Chanakya Neeti. Chapter 4, Verse 19: On Fate and Effort
Chapter 4 · Verse 19
On Fate and Effort
अग्निर्देवो द्विजातीनां मुनीनां हृदि दैवतम् । प्रतिमा स्वल्पबुद्धीनां सर्वत्र समदर्शिनः ॥
agnirdevo dvijātīnāṃ munīnāṃ hṛdi daivatam | pratimā svalpabuddhīnāṃ sarvatra samadarśinaḥ ||
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“Fire is the god of the twice born. The sage finds the divine in his own heart. The simple…”
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