Subhashitams from Matsya Purana

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Latest update: Aug 12, 2026

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Vidura Niti

चक्षुषा मनसा वाचा कर्मणा च चतुर्विधम्। प्रसादयति यो लोकं तं लोकोऽनुप्रसीदति॥

cakṣuṣā manasā vācā karmaṇā ca caturvidham । prasādayati yo lokaṁ taṁ loko'nuprasīdati ॥

Vidura Niti teaches that one who wins people’s goodwill through sight, thought, speech and action receives their goodwill in return.

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Matsya Purana

विकल्पमात्रावस्थाने वैरूप्यं मनसो भवेत्। पश्चान्मूलक्रियारम्भगम्भीरावर्तदुस्तरः॥

vikalpamātrāvasthāne vairūpyaṃ manaso bhavet । paścānmūlakriyārambhagambhīrāvartadustaraḥ ॥

This profound verse from the Matsya Purana warns that even the slightest doubt can distort the mind and create insurmountable hurdles for any task.

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