[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Buddhist Sanskrit literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit) › [Mahāyāna sūtras](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.mahayanasutra) › [Other Mahāyāna sūtras](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.mahayanasutra.other) › [Nāgarājabherīgāthā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.mahayanasutra.other.nagarajabherigatha) › [ཀླུའི་རྒྱལ་པོ་རྔ་སྒྲའི་ཚིགས་སུ་བཅད་པ](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.mahayanasutra.other.nagarajabherigatha*bo) › [The Verses of Naga King Drum](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.mahayanasutra.other.nagarajabherigatha*bo~en-84000) › 3 # ཀླའ་རྒྱལ་པ་རྔ་སྒྲའ་ཚགས་ས་བཅད་པ 3 The Verses of Nāga King Drum 3 - **Language:** English ### [3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.mahayanasutra.other.nagarajabherigatha*bo~en-84000.3) Need we say anything of its trunk or branches? “ ‘Trees of the forest, whether felled or burned, Will grow again—of this there is no doubt. But just as hands, when chopped off, do not grow back, One who is hostile to his friends will find no lasting happiness. “ ‘A bad person will abandon his friends, No matter how long he is shown respect, Or served delicious food and drink— He is like an elephant in a grass hut. “ ‘Just as the trees on riverbanks will fall, Persons who are deceptive and unreliable Do not enjoy lasting friendship— They are like white cloth simmered in plant dye. “ ‘Should the wise desire To cause displeasure to their enemies, They must free their minds from negativities, For this hurts them just as much. “ ‘The oceans, mountains, and lands Do not weigh us down. But not repaying kindness Does, in fact, weigh us down. “ ‘People who are calm Will repay kindness, acknowledge it, And not squander it; They are thus commended by the wise. “ ‘The Dharma is joyful, and love is joyful, Like a river with pleasant banks. Similarly, those who rid themselves of pride and arrogance And do not begrudge friends are indeed joyful. “ ‘Conceit, deception, and arrogance; Reliance on immoral friends; and Conflict with the powerful— These will ruin your reputation. “ ‘Therefore, do not be conceited, And completely relinquish anger. When conceit and anger arise, They completely ruin your reputation. “ ‘Whoever lacks compassion for elders, infants, and the sick; For the weak, helpless, and lowly; and For those who are banished and helpless— Such a person shall not be deemed human. “ ‘If you leave your country and home, And travel to a foreign land, You must cultivate strong patience To counter all harsh words. “ ‘If suffering abuse in your own land, It is better to live in the lands of others; Because wherever you are not abused Is your land, and they are your people. - [Previous: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.mahayanasutra.other.nagarajabherigatha*bo~en-84000.2) - [Next: 4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.mahayanasutra.other.nagarajabherigatha*bo~en-84000.4) ## Linked texts (1) - [ཀླུའི་རྒྱལ་པོ་རྔ་སྒྲའི་ཚིགས་སུ་བཅད་པ](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.mahayanasutra.other.nagarajabherigatha*bo.3) — Classical Tibetan --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.mahayanasutra.other.nagarajabherigatha*bo~en-84000.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.mahayanasutra.other.nagarajabherigatha*bo~en-84000.3) · Pramāṇa