[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Epic, Poetry, Drama & Narrative](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit) › [Story collections and fables](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories) › [Simhasanadvatrimshika](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana) › 2.2 # Simhasanadvatrimshika 2.2 Siṃhāsanadvātriṃśikā 2.2 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.2.2) na kāṣṭhe vidyate devo, na pāṣāṇe na mṛnmaye; bhāve hi vidyate devas, tasmād bhāvo hi kāraṇam. || 2 || > God is not in wood, nor in stone, nor in clay; > God is found in sincere devotion alone; therefore sincere devotion is the cause. || 2 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.p4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.2.p4) - [Next: 2.p5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.2.p5) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana~en-mt.2.2) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Vikramārkacaritra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.vikramarkacaritra.2.2) — Nandīśayāgnika, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.2.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.2.2) · Pramāṇa