Chapter 4 of chanakya neeti

 

In chapter four chanakya has stated the following points. Have a look over the following points derived from chanakya neeti   …

sons, friends, kith and kin are capable of distracting you. A wise man’s mind cannot be diverted as he knows that his holy acts will ultimately bring blessing to him and his loved ones.

As a mother takes care of every requirement of infants; similarly a saint must deliver spiritual guidance to his followers.

knowledge is like holy kamdhenu and is like a tree that bears fruit in every season. In unknown territories it provides protecting and fetches rewards for you.

Its better to have a worthy son than having hundreds of unworthy ones.  Like millions of stars in the sky have no competition with brightness of the  moon.

When a dead son is born then the person griefs for a few days, but an unworthy son is a grief for lifetime.

As per chanakay neeti, following are most difficult to bear:

• living in a village with people of bad character
• a quarrelsome wife
• a stupid son
• eating bad food
• to work for an evil family
• a widowed daughter

Like there is no profit in raising a barren cow;  a son without knowledge or devotion is also useless.

this world is like a hell where a person can get three kinds of reliefs:

• a devoted wife
• a good son
• company of noble persons

A king orders ones, a scholar tells ones and daughter are married ones. Therefore one must be very careful about those.

Meditation is performed best when alone, education by two, singing by three, traveling with four persons, farming with five and for battle many are required.

A good wife is pious, expert at household chores, faithful and never speaks a lie to her husband.

An important verse of chanakya neeti compares following with poison:

• a person whose knowledge is confined to books
• a meal without appetizer
• living life in a community of poor people
• an old man marring a young woman

A man must leave a religion without love and compassion, must leave a teacher without knowledge. Also its better to leave a short tempered wife and relatives with no love and respect for you.

A person traveling a lot is likely to get weak/old, same will be the case with a standing tethered horse, a woman lacking love in life and clothes that are frequently exposed to sun.

How is this situation, who are my real friends, how is my home’s condition, what’s my earnings and expenditure, what are my talents and weaknesses …. are the questions that a wise man asks himself all the time?