking sans cleanliness of vessels?
What is the purpose of worship of Shiva sans purity of mind?
Beloved of the Bounteous, Vema, listen!
In times of distress, observe the attitude of relatives
In times of fear, observe the behaviour of the army
In times of poverty, observe the nature of the wife
Beloved of the Bounteous, Vema, listen!
Iron, if broken, can be joined together, twice or thricebut heart once broken can never be put together again
Salt and camphor look alikeWith familiarity, the paths of their taste is different
Among men, virtuous people stand apart
Beloved of the Bounteous, Vema, listen!
A ladleful of a Sacred cow's milk is enoughOf what worth is even a potful of donkey's milk
Even a little food given with respect is sumptuous
Beloved of the Bounteous, Vema, listen!
The rain drop that fell in the shell became a pearlThe one that fell in water merged with water
If something is yours, you sure get it.
Beloved of the Bounteous, Vema, listen!
A stone in shoe, a fly near earPollen in eye, a thorn in foot
A quarrel in the house, are unbearable(painful)
Beloved of the Bounteous, Vema, listen!
There are many that find faults (with others)
Every one in the world has faults
The people who count faults do not know their own faults
Beloved of the Bounteous, Vema, listen!
Knowing external behaviour and language, wearing saffron (renunciate) clothesThat does not lead to mukti (liberation)
Shaving of head (of a renunciate, widow etc) does not shave (unwanted) thoughts
Beloved of the Bounteous, Vema, listen!
