Verse 59

Śataka
Nīti Śatakaनीतिशतकम्
Chapter
Way of the Good Menसुजनपद्धतिः
Chhanda
Vasantatilakāवसन्ततिलका

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प्रीणाति यः सुचरितैः पितरं स पुत्रोयद्भर्तुरेव हितमिच्छति तत्कलत्रम् ।तन्मित्रमापदि सुखे च समक्रियं यद्एतत्त्रयं जगति पुण्यकृतो लभन्ते ॥५९॥

prīṇāti yaḥ sucaritaiḥ pitaraṃ sa putroyadbhartureva hitamicchati tatkalatram |tanmitramāpadi sukhe ca samakriyaṃ yadetattrayaṃ jagati puṇyakṛto labhante ||59||

Translation

(THE THREE RARE THINGS)

He who pleases his father with his good behavior is a true son! She who wishes for the good of her husband alone is a true wife. He is a true friend who has the same affection whether in difficult times or prosperous times. Only those who have earned merits, get these three! ॥ 59 ॥