Chanakya Neeti. Chapter 10, Verse 14: On Mortality and Urgency

Chapter 10 · Verse 14

On Mortality and Urgency

माता च कमला देवी पिता देवो जनार्दनः । बान्धवा विष्णुभक्ताश्च स्वदेशो भुवनत्रयम् ॥

mātā ca kamalā devī pitā devo janārdanaḥ | bāndhavā viṣṇubhaktāśca svadeśo bhuvanatrayam ||

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Let Lakshmi be my mother, Vishnu my father. Let his devotees be my kin, and the three worl
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