Chanakya Neeti. Chapter 17, Verse 10: Closing Reflections
Chapter 17 · Verse 10
Closing Reflections
न दानैः शुध्यते नारी नोपवासशतैरपि । न तीर्थसेवया तद्वद्भर्तुः पदोदकैर्यथा ॥
na dānaiḥ śudhyate nārī nopavāsaśatairapi | na tīrthasevayā tadvadbhartuḥ padodakairyathā ||
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“A woman is purified neither by charity, nor by a hundred fasts, nor by pilgrimage. Only by…”
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