Life-span, work, wealth, knowledge, and time of death, these five are formed in the womb alongwith the body.

Mixing with saints is hindered due to sons, friends, and relatives; but those who mix with them gain righteousness, and in a good manner are able to form their families.

Sight, attention, and touch, are used by fish, tortoises, and birds, to always bring up their young ones; likewise is the association of virtuous persons.

When the body is healthy and death is far, one should work for the benefit of the soul, for at life’s end, what can be done?

Like Kamadhenu is knowledge; in crisis it is fruitful; in journeys like a mother it offers good advice; knowledge is hidden treasure, remember.

A single son with good qualities is enough, without qualities a hundred are of what use? A single moon dispels darkness, not the stars in thousands.

Better to die immediately upon birth, than to live a long life as a fool; one who dies as soon as he is born, suffers little grief, whereas the fool as long as he lives, goes on burning.

Residing in a bad city, serving a person of a low-status family, bad food, an angry-mouthed wife, a foolish son, and a widowed daughter; these six without fire burn the body.

What to do with a cow who neither gives milk nor becomes pregnant? Of what use is a son who is neither learned nor devoted?