[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Literature, language and dating](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature) › [A History of Indian Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.winternitz-1927) › v2.c19.s6.t5.20 # A History of Indian Literature v2.c19.s6.t5.20 A History of Indian Literature v2.c19.s6.t5.20 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c19.s6.t5.20](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.winternitz-1927.v2.c19.s6.t5.20) “ Be gracious, O Lord, ruler of the gods, ruler of the world, conqueror, O Buddha, who deservest to be worshipped by the world, to be worshipped by me, to be worshipped by the good, O enemy of sin, enemy of mundane existence, enemy of lust, enemy of darkness ! To thee verily am I devoted (bhakta) with body, speech, and thought. He is a son of thy family, he is devoted to thee, he bears the burden of thy teaching, he is a disciple, he takes refuge with thee, he is thy slave,—he who never on any account swerves from thy command. Doing good to the world, O Buddha, is worship to thee, doing evil to it, O Lord of the world, is pain to thee. O Jina, how should I, when doing evil to the world, not be ashamed of saying that I am devoted to thy lotus-feet ! Where is my mercy, where my sympathy, where my love, as I am doing evil, and not good, to that very world for whose benefit thou hast, in a hundred ways, given away wealth, men, power, life, body and kingdom ? ” - [Previous: v2.c19.s6.t5.19](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.winternitz-1927.v2.c19.s6.t5.19) - [Next: v2.c19.s6.t5.21](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.winternitz-1927.v2.c19.s6.t5.21) - [Up: v2.c19.s6.t5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.winternitz-1927.v2.c19.s6.t5) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.winternitz-1927.v2.c19.s6.t5.20](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.winternitz-1927.v2.c19.s6.t5.20) · Pramāṇa