Chanakya Neeti. Chapter 8, Verse 6: On Speech and Silence
Chapter 8 · Verse 6
On Speech and Silence
तैलाभ्यङ्गे चिताधूमे मैथुने क्षौरकर्मणि । तावद्भवति चाण्डालो यावत्स्नानं न चाचरेत् ॥
tailābhyaṅge citādhūme maithune kṣaurakarmaṇi | tāvadbhavati cāṇḍālo yāvatsnānaṃ na cācaret ||
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“After an oil massage, after standing in cremation smoke, after intercourse, after a shave.…”
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