स्वहस्तग्रथिंता माला स्वहस्तघृष्टचंदनम्।
स्वहस्तलिखितस्तोत्रां शक्रस्यापि श्रियं हरेत् ।।
Svahastagranthitaa Maala Svahastaaghrishtachandanam | Svahastalikhitastottram Shakrassyaapi Shriyam Haret ||
The self-kneaded garland (of flowers), the self rubbed sandalwood (paste) and the self-created stotra denude even the chief of the god Indra of the graceful charm
One should never wear a garland made by oneself and should never apply the sandal paste rubbed by oneself as doing so takes away the charm. Similarly, one should never sing the self-created hymn. This observation stresses the obvious. In other words, it expresses the same feeling that ‘self-praise is no recommendation’.
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