Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha 1-9979 · Verses 6467-6486

uttamakule'pi jātaḥ sevāṃ vidadhāti nīcalokasya /
vadati ca vācaṃ nīcām udareśvarapīḍito martyaḥ //

uttamataruṇaprakṛtiḥ pulakādikasūcitānyatanusaktiḥ /
sphuṭasaṃnihitavibhāvo nivāryate kena śṛ gāraḥ //

uttamapadārtharasikāḥ sulabhā loke bhavanti sarve'pi /
dūṣitapadārtharasikas tvamiva matas tvaṃ punaḥ karaṭa //

uttamabhujaṃgasaṃgama- nispandanitambacāpalastasyāḥ /
mandaragiririva vibudhair itastataḥ kṛṣyate kāyaḥ //

uttamarṇadhanadānaśa kayā pāvakotthaśikhayā hṛdisthayā /
deva dagdhavasanā sarasvatī nāsyato bahirupaiti lajjayā //

uttamarṇamukhaṃ paśyann adhamarṇo hriyā naman /
mṛtyujīvitayoryuddhasaṃbhramaṃ parilokate //

uttamavanitaikagatiḥ karīva sarasīpayaḥ sakhīdhairyam /
āskanditoruṇā tvaṃ hastenaiva spṛśan harasi //

uttamaś cintitaṃ kuryāt proktakārī tu madhyamaḥ /
adhamo'śraddhayā kuryād akartoccaritam pituḥ //

uttamastoṣamāyāti tada gaṃ poṣyate yadi /
vṛkṣaḥ prasīdati prāyaḥ pādābhya gena na svayam //

uttamasya kṣaṇaṃ kopo madhyasya praharadvayam /
adhamasya tvahorātraṃ pāpiṣṭho naiva mucyate //

uttamasyāpi varṇasya nīco'pi gṛhamāgataḥ /
pūjanīyo yathāyogyaṃ sarvadevamayo'tithiḥ //

uttamasyāpi varṇasya nīco'pi gṛhamāgataḥ /
bālo vā yadi vā vṛddhaḥ sarvasyābhyāgato guruḥ //

uttamāḥ svaguṇaiḥ khyātā madhyamāśca piturguṇaiḥ /
adhamā mātulasyāpi śvaśurasyādhamādhamāḥ //

uttamāḥ svārjitairdravyaiḥ piturvittena madhyamāḥ /
adhamā mātṛvittena strīvittenādhamādhamāḥ //

uttamā ātmanaḥ khyātāḥ pituḥ khyātāśca madhyamāḥ /
adhamā mātulāt khyātāḥ śvaśurāc cādhamādhamaḥ //

uttamā godbhavāj jyaiṣṭhyād brahmaṇaścaiva dhāraṇāt /
sarvasyaivāsya sargasya dharmato brāhmaṇaḥ prabhuḥ //

uttamādhamamadhyānāṃ śrotavyaṃ vacanaṃ budhaiḥ /
tatra cātmahitaṃ grāhyaṃ vastavākyaṃ yathā nṛpaḥ //

uttamādhamamadhyāni buddhvā kāryāṇi pārthivaḥ /
uttamādhamamadhyeṣu puruṣeṣu niyojayet //

uttamādhamasaṃsaktau jānan sadṛśavṛttitām /
nārīṇāṃ śucibāhyānām a ganākhyāṃ vyadhād vidhiḥ //

uttamānāṃ svabhāvo'yaṃ paraduḥkhāsahiṣṇutā /
svayaṃ duḥkhaṃ ca saṃprāptaṃ manyate'nyasya vāryate //