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Describing the Milky Way: curved, narrow, and bright — like a snake's cast-off skin dividing the night sky.
Mistaking a gently moving garland for a snake, the fool fears harmless things due to ignorance.
Her gentle glance, mild smile, and calm demeanor hide a sharp wit — though modest in appearance, she holds power.
The virtuous wife, from noble lineage, now holds her husband steady in life like a support stick to one stumbling.
If a debt or wrongdoing goes unpaid in this life, it returns in the next — karma remains till fulfilled or atoned.
One should neither take loans from friends nor lend to them, for such transactions destroy affection and break the bond of friendship.
Debt, begging, old age, adultery, thievery, poverty, illness, and leftovers—these eight are cited as the greatest miseries.
A father in debt, an unchaste mother, a beautiful but cunning wife, and an ignorant son — all are considered enemies in disguise.
The twice-born are born with three debts — to gods, sages, and ancestors — and life is unfulfilled if these are not repaid.
He who clears inherited debts and avoids creating new ones is truly virtuous and enjoys happiness everywhere.
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