Srila Prabhupada on Slokas from Chanakya Pandita
Satsvarupa dasa Goswami: Srila Prabhupada used to tell stories from ancient India collections such as the Hitopadesa, and he had memorized many slokas from Canakya Pandita. Here's a selection of examples Prabhupada most frequently used from these literatures. visvaso naiva kartavyah, strishu raja-kuleshu ca. Never trust a woman or a politician. matrivat para-dareshu, para-dravyeshu loshtavatatmavat sarva-bhuteshu, yah pasyati sa panditah. An educated person is one who sees people's property as garbage on the street, deals with others as he would like them to deal with him, and sees every woman except his wife as mother. rina-sesho 'gni-seshas ca, vyadhi-seshas tathaiva capunas ca vardhate yasmat, tasmac chesham ca karayet Fire, debts, and disease should be treated immediately. The senses are like serpents that bite, and therefore even a learned man should not sit alone with a woman, not even his sister or mother. rina-karta pita satrur, mata ca vyabhicarinibharya rupavati satruh, putrah satrur apanditah The following are enemies in one's home: one's son if he is a fool, one's servants who speak back to him, one's wife who is very beautiful, or one's wife who speaks harshly with him. If a man has these enemies in his home, he should leave home and take to a renounced life.
arny akhyavat Happy is the man who is not in debt and who does not have to leave home. (Srila Prabhupada used to quote this to criticize the civilization that sends modern-day workers to commute great distances before they reach their place of occupation. A simple villager has the opulence of taking care of his business at home, with a little land, a cow, or some small trade.) lalayet panca-varshani, dasa-varshani tadayetprapte tu shodase varshe, putram mitravad acaret Fondle a son until he is five years of age and then use the stick for another ten years.
When he has attained the sixteenth year, however, treat him as a friend. varam eko guni putro, na ca murkha-satair apiekas candras tamo hanti, na ca tara-ganair api A single son endowed with good qualities is far better than a hundred sons devoid of them, for the moon, though one, dispels the darkness, which the stars, though numerous, cannot. adau-mata guroh patni, brahmani raja-patnikadhenur dhatri tatha prithvi, saptaita matarah smritah These seven should be considered as mothers: the king's wife, the preceptor's wife, the friend's wife, your wife's mother, your own mother, the land, and the cow.