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TRY OF CULTURE
 
प्रति
 
GOVERNMENT
 
THE STORY OF PRAHLADA
 
excellences* but is averse to the lotus-feet
of Lord Hari; the former purifies his
(whole) family, not he of stupendous
pride.
 
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'नैवात्मनः प्रभुरयं निजलाभपूर्णो
मानं जनाविदुषः करुणो वृणीते ।
यद्यज्जनो भगवते विधीत मानं
तच्चात्मने प्रतिमुखस्य यथा मुखश्रीः ॥
 
163
 
SL
 
"Never does this God, Lord of Himself
and full with His own gain, go pitiably
seeking honour from stupid man; what-
ever honour man does to the Lord
becomes honour for himself also, even as
the beautification of the face is beautifi-
cation for the face in the reflection.
 
क्षेमाय भूतय उतात्मसुखाय चास्य
विक्रीडितं भगवतो रुचिरावतारैः ॥
 
*The twelve excellences are according to
Sridhara the Commentator: Wealth, Birth, Beauty,
Penance, Learning, Efficiency of faculties, Brilliance,
Prowess, Strength, Endeavour, Intelligence and
Application (given in the previous verse in the
original) Or Dharma, Truthfulness, Self-control,
Penance, Absence of malice. Shame at doing the
wrong, Fortitude, Freedom from jealousy, Sacrifice,
Munificence, Contentment, and Learning given in the
Sanatsujatiya as the twelve excellences of Brahmin')