Verse 67

Śataka
Nīti Śatakaनीतिशतकम्
Chapter
Way of Helping Othersपरोपकारपद्धतिः
Chhanda
Pṛthvīपृथ्वी

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इतः स्वपिति केशवः कुलमितस्तदीयद्विषाम्इतश्च शरणार्थिनां शिखरिणां गणाः शेरते ।इतोऽपि वडवानलः सह समस्तसंवर्तकैःअहो विततमूर्जितं भारसहं च सिन्धोर्वपुः ॥६७॥

itaḥ svapiti keśavaḥ kulamitastadīyadviṣāmitaśca śaraṇārthināṃ śikhariṇāṃ gaṇāḥ śerate |ito'pi vaḍavānalaḥ saha samastasaṃvartakaiḥaho vitatamūrjitaṃ bhārasahaṃ ca sindhorvapuḥ ||67||

Translation

(GOOD MEN CAN HELP ALL; THEIR HEARTS ARE LIKE THE SINDHU OCEAN)

Here in this place sleeps Keshava (with all the creations within his belly)! His enemies of many generations also stay in this place (the ocean)! Here sleep the groups of mountains (Mainaaka and others) which have taken shelter there! And here is the Vadava fire along with all the dissolution clouds. Aha! The body of the ‘Sindhu Ocean’ is truly widespread (because of Keshava’s presence), is large (because the dissolution fire is there), and capable of bearing weight too (because mountains are there)!! ॥ 67 ॥