Chanakya Neethi · Traditional devotional text · Source: vignanam.org (Traditional devotional text (public-domain shlokas))
na dhyātaṃ padamīśvarasya vidhivatsaṃsāravichChittayē svargadvārakapāṭapāṭanapaṭurdharmō'pi nōpārjitaḥ । nārīpīnapayōdharōruyugalā svapnē'pi nāliṅgitaṃ mātuḥ kēvalamēva yauvanavanachChēdē kuṭhārā vayam ॥ 01 ॥
jalpanti sārdhamanyēna paśyantyanyaṃ savibhramāḥ । hṛdayē chintayantyanyaṃ na strīṇāmēkatō ratiḥ ॥ 02 ॥
yō mōhānmanyatē mūḍhō raktēyaṃ mayi kāminī । sa tasyā vaśagō bhūtvā nṛtyēt krīḍāśakuntavat ॥ 03 ॥
kō'rthānprāpya na garvitō viṣayiṇaḥ kasyāpadō'staṃ gatāḥ strībhiḥ kasya na khaṇḍitaṃ bhuvi manaḥ kō nāma rājapriyaḥ । kaḥ kālasya na gōcharatvamagamat kō'rthī gatō gauravaṃ kō vā durjanadurgamēṣu patitaḥ kṣēmēṇa yātaḥ pathi ॥ 04 ॥
na nirmitō na chaiva na dṛṣṭapūrvō na śrūyatē hēmamayaḥ kuraṅgaḥ । tathā'pi tṛṣṇā raghunandanasya vināśakālē viparītabuddhiḥ ॥ 05 ॥
guṇairuttamatāṃ yāti nōchchairāsanasaṃsthitāḥ । prāsādaśikharasthō'pi kākaḥ kiṃ garuḍāyatē ॥ 06 ॥
guṇāḥ sarvatra pūjyantē na mahatyō'pi sampadaḥ । pūrṇēnduḥ kiṃ tathā vandyō niṣkalaṅkō yathā kṛśaḥ ॥ 07 ॥
parairuktaguṇō yastu nirguṇō'pi guṇī bhavēt । indrō'pi laghutāṃ yāti svayaṃ prakhyāpitairguṇaiḥ ॥ 08 ॥
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