Chanakya Neethi · Traditional devotional text · Source: vignanam.org (Traditional devotional text (public-domain shlokas))
praṇamya śirasā viṣṇuṃ trailōkyādhipatiṃ prabhum । nānāśāstrōddhṛtaṃ vakṣyē rājanītisamuchchayam ॥ 01 ॥
adhītyēdaṃ yathāśāstraṃ narō jānāti sattamaḥ । dharmōpadēśavikhyātaṃ kāryākāryaṃ śubhāśubham ॥ 02 ॥
tadahaṃ sampravakṣyāmi lōkānāṃ hitakāmyayā । yēna vijñātamātrēṇa sarvajñātvaṃ prapadyatē ॥ 03 ॥
mūrkhaśiṣyōpadēśēna duṣṭastrībharaṇēna cha । duḥkhitaiḥ samprayōgēṇa paṇḍitō'pyavasīdati ॥ 04 ॥
duṣṭā bhāryā śaṭhaṃ mitraṃ bhṛtyaśchōttaradāyakaḥ । sasarpē cha gṛhē vāsō mṛtyurēva na saṃśayaḥ ॥ 05 ॥
āpadarthē dhanaṃ rakṣēddārān rakṣēddhanairapi । ātmānaṃ satataṃ rakṣēddārairapi dhanairapi ॥ 06 ॥
āpadarthē dhanaṃ rakṣēchChrīmatāṃ kuta āpadaḥ । kadāchichchalatē lakṣmīḥ sañchitō'pi vinaśyati ॥ 07 ॥
yasmindēśē na sammānō na vṛttirna cha bāndhavāḥ । na cha vidyāgamō'pyasti vāsaṃ tatra na kārayēt ॥ 08 ॥
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