Chanakya Neeti. Chapter 7, Verse 6: On Heaven in the Household

Chapter 7 · Verse 6

On Heaven in the Household

पादाभ्यां न स्पृशेदग्निं गुरुं ब्राह्मणमेव च । नैव गां न कुमारीं च न वृद्धं न शिशुं तथा ॥

pādābhyāṃ na spṛśedagniṃ guruṃ brāhmaṇameva ca | naiva gāṃ na kumārīṃ ca na vṛddhaṃ na śiśuṃ tathā ||

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