In plain words
So we must win a good name in this society. We must earn the name of an exemplary student. Our morality means good conduct, nothing else. We must enter the sacred path.
Learning gives humility; from humility comes worthiness; from worthiness wealth, from wealth Dharma; from that a man gains this world and the next.
The chief thing in learning is humility. They think, 'Will people take this fellow for a good-for-nothing?' No. No. Let anyone think of it however he likes; humility is our great ornament. There is nothing at all in the world that we cannot achieve on the path of Dharma. Many kinds of trouble may come to this Dharma. We must not take account of that. We must disregard it and go on keeping our Dharma.
When they were in the forest for twelve years, at one time Draupadī questioned Dharmaja. 'Dharmaja! There are no followers of Dharma in the world greater than you. In every little matter you say, "Dharma, Dharma", hold Dharma as dear as life and follow it. You practise it. But to such a one as you, troubles never seen before have come chasing. What protection has this Dharma given you?' When she questioned him so, Dharmaja, smiling, tells her: 'Draupadī! Though so many troubles have chased me, though so many sufferings have come to me, I go on without giving up Dharma. That is my greatness,' he said. We must not sink under hardships, losses, sorrows and griefs and give up Dharma. We must achieve our Dharma in the very midst of those hardships. Only then lies our greatness. That is the excellence of Dharma. So it is hardship that gives the fruit. From pleasure no pleasure comes to us.
Students! Our life is not for pleasure, nor for hardship. We must reach the place from which pleasure and sorrow both are born. As much distortion as there is in pleasure, so much distortion is there in sorrow too. As much distortion as there is in sorrow, so much distortion is there in pleasure too. Pleasure and sorrow, these two, are like relatives who come and go. Neither of the two is lasting. So we must not sink under either of the two. We must follow a Dharma that is an example to society. Taking part, as we do, in service that helps others, you must give the country the example it needs: hoping for this, and blessing you, I bring My discourse to a close.