Chanakya Neeti. Chapter 7, Verse 21: On Heaven in the Household
Chapter 7 · Verse 21
On Heaven in the Household
पुष्पे गन्धं तिले तैलं काष्ठेऽग्निं पयसि घृतम् । इक्षौ गुडं तथा देहे पश्यात्मानं विवेकतः ॥
puṣpe gandhaṃ tile tailaṃ kāṣṭhe'gniṃ payasi ghṛtam | ikṣau guḍaṃ tathā dehe paśyātmānaṃ vivekataḥ ||
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“Fragrance lives in the flower, oil in the sesame seed, fire in the wood, ghee in the milk,…”
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