मनसा कर्मणा वाचा चक्षुषा च समाचरेत्। श्रेयो लोकस्य चरतो न द्वेष्टि न च लिप्यते॥ न तत्कृर्यादसिस्तीक्ष्णः सर्पो वा व्याहृतः पदा। अरिर्वा नित्यसंक्रुद्धो यथात्मा दुरनुष्ठितः॥ विनीतविनयस्यापि प्रकृतिर्न विधीयते। प्रकृति गृहमानस्य निश्चयेन कृतिधुंवा॥ एवमुक्तः स विप्रो वै रामेणाविष्टकर्मणा। द्विजः सर्वार्थसिद्धस्तु अब्रवीद्रामसंनिधौ॥
manasā karmaṇā vācā cakṣuṣā ca samācaret| śreyo lokasya carato na dveṣṭi na ca lipyate|| na tatkṛryādasistīkṣṇaḥ sarpo vā vyāhṛtaḥ padā| arirvā nityasaṃkruddho yathātmā duranuṣṭhitaḥ|| vinītavinayasyāpi prakṛtirna vidhīyate| prakṛti gṛhamānasya niścayena kṛtidhuṃvā|| evamuktaḥ sa vipro vai rāmeṇāviṣṭakarmaṇā| dvijaḥ sarvārthasiddhastu abravīdrāmasaṃnidhau||
English Meaning
By mind, actions, words and eyes a man should engage in the well being of people. He should not injure any body and he not addicted to any thing. The harm, that a mind not under control, can accomplish, is beyond the range of a sharp dagger, trodden serpent and of an enemy always enraged. Even the nature of one, who has learnt humility, cannot be trusted. He, who hides his nature, himself reveals his true self.” Răma, of unwearied actions, having said this, Sarvarthāa, siddha, the foremost of twice-born ones, said:
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)