Sanskrit verses with English translation from Maharishi Parasara. Read the full classical treatise on AstroFusion Learning.
यच्छास्त्रं ब्रह्मणा प्रोक्तं नारदाय महात्मने । तदेव शौनकादिभ्यो नारदः प्राह सादरम् ॥ १॥
yat śāstraṁ brahmaṇā proktaṁ nāradāya mahātmane | tad eva śaunakādibhyo nāradaḥ prāha sādaram || 1 ||
That science which Brahma spoke to the great-souled Narada, the very same Narada respectfully narrated to Shaunaka and other sages.
ततो मया यथा ज्ञातं तुभ्यमुक्तं तथा द्विज । नासूयकाय दातव्यं परनिन्दारताय वा ॥ २॥
tato mayā yathā jñātaṁ tubhyam uktaṁ tathā dvija | nāsūyakāya dātavyaṁ para-nindā-ratāya vā || 2 ||
Therefore, O twice-born, I have taught you exactly as I knew it; this knowledge must never be given to the envious, nor to one addicted to disparaging others.
जडाय दुर्विनीताय नाज्ञाताय कदाचन । देयमेतत्सुरिलाय भक्ताय सत्यवादिने ॥ ३॥
jaḍāya durvinītāya nājñātāya kadācana | deyam etat surilāya bhaktāya satya-vādine || 3 ||
This should never be given to the dull-witted, the ill-conducted, or the ignorant; it is to be given only to one of divine nature, devout, and truthful.