Chanakya Neeti. Chapter 12, Verse 1: On the Company of the Good
Chapter 12 · Verse 1
On the Company of the Good
सानन्दं सदनं सुतास्तु सुधियः कान्ता प्रियालापिनी इच्छापूर्तिधनं स्वयोषिति रतिः स्वाज्ञापराः सेवकाः । आतिथ्यं शिवपूजनं प्रतिदिनं मिष्टान्नपानं गृहे साधोः संगमुपासते च सततं धन्यो गृहस्थाश्रमः ॥
sānandaṃ sadanaṃ sutāstu sudhiyaḥ kāntā priyālāpinī icchāpūrtidhanaṃ svayoṣiti ratiḥ svājñāparāḥ sevakāḥ | ātithyaṃ śivapūjanaṃ pratidinaṃ miṣṭānnapānaṃ gṛhe sādhoḥ saṃgamupāsate ca satataṃ dhanyo gṛhasthāśramaḥ ||
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“A home full of cheer, sons who are sensible, a partner whose speech is kind, wealth enough…”
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