ualties of a Living Soul

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EIGHT QUALITIES OF A MANASHTAOW GUNAAH PURUSHAM DEEPAYANTI ||PRAGYAA CHA KAOULYAM CHA SHRUTAM DAMASHCHA ||PARAAKRAMASHCHAABAHUBHAASHITAA CHA ||DAANAM YATHASHAKTI KRITAGYATAA CHA || (The following eight qualities increases the SHOBHA (splendour) of a man- BUDDHI (intelligence), KULINTAA (nobility), SHASTRAGYAAN-knowledge of scriptures, INDRIYANIGRAHA (control of the senses), PARAKRAMA (Bravery), Little talk, charity according to his ability and KRITAGYATAA (gratefulness) DUTY OF A MAN UTPAADDYA PUTRAANANRINAANSHCHA KRITVAA ||VRITTIM CHA

TEBHYONUVIDHAAYA KAANCHIT ||STHAANE KUMAAREEH PRATIPAADDYA SARVAA ||ARANYASAMSTHOTHA MUNIRBUBHUSHET ||(After giving birth to a son, clearing all their debts, managing a means of earning a livelihood for them, then after arranging the marriages of his daughters, he should lead the life of a recluse in the forest) DONT'SNAAKROSHI SYANNAAVAMAANEE PARASYA ||MITRADOHEE NOTA NEECHOPASEVEE ||NA CHAABHIMAANEE NA CHA HEENAVRITTO ||RUKSHAAM VAACHAM RUSHATEEM VARJAYEETA ||(Neither use foul language on others nor show disrespect to him. Never have enmity with MITRA (friends) and never do a SEVA (service) to a NEECHA (degenerate man), never be lacking in SADAACHAAR, morality and arrogant (ABHIMAAN). Shun dry and angry speech (VAANI)) IDENTIFICATION OF A MAN TRINOLKAYAA GYAYATE JAATARUPAM ||VRITTEN

BHADRO VYAVAHAAREN SAADHUH ||SHOORO BHAYESHVARTHAKRICHCHHRESSHU DHEERAH ||KRICHCHHRESHVAAPATSU SUHRIDASHCHAARAYASHCHA|| (Gold is tested in the fire for identification. A virtuous man is identified by his SADAACHAAR (morality). A sage (SAADHU) is identified by his VYAVAHAAR (behaviour). A brave man is identified in BHAYA (fear) that is in dangerous and challenging situation, a DHEERA (patient) man is identified when he is confronted by economic problems, enemies and friends are identified in difficult and trying times)