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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