Chanakya Neeti. Chapter 8, Verse 12: On Speech and Silence
Chapter 8 · Verse 12
On Speech and Silence
काष्ठपाषाणधातूनां कृत्वा भावेन सेवनम् । श्रद्धया च तथा सिद्धिस्तस्य विष्णुप्रसादतः ॥
kāṣṭhapāṣāṇadhātūnāṃ kṛtvā bhāvena sevanam | śraddhayā ca tathā siddhistasya viṣṇuprasādataḥ ||
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“When wood, stone, or metal images are worshipped with real feeling and faith, accomplishme…”
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