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ी चाणनीित


                    Śrī Cāṇakya-nīti






                          Ancient Sense for Modern Success


















                  nava nandān dvijaḥ kaścit prapannān uddhariṣyati
                  teṣāṁ abhāve jagatīṁ mauryā bhokṣyanti vai kalau

                  sa eva candraguptaṁ vai  dvijo rājye ’bhiṣekṣyati
                  tat-suto vārisāras tu  tataś cāśokavardhanaḥ


           “A certain brāhmaṇa [Cāṇakya] will betray the trust of King Nanda
           and his eight sons and will destroy their dynasty. In their absence
           the Mauryas will rule the world as the age of Kali continues. This
           brāhmaṇa  will enthrone Candragupta, whose son will be named
           Vārisāra. The son of Vārisāra will be Aśokavardhana.”
           (Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 12.1.11–12)
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