Chanakya Neeti. Chapter 7, Verse 18: On Heaven in the Household
Chapter 7 · Verse 18
On Heaven in the Household
गम्यते यदि मृगेन्द्रमन्दिरं लभ्यते करिकपालमौक्तिकम् । जम्बुकालयगते च प्राप्यते वत्सपुच्छखरचर्मखण्डनम् ॥
gamyate yadi mṛgendramandiraṃ labhyate karikapālamauktikam | jambukālayagate ca prāpyate vatsapucchakharacarmakhaṇḍanam ||
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“Go to the lion's cave, and you may come back with pearls from an elephant's skull. Go to t…”
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