gururagnirdvijātīnāṃ varṇānāṃ brāhmaṇō guruḥ ।
patirēva guruḥ strīṇāṃ sarvasyābhyāgatō guruḥ ॥ 01 ॥
yathā chaturbhiḥ kanakaṃ parīkṣyatē
nigharṣaṇachChēdanatāpatāḍanaiḥ ।
tathā chaturbhiḥ puruṣaḥ parīkṣyatē
tyāgēna śīlēna guṇēna karmaṇā ॥ 02 ॥
tāvadbhayēṣu bhētavyaṃ yāvadbhayamanāgatam ।
āgataṃ tu bhayaṃ vīkṣya prahartavyamaśaṅkayā ॥ 03 ॥
ēkōdarasamudbhūtā ēkanakṣatrajātakāḥ ।
na bhavanti samāḥ śīlē yathā badarakaṇṭakāḥ ॥ 04 ॥
niḥspṛhō nādhikārī syān nākāmō maṇḍanapriyaḥ ।
nāvidagdhaḥ priyaṃ brūyātspaṣṭavaktā na vañchakaḥ ॥ 05 ॥
mūrkhāṇāṃ paṇḍitā dvēṣyā adhanānāṃ mahādhanāḥ ।
parāṅganā kulastrīṇāṃ subhagānāṃ cha durbhagāḥ ॥ 06 ॥
ālasyōpagatā vidyā parahastagataṃ dhanam ।
alpabījaṃ hataṃ kṣētraṃ hataṃ sainyamanāyakam ॥ 07 ॥
abhyāsāddhāryatē vidyā kulaṃ śīlēna dhāryatē ।
guṇēna jñāyatē tvāryaḥ kōpō nētrēṇa gamyatē ॥ 08 ॥
vittēna rakṣyatē dharmō vidyā yōgēna rakṣyatē ।
mṛdunā rakṣyatē bhūpaḥ satstriyā rakṣyatē gṛham ॥ 09 ॥
anyathā vēdaśāstrāṇi jñānapāṇḍityamanyathā ।
anyathā tatpadaṃ śāntaṃ lōkāḥ kliśyanti chāhnyathā ॥ 10 ॥
dāridryanāśanaṃ dānaṃ śīlaṃ durgatināśanam ।
ajñānanāśinī prajñā bhāvanā bhayanāśinī ॥ 11 ॥
nāsti kāmasamō vyādhirnāsti mōhasamō ripuḥ ।
nāsti kōpasamō vahnirnāsti jñānātparaṃ sukham ॥ 12 ॥
janmamṛtyū hi yātyēkō bhunaktyēkaḥ śubhāśubham ।
narakēṣu patatyēka ēkō yāti parāṃ gatim ॥ 13 ॥
tṛṇaṃ brahmavidaḥ svargastṛṇaṃ śūrasya jīvitam ।
jitāśasya tṛṇaṃ nārī niḥspṛhasya tṛṇaṃ jagat ॥ 14 ॥
vidyā mitraṃ pravāsē cha bhāryā mitraṃ gṛhēṣu cha ।
vyādhitasyauṣadhaṃ mitraṃ dharmō mitraṃ mṛtasya cha ॥ 15 ॥
vṛthā vṛṣṭiḥ samudrēṣu vṛthā tṛptasya bhōjanam ।
vṛthā dānaṃ samarthasya vṛthā dīpō divāpi cha ॥ 16 ॥
nāsti mēghasamaṃ tōyaṃ nāsti chātmasamaṃ balam ।
nāsti chakṣuḥsamaṃ tējō nāsti dhānyasamaṃ priyam ॥ 17 ॥
adhanā dhanamichChanti vāchaṃ chaiva chatuṣpadāḥ ।
mānavāḥ svargamichChanti mōkṣamichChanti dēvatāḥ ॥ 18 ॥
satyēna dhāryatē pṛthvī satyēna tapatē raviḥ ।
satyēna vāti vāyuścha sarvaṃ satyē pratiṣṭhitam ॥ 19 ॥
chalā lakṣmīśchalāḥ prāṇāśchalē jīvitamandirē ।
chalāchalē cha saṃsārē dharma ēkō hi niśchalaḥ ॥ 20 ॥
narāṇāṃ nāpitō dhūrtaḥ pakṣiṇāṃ chaiva vāyasaḥ ।
chatuṣpādaṃ śaṛgālastu strīṇāṃ dhūrtā cha mālinī ॥ 21 ॥
janitā chōpanētā cha yastu vidyāṃ prayachChati ।
annadātā bhayatrātā pañchaitē pitaraḥ smṛtāḥ ॥ 22 ॥
rājapatnī gurōḥ patnī mitrapatnī tathaiva cha ।
patnīmātā svamātā cha pañchaitā mātaraḥ smṛtāḥ ॥ 23 ॥