10. The society of holy and wisemen, like the pure waters of the heavenly river, serve to cleanse the sins and purify the minds of the sinful.
11. The society of the holy recluse and liberated men, is as cooling as a refrigeratory or ice house.
12. The great and high delight, which the holy sage feels in his heart, is not to be enjoyed in the company of fairies among the gods, gandharvas and human kind.
13. It is by continued performance of proper acts, that the pious devotee attains his knowledge and clearness of understanding; when the significance of the sástras, is reflected as clearly in the tablet of his mind, as the reflections of objects are seen in a reflector.
14. A good understanding moistened by instruction of the sástras, thrives in the mind of a holy man, as a plantain tree grows in the forest.
15. The mind which is cleared by good judgment, retains the clear impression of everything in it, as a mirror reflects the images of objects on its surface.
16. The wise man whose soul is purified by the association with holymen, and whose mind is cleansed with the lavation of scriptural instruction, is as a sheet of linen cloth flaming with fire.
17. The holy saint shines with the effulgence of his person, as the sun does with his golden beams, diffusing a pure light all around the world.
18. The wise man follows the conduct of holy sages, and the precepts of the sástras in such a manner; as to imitate and practice them himself.
19. Thus the tyro becomes by degrees, as good as the good and great objects of his imitation, and as full of knowledge as the sástras themselves; and having then put down all the enjoyments of life under him, he appears to come out of a prison, by breaking down his chains and fetters.