Chanakya Neethi · Traditional devotional text · Source: vignanam.org (Traditional devotional text (public-domain shlokas))
śrutvā dharmaṃ vijānāti śrutvā tyajati durmatim । śrutvā jñānamavāpnōti śrutvā mōkṣamavāpnuyāt ॥ 01 ॥
pakṣiṇaḥ kākaśchaṇḍālaḥ paśūnāṃ chaiva kukkuraḥ । munīnāṃ pāpaśchaṇḍālaḥ sarvachāṇḍālanindakaḥ ॥ 02 ॥
bhasmanā śuddhyatē kāsyaṃ tāmramamlēna śuddhyati । rajasā śuddhyatē nārī nadī vēgēna śuddhyati ॥ 03 ॥
bhramansampūjyatē rājā bhramansampūjyatē dvijaḥ । bhramansampūjyatē yōgī strī bhramantī vinaśyati ॥ 04 ॥
yasyārthāstasya mitrāṇi yasyārthāstasya bāndhavāḥ । yasyārthāḥ sa pumāँllōkē yasyārthāḥ sa cha paṇḍitaḥ ॥ 05 ॥
tādṛśī jāyatē buddhirvyavasāyō'pi tādṛśaḥ । sahāyāstādṛśā ēva yādṛśī bhavitavyatā ॥ 06 ॥
kālaḥ pachati bhūtāni kālaḥ saṃharatē prajāḥ । kālaḥ suptēṣu jāgarti kālō hi duratikramaḥ ॥ 07 ॥
na paśyati cha janmāndhaḥ kāmāndhō naiva paśyati । madōnmattā na paśyanti arthī dōṣaṃ na paśyati ॥ 08 ॥
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