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वाञ्छा सज्जनसङ्गमे परगुणे प्रीतिगुरौ नम्रताविद्यायां व्यसनं स्वयोषिति रतिर्लोकापवादाद्भयम् ।भक्तिः शूलिनि शक्तिरात्मदमने संसर्गमुक्तिः खलेयेष्वेते निवसन्ति निर्मलगुणास्तेभ्यो नरेभ्यो नमः ॥५१॥vāñchā sajjanasaṅgame paraguṇe prītigurau namratāvidyāyāṃ vyasanaṃ svayoṣiti ratirlokāpavādādbhayam |bhaktiḥ śūlini śaktirātmadamane saṃsargamuktiḥ khaleyeṣvete nivasanti nirmalaguṇāstebhyo narebhyo namaḥ ||51||
Translation
(THE QUALITIES OF GOOD MEN- I)
Desire for the company of the wise ;( not avoidance) admiration for the good qualities of others ;( not censure) humble in the presence of elders ;( not rude and arrogant) interest in learning ;( not in vices like gambling etc) love for one’s own wife ;( not other women) fear of public censure ;( not acting with abandon) devotion towards Lord Shiva ;( not the worship of lowly gods) strength in controlling oneself ;( not hurting others) complete avoidance of the wicked people ;( not seeking their company) Salutation to those noble ones who have these taintless qualities! ॥ 51 ॥