Chanakya Neeti. Chapter 15, Verse 16: On Living Truly

Chapter 15 · Verse 16

On Living Truly

पीतः क्रुद्धेन तातश्चरणतलहतो वल्लभो येन रोषा\ दाबाल्याद्विप्रवर्यैः स्ववदनविवरे धार्यते वैरिणी मे । गेहं मे छेदयन्ति प्रतिदिवसमुमाकान्तपूजानिमित्तं तस्मात्खिन्ना सदाहं द्विजकुलनिलयं नाथ युक्तं त्यजामि ॥

pītaḥ kruddhena tātaścaraṇatalahato vallabho yena roṣā\ dābālyādvipravaryaiḥ svavadanavivare dhāryate vairiṇī me | gehaṃ me chedayanti pratidivasamumākāntapūjānimittaṃ tasmātkhinnā sadāhaṃ dvijakulanilayaṃ nātha yuktaṃ tyajāmi ||

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