One should never be seated when any one that is old is standing. By acting thus one protects the duration of his life. One should never cast his eyes on a naked woman, nor a naked man. One should never indulge in sexual congress except in privacy, One should eat also without being seen by others. Preceptors are the foremost of shrines, the heart is the foremost of all sacred objects; knowledge is the foremost of all objects of search; and contentment is the foremost of all happiness. Morning and evening one should listen to the grave counsels of the aged.
नासीनः स्यात् स्थितेष्वेवमायुरस्य न रिष्यते॥ न नग्नामीक्षते नारी न नग्नान् पुरुषानपि। मैथुनं सततं गुप्तमाहारं च समाचरेत्॥ तीर्थानां गुरवस्तीर्थं चोक्षाणां हृदयं शुचि। दर्शनानां परं ज्ञानं संतोषः परमं सुखम्॥ सायं प्रातश्च वृद्धानां शृणुयात् पुष्कला गिरः।