Garuda Purana

धर्मः प्रव्रजितस्तपः प्रचलितं सत्यं च दूरं गतं पृथ्वी वन्ध्यफला जनाः कपटिनो लौल्ये स्थिता ब्राह्मणाः । मर्त्याः स्त्रीवशगाः स्त्रियश्च चपला नीचा जना उन्नताः हा कष्टं खलुजीवितं कलियुगे धन्या जना ये मृताः ॥ १,११५.

Righteousness has departed, asceticism is unstable, truth has gone far away, the earth is barren, people are deceitful, Brahmins are set in greed, mortals are under the sway of women, women are fickle, the lowly are exalted—alas, how wretched is life in the Kali age! Blessed are those who are dead.

धन्यास्ते ये न पश्यन्ति देशभङ्गं कुलक्षयम् । परचित्तगतान् दारान्पुत्रं कुव्यसने स्थितम् ॥ १,११५.

Blessed are those who do not witness the ruin of their country, the destruction of their family, wives devoted to others, or a son fallen into vice.

कुपुत्रे निर्वृतिर्नास्ति कुभार्यायां कुतो रतिः । सुमित्र नास्ति विश्वासः कुराज्ये नास्ति जीवितम् ॥ १,११५.

There is no happiness in a bad son, nor pleasure in a bad wife; there is no trust in a false friend, nor life in a wicked kingdom.

परान्नं च परस्वं च परशय्याः परस्त्रियः । परवेश्मनि वासश्च शक्रादपि हरेच्छ्रियम् ॥ १,११५.

Another's food, another's wealth, another's bed, another's wife, and dwelling in another's house—these take away prosperity even from Indra.

आलापाद्गात्रसंस्पर्शात्संसर्गात्सह भोजनात् । आसनाच्छयनाद्यानात्पापं संक्रमते नृणाम् ॥ १,११५.

Through conversation, bodily contact, association, eating together, sitting, lying down, or traveling together, sin is transmitted among men.

स्त्रियो नश्यन्ति रूपेण तपः क्रोधन नश्यति । गावो द्वरप्रचारेण शूद्रान्नेन द्विजोत्तमः ॥ १,११५.

Women lose their beauty, asceticism is lost through anger, cows by wandering at the gate, and Brahmins by eating food from Shudras.

आसनादेकशय्यायां बोजनात्पङ्क्तिसङ्करात् । ततः संक्रमते पापं घटाद्धट इवोदकम् ॥ १,११५.

By sitting together, sharing the same bed, eating together, and mixing in the same row, sin is transmitted just as water flows from one pot to another.

लालने बहवो दोषास्ताडने बहवो गुणाः । तस्माच्छिष्यं च पुत्रं च ताडयेन्न तु लालयेत् ॥ १,११५.

There are many faults in indulgence, and many virtues in discipline; therefore, one should discipline, not indulge, a student or a son.

अध्वा जरा देहवतां पर्वतानां जलं जरा । असंभोगश्च नारीणां वस्त्राणामातपो जरा ॥ १,११५.

The journey is the aging of those with bodies, water is the aging of mountains, lack of union is the aging of women, and sunlight is the aging of clothes.

अधमाः कलिमिच्छन्ति सन्धिमिच्छति मध्यमाः । उत्तमा मानमिच्छन्ति मानो हि महतां धनम् ॥ १,११५.

The lowest seek quarrel, the middling seek agreement, and the best seek honor; for honor is the wealth of the great.

मानो हि मूलमर्थस्य माने सति धनेन किम् । प्रभ्रष्टमानदर्पस्य किं धनेन किमायुषा ॥ १,११५.

Honor is truly the root of wealth; if there is honor, what use is wealth? For one who has lost honor and pride, what use is wealth or even life?

अधमा धनमिच्छन्ति धनमानौ हि मध्यमाः । उत्तमा मानमिच्छन्ति मानो हि महतां धनम् ॥ १,११५.

The lowest seek wealth, the middling seek both wealth and honor, and the best seek honor; for honor is the wealth of the great.

वनेऽपि सिंहा न नमन्ति कं च बुभु क्षिता मांसनिरीक्षणं च । धनैर्विहीनाः सुकुलेषु जाता न नीचकर्माणि समारभन्ते ॥ १,११५.

Even in the forest, lions do not bow to anyone, nor do they eat what is offered or gaze at others' meat; those born in noble families, even if lacking wealth, do not undertake base deeds.

नाभिषेको न संस्कारः सिंहस्य क्रियते वने । नित्यमूर्जितसत्त्वस्य स्वयमेव मृगेन्द्रता ॥ १,११५.

There is no anointing or consecration performed for a lion in the forest; by the strength of its own nature, it becomes king of the beasts.

वणिक्प्रमादी भृकश्च मानी भिक्षुर्विलासी ह्यधनश्च कामी । वराङ्गना चाप्रियवादिनी च न ते च कर्माणि समारभन्ते ॥ १,११५.

A careless merchant, a barber, a proud beggar, a poor man who is lustful, a beautiful woman, and one who speaks unpleasantly—none of these undertake their proper duties.

