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A traditional prayer

सर्वे भवन्तु सुखिनः सर्वे सन्तु निरामयाः। सर्वे भद्राणि पश्यन्तु मा कश्चिद् दुःखभाग्भवेत्॥
May all be happy. May all be free from illness. May all see what is auspicious. May no one suffer.

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॥ शुभम् ॥

Painted scene for Charity

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Chanakya Niti: 30 Days of Practical WisdomDay 16 of 30

Charity

What giving really is: the gift of freedom from fear, and the spirit in which a gift is made, in the words of the Mahabharata.

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Mahabharata, Shanti Parva
12.254.33
Translation
Vidya working translation, pending scholar review
Terms of use
Sanskrit text public domain; translation CC BY-SA 4.0
Mahabharata, Shanti Parva
12.254.30 (paraphrased)
Translation
Vidya working translation, pending scholar review
Terms of use
Sanskrit text public domain; translation CC BY-SA 4.0
Mahabharata, Shanti Parva
12.282.19
Translation
Vidya working translation, pending scholar review
Terms of use
Sanskrit text public domain; translation CC BY-SA 4.0

Charity · Vidya

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Mahabharata, Shanti Parva

12.282.18 (paraphrased)

Translation: Vidya working translation, pending scholar review
Terms of use: Sanskrit text public domain; translation CC BY-SA 4.0

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Mahabharata, Udyoga Parva

5.33.99 (paraphrased)

Translation: Vidya working translation, pending scholar review
Terms of use: Sanskrit text public domain; translation CC BY-SA 4.0

॥ इति ॥

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