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The self-serving saga | Arthashastra

  • Writer: Project Ulooka
    Project Ulooka
  • Jan 6, 2019
  • 1 min read


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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