दाता दरिद्रः कृपणोर्ऽथयुक्तः पुत्त्रोऽविधेयः कुजनस्य सेवा । परोपकारेषु नरस्य मृत्युः प्रजायते दुश्चरितानि पञ्च ॥ १,११५.

A generous but poor man, a miser who possesses wealth, a disobedient son, service to a wicked person, and death in the midst of good deeds—these are five evil acts for a person.

कान्तावियोगः स्वजनापमानं ऋणस्य शेषः कुजनस्य सेवा । दारिद्रयाभावाद्विमुखाश्च मित्रा विनाग्निना पञ्च दहन्ति तीव्राः ॥ १,११५.

Separation from a beloved, disgrace from one's own people, remaining debt, service to a wicked person, and friends who turn away due to poverty—these five burn intensely, even without fire.

चिन्तासहस्रेषु च तेषु मध्ये चिन्ताश्चतस्रोऽप्यसिधारतुल्याः । नीचापमानं क्षुधितं कलत्रं भार्या विरक्ता सहजोपरोधः ॥ १,११५.

Among thousands of worries, four are as sharp as a razor's edge: insult from the lowly, hunger, a wife who is indifferent, and obstruction from one's own kin.

वश्यश्च पुर्त्रेर्ऽथ करी च विद्या अरोगिता सज्जनसङ्गतिश्च । इष्टा च भार्या वशवर्तिनी च दुः खस्य मूलोद्धरणानि पञ्च ॥ १,११५.

An obedient son, wealth, learning, good health, association with the virtuous, a beloved wife who is compliant—these are the five roots of removing sorrow.

कुरङ्गमातङ्गपतङ्गंभृग मीना हताः पञ्चबिरेव पञ्च । एकः प्रमाथी स कथं न घात्यो यः सेवते पञ्चभिरेव पञ्च ॥ १,११५.

The deer, elephant, moth, bee, and fish are each destroyed by one of five things; so how can a person who serves all five not be ruined?

अधीरः कर्कशः स्तब्धः कुचेलः स्वयमागतः । पञ्च विप्रा न पूज्यन्ते बृहस्पतिसमा अपि ॥ १,११५.

An impatient, harsh, arrogant, poorly dressed, or self-invited Brahmin—these five, even if equal to Brihaspati, are not to be honored.

आयुः कर्म च वित्तं च विद्या निधनमेव च । पञ्चैतानि विविच्यन्ते जायमानस्य देहिनः ॥ १,११५.

Lifespan, actions, wealth, learning, and death—these five are determined for a person at birth.

पर्वतारोहणे तोये गोकुले दुष्टनिग्रहे । पतितस्य समुत्थाने शस्ताः पञ्च (ह्येते) गुणाः स्मृताः ॥ १,११५.

In climbing mountains, crossing water, tending cattle, restraining the wicked, and raising the fallen—these five qualities are considered excellent.

अभ्रच्छाया खले प्रीतिः परनारीषु संगतिः । पञ्चैते ह्यस्थिरा भावा यौवनानि धनानि च ॥ १,११५.

The shadow of a cloud, affection from a wicked person, association with another's wife—these five are unstable states, as are youth and wealth.

अस्थिरं जीवितं लोके अस्थिरं धनयौवनम् । अस्थिरं पुत्त्रदाराद्यं धर्मः कीर्तिर्यशः स्थिरम् ॥ १,११५.

Life in this world is unstable, as are wealth and youth; children, wife, and others are also unstable—only righteousness, fame, and good reputation are stable.

शत जीवितमत्यल्पं रात्रिस्तस्यार्धहारिणी । व्याधिशोकजरायासैरर्धं तदपि निष्फलम् ॥ १,११५.

A hundred years of life is truly very little; night takes away half, and the rest is lost to disease, sorrow, old age, and fatigue—thus, even that is fruitless.

आयुर्वर्षशतं नृणां परिमितं रात्रौ तदर्धं गतं तस्यार्धस्थितकिञ्चिदर्धमधिकं बाल्यस्य काले गतम् । किञ्चिद्वन्धुवियोगदुः खमरणैर्भूपालसेवागतं शेषं वारितरङ्गगर्भचपलं मानेन किं मानिनाम् ॥ १,११५.

The lifespan of humans is a hundred years, but half is lost in night; of the remainder, half or more passes in childhood, and some in separation from loved ones, suffering, and death, or in service to rulers; what remains is as fickle as the waves of water—what pride can the proud take in it?

अहोरात्रमयो लोके जरारूपेण संचरेत् । मृत्युर्ग्रसति भूतानि पवनं पन्नगो यथा ॥ १,११५.

Day and night, old age moves about the world in its own form; death devours beings just as the serpent swallows the wind.

गच्छतस्तिष्ठतो वापि जाग्रतः स्वपतो न चेत् । सर्वसत्त्वहितार्थाय पशोरिव विचेष्टितम् ॥ १,११५.

Whether going or standing, awake or asleep, if one does not act for the good of all beings, his actions are like those of a beast.