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much private means in small lanes. Here houses do not carry any glamour. By living in a house of many doors
wealth and women cannot be protected. 8. Should fear sin. 9. Should act according to popular traditions-customs of the
country. . Should not condemn anyone ; one should not condemn the
King in particular as such act brings about troubles. II. Spend according to income. 12. Dress according to your status. 13. Serve the parents. 14. Have the contact of people with good conduct 15. Acknowledge the act of obligation. Do not forget even a
small act of obligation. 16. Do not dine if there is indigestion. 17. On occasions, eat without greed, but not at the cost of your
health. 18. Serve the learned and persons of good conduct. 19. Do not participate in evil acts. Acts which are known
as abominable in the society tarnish reputation and loss
of reputation brings about total degradation. 20. Should maintain those who deserve to be maintained.
Parents, grandfather, grand mother, wife, children, dependent relatives, servants etc., deserve to be maintained. Parents, chaste wife and helpless sons and daughters should be maintained at any cost even accepting ordinary kind of services from them and if one can afford one should maintain
even the relatives and helpless caste-fellows. 21. One should be far-sighted. Without properly considering
loss and gains of enterprise in business one incurs heavy loss
whereas far sightedness does not cause such loss. 22. One should daily listen to religious discourses. 23. One should be merciful as mercy is the fundamental pillar
of religion. 24. One should cultivate the virtues which sharpen the intellect.
They are as follows: 1. Desire to listen to the fundamental doctrines of philo.
sophy. 2. Listening to the fundamental doctrines of philosophy.
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