A Low-minded Person Should Not Be Given

We Should Not Feel Pride In Our Charity, Austerity, Valour, Scriptural Knowledge, Modestyandmorality For The World Is Full Of The Rarest Gems.

The Man Who Is Praised By Others Is Regarded As Worthy Though He May Be Really Void Of All Merit. But The Man Who Sings His Own Praises Becomes Disgraced Though He Should Be Indra, The Possessor Of All Excellencies.

Chankaya Is Referring There To The Probibition Of Entry Of The Untrustworthy In The Counsel-room. Disloyal Persons Foolishly Speak Out The Secrets Of The Counsel Not Knowing The Harmful Effects Of The Same. Disclosing The Secrets Of The Counsel Mars The Welfare Of The Country.

He Who Runs Away From A Fearful Calamity, A Foreign Invasion, A Terrible Famine, And The Companionship Of Wicked Men Is Safe.

Do Not Put Your Trust In A Bad Companion Nor Even Trust An Ordinary Friend, For If He Should Get Angry With You, He May Bring All Your Secrets To Light.