Verse 31 - Meaning: Q: When (kena) will a man (purusah) be without sorrow ? (asocyah) A: When he has got a devoted wife (pranata kalatrena), and firm assets.(dhira-vibhavena) Q:Who (kah) is in a pitiable state (socyah) in this world (iha bhuvane) ? A: That one who never gifts anything, (na-yo daataa) although possessed of much. (satyapi vibhave) Verse 32 - Meaning: Q: What (kim) makes (muulam) a man despicable (laghutaayaa) ? A: The quality of begging (yaacnaa) from wretches. (praakrta-purusesu-yaa) Q:Who (kah) should be considered as braver (suurah) than Rama ? (raamaad-api) A: That one who is able to withstand the shafts of Cupid.(smara-sara-nihato na yas-calati) Verse 33 - Meaning: Q: What (kim) should be the subject of one's thought, (ahar-nisam) day and night ?(anu-cintyam) A: The lotus feet of the Supreme Being (Bhagavac-caranam) and certainly not (na) the worldly matters.(samsaarah) Q:Who should be considered as blind (caksus-manto) though having eyes? (apyandhaah - ke syuh) A: Those who do not have faith in God. (ye naastikaa manujaah) Verse 34 - Meaning: Q: Who (kah) is the really lame man ? (pangur-iha prathito) A: That one who goes about on pilgrimage to holy places (vrajati -tiirtham) only after old age has set in.(vaarddhake) Q:What (kim) is the chief (mukhyam) of Holy places ? (tiirtham-api ca) A: That place where the mind (citta-malam) gets purified.(yan-nivartayati) Verse 35 - Meaning: Q: What (kim) is fit to be remembered (smartavyam) always by man ? (purusaih) A: The Holy Name of the Lord (Hari-naama) always (sadaa), and not (na) the speech (bhaasaa) of the unregenerate ones. (yaavanii) Q:What (ko) should a wise man (sudhiya) avoid speaking ? (na-vaacyah) A: Talking about others' faults (para-doshaa) and speaking falsehood (caanrtam tadvat)
