Chanakya Neeti. Chapter 13, Verse 3: On Impermanence
Chapter 13 · Verse 3
On Impermanence
स्वभावेन हि तुष्यन्ति देवाः सत्पुरुषाः पिता । ज्ञातयः स्नानपानाभ्यां वाक्यदानेन पण्डिताः ॥
svabhāvena hi tuṣyanti devāḥ satpuruṣāḥ pitā | jñātayaḥ snānapānābhyāṃ vākyadānena paṇḍitāḥ ||
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“Gods are pleased by sincere disposition, good people by an honest nature, and a father sim…”
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