Chanakya Neeti. Chapter 13, Verse 1: On Impermanence
Chapter 13 · Verse 1
On Impermanence
मुहूर्तमपि जीवेच्च नरः शुक्लेन कर्मणा । न कल्पमपि कष्टेन लोकद्वयविरोधिना ॥
muhūrtamapi jīvecca naraḥ śuklena karmaṇā | na kalpamapi kaṣṭena lokadvayavirodhinā ||
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“It is better to live even a single moment doing pure action than to live for a kalpa of su…”
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