In English
All worldly knowledge and physical prowess are of no avail if there is no spiritual strength. This is illustrated by the lives of and in the , of and the in the and of in the . It is doubtless essential to acquire skills of various kinds. But the purpose for which they are to be used should also be understood. They have to be used for the realisation of the four main goals of human life, described compendiously as the . The four goals are: (righteousness), (wealth), (desire) and (liberation).