Chanakya Neeti. Chapter 1, Verse 3: On Discernment and Company
Chapter 1 · Verse 3
On Discernment and Company
तदहं सम्प्रवक्ष्यामि लोकानां हितकाम्यया । येन विज्ञातमात्रेण सर्वज्ञात्वं प्रपद्यते ॥
tadahaṃ sampravakṣyāmi lokānāṃ hitakāmyayā | yena vijñātamātreṇa sarvajñātvaṃ prapadyate ||
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“I shall therefore expound it, desiring the welfare of people. By knowing which alone one attains a kind of omniscience.”
In Modern Life
Teach what you know, and frame the teaching as service. The work spreads when the motive is public benefit, not personal renown. Builders who write 'I want this to help people' attract more help than those who write 'I want to be known.'
