In plain words
In the same way, man too, when he does not carry out his duty properly, becomes a target of reproach. Man does not recognise his duty; he does not guard his purity. That is why humanness has been ground into the dust. How can he who does not develop the human qualities of Satya, Dharma, Śānti, Prema and Ahiṃsā be a man? These human qualities are man's five life-breaths. If Satya is missing in a man, it is as though one life-breath has gone. If Dharma too is missing, it is as though two life-breaths have gone. In this way, by killing the human qualities, man is killing himself. Satya is the life of the tongue. Dharma is the life of the hand. Ahiṃsā is the life of the heart.
Humility is ‘śivam’; Ahaṅkāra is ‘śavam’
Śivarātri means the auspicious night. Śivam means that which is auspicious. Our breath itself is the Śiva principle. It is “Soham”. It is the very sound the Ātma makes. This is what is called the ‘Haṃsa Gāyatrī’. ‘So’ means God; ‘ham’ means ‘I’. 21,600 times a day our breath teaches the truth ‘Soham’ (I am God). One meaning of śivam is humility. The guḍi (◌ి) on the letter ‘śi’ is the sign of humility. Put a talakaṭṭu (✓) on it like a crown, and it becomes ‘śavam’. That is the sign of Ahaṅkāra. Man today clings to the ‘śavam’ called Ahaṅkāra, but does not take refuge in the ‘śivam’ called humility.
Not the praise of others but the contentment of the Ātma is what matters
‘Satyaṃ janavirodhāya asatyaṃ janarañjanam.’ Everyone speaks Asatya to please people. By Asatya you may perhaps please people, but can you please the heart? Man today toils for the praise of people, not for the contentment of the Ātma. In no situation whatever should you speak Asatya.