Translated by: Shanti Lal Nagar
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Indra speaking to Kamadeva:
A donor can be tested at the time of famine, the warriors test is the battlefield, the test of a friend is at the time of adversity and the test of the women is at the time of poverty or financial crisis.
Truth and humility can be tested at the time of calamity. A real friend can be tested at the time of distress and also is based on what he does in the absence."
Rudra Samhita, (Parvati Khanda) Chapter 17 pg 502
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Sage Vasishta speaking to Himalaya (Mountain):
"O mountain, three types of words are stated to be in the world. A learned person knowing all the lores, can well understand them by means of his pure vision of knowledge.
Some of the words which are initially pleasing, but subsequently prove to be false and painful. Such words are spoken by enemies alone.
There are some words, which appear harsh in the beginning but are found pleasant subsequently. Such words are spoken by the compassionate and religious minded kinsmen.
The words which are as sweet as the nectar and bestow pleasure being essence of truth, besides being beneficial, are considered to be the best.
O Mountain there are the three types of words, which have been prescribed in the treaties on polity."
- Rudra Samhita, (Parvati Khanda) Chapter 33 pg 569
1 comment:
Indra, as a deity, is a force to take us beyond the illusions of the world, to a greater depth of truth - how relevant his sayings, today as in antiquity, which provide understanding of the true nature of something under testing circumstances.
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