Chanakya Neeti. Chapter 11, Verse 7: On True Excellence
Chapter 11 · Verse 7
On True Excellence
अन्तर्गतमलो दुष्टस्तीर्थस्नानशतैरपि । न शुध्यति यथा भाण्डं सुराया दाहितं च सत् ॥
antargatamalo duṣṭastīrthasnānaśatairapi | na śudhyati yathā bhāṇḍaṃ surāyā dāhitaṃ ca sat ||
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“A wicked person with inner filth does not become pure even after a hundred pilgrimage bath…”
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