[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Purāṇas](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana) › [Agnipurana](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni) › 237.18 # Agnipurana 237.18 Agnipurāṇa 237.18 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [237.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni.237.18) kurvītābhimukhān bhṛtyair devān sukṛtakarmaṇā / sadbhāvena harenmitraṃ sambhrameṇa ca bāndhavān // > Through servants one should propitiate the gods, \[and\] through meritorious action; / one should win a friend by genuine goodwill, and relatives by showing deference. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 237.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni.237.17) - [Next: 237.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni.237.19) - [Up: 237](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni.237) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni~en-mt.237.18) — English, machine translation ## Other recensions (1) - [Agnipurāṇa (Nag Publishers edition, Delhi)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni*nag.237.18) — Sanskrit ## Linked texts (1) - [Śukranīti (Śukrācārya)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.artha.sukraniti-sukracarya.1.174) — Śukrācārya, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni.237.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni.237.18) · Pramāṇa