Chanakya Neeti. Chapter 15, Verse 19: On Living Truly

Chapter 15 · Verse 19

On Living Truly

उर्व्यां कोऽपि महीधरो लघुतरो दोर्भ्यां धृतो लीलया तेन त्वं दिवि भूतले च सततं गोवर्धनो गीयसे । त्वां त्रैलोक्यधरं वहामि कुचयोरग्रे न तद्गण्यते किं वा केशव भाषणेन बहुना पुण्यैर्यशो लभ्यते ॥

urvyāṃ ko'pi mahīdharo laghutaro dorbhyāṃ dhṛto līlayā tena tvaṃ divi bhūtale ca satataṃ govardhano gīyase | tvāṃ trailokyadharaṃ vahāmi kucayoragre na tadgaṇyate kiṃ vā keśava bhāṣaṇena bahunā puṇyairyaśo labhyate ||

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“On earth there is some small mountain, lifted easily on your two arms. For that, in heaven…”