Chapter Iv
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As many kinds of wreaths can be made from a
As many kinds of wreaths can be made from a heap of flowers, so many good things may be achieved by a mortal when once he is born ... As the bee collects nectar and departs without injuring the flower,
As the bee collects nectar and departs without injuring the flower, or its colour or scent, so let a sage dwell in his village ... But, like a beautiful flower, full of colour and full
But, like a beautiful flower, full of colour and full of scent, are the fine and fruitful words of him who acts accordingly ... Death carries off a man who is gathering flowers and
Death carries off a man who is gathering flowers and whose mind is distracted, as a flood carries off a sleeping village ... Death subdues a man who is gathering flowers, and whose
Death subdues a man who is gathering flowers, and whose mind is distracted, before he is satiated in his pleasures ... He who knows that this body is like froth, and
He who knows that this body is like froth, and has learnt that it is as unsubstantial as a mirage, will break the flower-pointed arrow of Mara, and never see the king of death ... Like a beautiful flower, full of colour, but without scent,
Like a beautiful flower, full of colour, but without scent, are the fine but fruitless words of him who does not act accordingly ... Mean is the scent that comes from Tagara and sandal-wood;--the perfume
Mean is the scent that comes from Tagara and sandal-wood;--the perfume of those who possess virtue rises up to the gods as the highest ... Not a mother, not a father will do so much,
Not a mother, not a father will do so much, nor any other relative; a well-directed mind will do us greater service Flowers ... Not the perversities of others, not their sins of commission
Not the perversities of others, not their sins of commission or omission, but his own misdeeds and negligences should a sage take notice of ... Of the people who possess these virtues, who live without thoughtlessness,
Of the people who possess these virtues, who live without thoughtlessness, and who are emancipated through true knowledge, Mara, the tempter, never finds the way ... Sandal-wood or Tagara, a lotus-flower, or a Vassiki, among these sorts
Sandal-wood or Tagara, a lotus-flower, or a Vassiki, among these sorts of perfumes, the perfume of virtue is unsurpassed ... The disciple will overcome the earth, and the world of
The disciple will overcome the earth, and the world of Yama, and the world of the gods The disciple will find out the plainly shown path of virtue, as a clever man finds out the (right) flower ... The scent of flowers does not travel against the wind,
The scent of flowers does not travel against the wind, nor (that of) sandal-wood, or of Tagara and Mallika flowers; but the odour of good people travels even against the wind; a good man pervades every place ... Who shall overcome this earth, and the world of Yama
Who shall overcome this earth, and the world of Yama (the lord of the departed), and the world of the gods? Who shall find out the plainly shown path of virtue, as a clever man finds out the (right) flower? ...