Hitopdesh • Chapter 4 • Shloka 20
गृध्रो वदति -- सन्त्येव दूता बहवः । किंतु ब्राह्मण एव कर्तव्यः ।
यतः ।
प्रसादं कुरुते पत्युः सम्पत्तिं नाभिवाञ्छति ।
कालिमा कालकूटस्य नापैतीश्वरसङ्गमात् ॥
The vulture observed - Many are fit to be ambassadors, no doubt; but a Brahmana alone should be preferred. For, He pleases his master and does not aim at his wealth. The blackness of Kalakuta (a kind of deadly poison) does not vanish even by its contact with Isvara (Shiva).
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