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Gopalacampu 1.3.53

Gopālacampū 1.3.53

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1.3.53

[33] atha tatrānuje saṅkucati sarvatra ca jane vismayaṃ sacamāne pitari ca rocamāna-locane sa covāca-mayedaṃ nāvicāram ācaritam, yataḥ sarva eva sneha-paramparāyāḥ parādhīnaḥ | sā ca sādguṇyasya, tac ca sarva-samañjasatāyāḥ | sā cātra yathā tathā na mad-vidhe | saiva ca khalu sarva-vaśīkāritāyāṃ svairitām arhati |

Then, as that younger brother shrank back, and people everywhere shared in amazement, and the father's eyes beamed with joy, he said: 'I have not acted without deliberation, because everyone is dependent on the succession of affection. And that [affection] depends on excellence of character, and that depends on complete propriety. And that [propriety] is not present in someone like me as it is in him. And it is that alone, indeed, which deserves sovereignty in subjugating everyone.

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