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The company of the wicked and the lazy destroys him. Son, I give you this advice. Those who have not served the helpless, the weighers, and the elders who have defeated Indra through mantras, their lineage does not achieve anything in the world. Even an elephant can be tied with a bundle of threads. Consider that lineage, strength, glory, and pride are burned in the flame of wind. A fool becomes wise through the company of the wise. A boat sails, and fire ignites from the same wind. If the minister is brave and can endure the unbearable, just as the fragrance of 'Champa' makes sesame seeds fragrant, wisdom arises from serving the wise. If the wise person is a friend, then one should greatly respect him in his work. There is no neglect towards him. This service is said to be of seven types: service, listening, preservation, delight, acceptance, knowledge, and certainty. Because the reason for having enemies and friends in the world is work. Work is also possible through intelligence (the power of reasoning and debate). There are three types of intelligence related to mantras, and the intelligence that arises in all three worlds is also obtained by serving the elders. It is called the Chintamani. O adornment of the Ikshvaku lineage, listen - one intelligence is obtained from the guru, the second from the old - those whose heads are white, whose mouths are crooked, who are condemned by old age, leave them. The intelligence that arises from the scriptures and the third from one's own mind. By this, the mantra is surely accomplished. The great-minded mantra is healthy, skilled in action, I desire them. ||7||
They say there are five types of work.
Listen, when starting work, one should first consider the work. Human power, wealth, strategy, with the brilliance of one's own intelligence, one should see the flaws of the enemy's side, the charioteers who enhance the glory of the master, and know the time and place. ||8|| They cover up the great faults committed by him. On the scale of one's own intelligence, the entire universe is
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