Chanakya Neeti: Chapter 8

Below are the ideas from chapter 8 of Chanakya Neeti. Have a look:

Those who desire only wealth belong to the lowest class of men. Who wish for wealth and respect are above them. The men who want honor and respect are superior to all of them.

Like a lamp consumes darkness and produces soot. Similarly, the offspring of a person reflects the kind of food consumed by him. (Money must be earned from right sources )

O God, wealth must go in the hands of good people. Water in the sea is saline, but the water in the cloud gives life to all living creatures. In the same way, the money in the hands of the right person brings happiness to others, while in the hands of wicked…

One foreign invader is filthy as a thousand scavengers.

One must take a bath thoroughly after an oil massage, hair cut, sex, and attending the funeral to attain pureness.

Education will be useless until it is not put to some practical use. The life of an uneducated person is a total waste. Similar is the case with an army without a commander and a wife without a husband.

It is a great tragedy to a man whose wife passes in old age, whose money is taken by a relative, and who lives on the food of others.

Studying Vedas without performing Yajna is useless, and performing Yajna without charity is also meaningless. A person’s spirit must be fully involved while performing any religious act.

An idol of God made of wood, stone, or metal must be worshiped as if God is present in it. God blesses according to the faith you have in him.

God is not present in idols and stones. God resides in the soul of all people. Where people pray with full devotion, God exists there.

No blessing is more prominent than peace. No joy is more significant than contentment. There is no religion larger than mercy. For a man, greed is the worse disease.

Anger is like death. The feeling of revenge is like a river of agony. Education provides everything to a man and, feeling contentedness is a great blessing.

Good qualities enhance the beauty of a person; genteelness adds to the glory of one’s family. Practical implementation is the biggest tribute to education, and wise expenditure is an excellent tribute to one’s wealth.

A man with beauty, but no talent is useless. A  person with ill-manners brings shame to the family. Like money not spent wisely is a waste, so is the education that cannot be applied.

Following are considered pious; water coming from the ground, an honest wife,  a king caring for his subjects, and a Brahmin without greed.

Following are most likely to destroy themselves; a greedy Brahmin, a contented (inactive) king,  a coy prostitute, and a shameless woman.

A great dynasty is not great if it lacks the presence of educated members. If a person of low birth has knowledge and wisdom, then he must be respected like/by nobles.

Everyone respects wise men. They are rewarded with honor and money.  A person can attain everything through knowledge.  It is worshiped everywhere.

The Earth is in great pain as it is being crushed by animals (humans) like drunkards, idiots, and uneducated.

The organizers who don’t do charity and priests who perform yajna without understanding the meaning of sacred verses. Such men are to be considered as enemies that deplete the food coffers of a nation.

 Chanakya NitiChapter 7       Chapter 9.


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18 responses to “Chanakya Neeti: Chapter 8”

  1. bhuwan varma Avatar
    bhuwan varma

    i will like to subscribe to these chanakya theories in my mail box or at facebook account

  2. Ganesh.S Avatar
    Ganesh.S

    simply superb……….

  3. mahesh Avatar
    mahesh

    hai plz sent me the mails……..

  4. Anand Balaram Avatar
    Anand Balaram

    awesome !

  5. makrant Avatar
    makrant

    Awesome. Is there any book that contains the entire set?

  6. chanikkya neeti Avatar
    chanikkya neeti

    Good

  7. ANKITA GUPTA Avatar
    ANKITA GUPTA

    nice thought

  8. deepak Avatar
    deepak

    lots of knowledge and spirituality . i would like to read more about chanakya neeti.

  9. pooja Avatar
    pooja

    its great..

  10. parveen Avatar
    parveen

    i like chanakya’s post, ..

  11. suresj raju Avatar
    suresj raju

    good idea

  12. GIRISH RASTOGI Avatar
    GIRISH RASTOGI

    Superb….,,,A very knowledgeable

  13. Mr. Money Avatar
    Mr. Money

    I am really inspired by your act of wellness!

  14. Soumi Avatar
    Soumi

    its feels so good and inspiring to read chanakya neeti…is thr any online book of it which i can read??

    1. Amit Chaudhary Avatar
      Amit Chaudhary

      It z that word which is correct for all the situations and all the symptems…….. When we read that our mentality is being affected………..

  15. it's way of life.. Avatar
    it’s way of life..

    chanakya was a great thinker…his all theories are yet and always be followed by every good and positive going people..

  16. Durgesh Avatar
    Durgesh

    How would you define education?? Degree or particularly knowledge?

  17. Atanu Chatterjee Avatar
    Atanu Chatterjee

    Helps lot …

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