Text 18] Instructions for Civilized Human Beings 215
sada santusta-manasah
sarvah Ssivamayd disah
Sarkard-kantakadibhyo
yathopanat-padah sivam
sadaé—always; santusta-manasah—for a person who is self-satisfied;
sarvah—everything; siva-mayah—auspicious; disah—in all directions;
Sarkara—from pebbles; kantaka-adibhyah—and thorns, etc.; yatha—
as; updnat-padah—for a person who has suitable shoes; sivam—there is
no danger (auspicious).
TRANSLATION
For a person who has suitable shoes on his feet, there is no
danger even when he walks on pebbles and thorns. For him,
everything is auspicious. Similarly, for one who is always self-
satisfied there is no distress; indeed, he feels happiness every-
where.
TEXT 18
TeTe: HA TT TAA Tdafs athe |
MATTIAS TEMA TA: 11 2c
santustah kena va rajan
na vartetapi varina
aupasthya-jaihvya-karpanyad
grha-palayate janah
santustah—a person who is always self-satisfied; kena—why; vd—or;
rajan—O King; na—not; varteta—should live (happily); api—even;
varina—by drinking water; aupasthya—due to the genitals; jaihvya—
and the tongue; kdrpanydat—because of a wretched or miserly condition;
grha-pdlayate —he becomes exactly like a household dog; janah—such a
person.
TRANSLATION
My dear King, a self-satisfied person can be happy even with
only drinking water. However, one who is driven by the senses, es-
pecially by the tongue and genitals, must accept the position of a
household dog to satisfy his senses.
