दक्षस्मृति - गौरव

शिष्यो भार्या शिशुर्भ्राता पुत्रो दासः समाश्रितः |
यस्यैतानि विनीतानि तस्य लोके हि गौरवम् ||

- दक्षस्मृति

In a house, only if the student, the wife, the kid brother, the son, the servant and any dependent is obedient to you, then you will have respect in the society.

- Daksha Smriti

दक्षस्मृति - कुतपस्विनः

लाभपूजानिमित्तं हि व्याख्यानं शिष्यसंग्रहः |
एते चान्ये च बहवः प्रपंचाः कुतपस्विनां ||

- दक्षस्मृति

There are a many rogues posing as mendicants. They sole aim to gather as many followers as possible so that it maximizes the profit they can make from rituals.

- Dakshasmriti

दक्षस्मृति - मनस्

न स्थिरं क्षणमप्येकं उदकं तु यथोर्मिभिः ।
वाताहतं तथा चित्तं तस्मात्तस्य न विश्वसेत् ॥

- दक्षस्मृति

When there wind blowing the water does not stay still even for a second. Our mind is just like that. It will keep changing every second. Never trust it.

- Daksha Smriti

दक्ष स्मृति - गृहवासः

गृहवासः सुखार्थाय पत्नीमूलं गृहे सुखम् ।
सा पत्नी या विनीता स्याच्चित्तज्ञा वशवर्तिनी ॥

- दक्ष स्मृति

People make homes (families) to be happy. At the root of such happiness is the wife. She is a good wife who is obedient and understands the mind of the man by herself.

- Daksha Smriti