Chanakya Neeti. Chapter 10, Verse 17: On Mortality and Urgency

Chapter 10 · Verse 17

On Mortality and Urgency

का चिन्ता मम जीवने यदि हरिर्विश्वम्भरो गीयते नो चेदर्भकजीवनाय जननीस्तन्यं कथं निर्ममे । इत्यालोच्य मुहुर्मुहुर्यदुपते लक्ष्मीपते केवलं त्वत्पादाम्बुजसेवनेन सततं कालो मया नीयते ॥

kā cintā mama jīvane yadi harirviśvambharo gīyate no cedarbhakajīvanāya jananīstanyaṃ kathaṃ nirmame | ityālocya muhurmuhuryadupate lakṣmīpate kevalaṃ tvatpādāmbujasevanena satataṃ kālo mayā nīyate ||

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What is there to worry about in my life if Hari is sung as sustainer of the worlds? If he
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