Atharvavedaparishishta 3.2
Atharvavedapariśiṣṭa 3.2
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- Sanskrit
3.2.1
hastyaśvaṃ gurave dadyān narayānaṃ tathaiva ca | divyam ābharaṇaṃ caiva ātapatrādim eva ca ||
He should give elephants and horses to the guru, and likewise a palanquin, / as well as divine ornaments and an umbrella and the rest.
3.2.2
ucchiṣṭārthaṃ na gṛhṇīyān maṅgalārthaṃ mahīpatiḥ | mantrauṣadhyo na sidhyanti rājā tatra vinaśyati ||
The king should not take used items for auspicious purposes; / [otherwise] the mantras and herbs do not succeed, and the king is ruined therein.
3.2.3
nātidīrghaṃ nātihrasvaṃ nātisthūlaṃ kṛśaṃ tathā | na ca hīnātiriktāṅgaṃ kva cit kuryāt purohitam ||
Neither too tall nor too short, neither too fat nor lean, / and not deficient or redundant in limbs, should he ever appoint as royal domestic priest.
3.2.4
hīnādhikāṅgaṃ patitaṃ vivarṇaṃ stenaṃ jaḍaṃ klībam aśaktiyuktam | bhinnasvaraṃ kāṇaṃ virūpanetraṃ dveṣyaṃ ca rājā guruṃ naiva kuryāt ||
A king should never appoint as guru one with deficient or redundant limbs, a fallen man, one of bad complexion, a thief, an idiot, a eunuch, an impotent man, / one with a broken voice, one-eyed, with deformed eyes, or one who is repulsive.
3.2.5
hīnādhikāṅge purarāṣṭrahāniḥ kāṇe jaḍe vāhanakośanāśaḥ | stene tv aśakte ca samastadoṣāḥ klībe vivarṇe nṛpatir vinaśyet ||
With one deficient or redundant in limbs, loss of city and kingdom occurs; with a one-eyed or idiotic man, destruction of mounts and treasury; / with a thief or impotent man, all faults arise; with a eunuch or one of bad complexion, the king would perish.
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