Chanakya Neethi · Traditional devotional text · Source: vignanam.org (Traditional devotional text (public-domain shlokas))
āyuḥ karma cha vittaṃ cha vidyā nidhanamēva cha । pañchaitāni hi sṛjyantē garbhasthasyaiva dēhinaḥ ॥ 01 ॥
sādhubhyastē nivartantē putramitrāṇi bāndhavāḥ । yē cha taiḥ saha gantārastaddharmātsukṛtaṃ kulam ॥ 02 ॥
darśanadhyānasaṃsparśairmatsī kūrmī cha pakṣiṇī । śiśuṃ pālayatē nityaṃ tathā sajjana-saṅgatiḥ ॥ 03 ॥
yāvatsvasthō hyayaṃ dēhō yāvanmṛtyuścha dūrataḥ । tāvadātmahitaṃ kuryātprāṇāntē kiṃ kariṣyati ॥ 04 ॥
kāmadhēnuguṇā vidyā hyakālē phaladāyinī । pravāsē mātṛsadṛśī vidyā guptaṃ dhanaṃ smṛtam ॥ 05 ॥
ēkō'pi guṇavānputrō nirguṇēna śatēna kim । ēkaśchandrastamō hanti na cha tārāḥ sahasraśaḥ ॥ 06 ॥
mūrkhaśchirāyurjātō'pi tasmājjātamṛtō varaḥ । mṛtaḥ sa chālpaduḥkhāya yāvajjīvaṃ jaḍō dahēt ॥ 07 ॥
kugrāmavāsaḥ kulahīnasēvā kubhōjanaṃ krōdhamukhī cha bhāryā । putraścha mūrkhō vidhavā cha kanyā vināgninā ṣaṭpradahanti kāyam ॥ 08 ॥
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kiṃ tayā kriyatē dhēnvā yā na dōgdhrī na garbhiṇī । kō'rthaḥ putrēṇa jātēna yō na vidvān na bhaktimān ॥ 09 ॥
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