Natyashastra

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न तथा गन्धमाल्येन देवास्तुष्यन्ति पूजिताः । यथा नाट्यप्रयोगस्थैर्नित्यं तुष्यन्ति मङ्गलैः ॥ २९ ॥

sanskrit

Gods are not so much pleased by being worshipped with perfumes and garlands, as they are always pleased by the auspicious acts performed in a drama.

english translation

na tathA gandhamAlyena devAstuSyanti pUjitAH । yathA nATyaprayogasthairnityaM tuSyanti maGgalaiH ॥ 29 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/natyashastra/37/29

न तथा गन्धमाल्येन देवास्तुष्यन्ति पूजिताः । यथा नाट्यप्रयोगस्थैर्नित्यं तुष्यन्ति मङ्गलैः ॥ २९ ॥

sanskrit

Gods are not so much pleased by being worshipped with perfumes and garlands, as they are always pleased by the auspicious acts performed in a drama.

english translation

na tathA gandhamAlyena devAstuSyanti pUjitAH । yathA nATyaprayogasthairnityaM tuSyanti maGgalaiH ॥ 29 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript