Shiva Purana

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शाखासु च सुतृप्तासु मूलं तृप्तं न कर्हिचित् ।। एवं सर्वेषु तृप्तेषु सुरेषु मुनिसत्तमाः ।।८४।।

sanskrit

O excellent sages, if the branches are taken care of, it does not necessarily mean that the root is cared for. When the deities are propitiated, the same analogy holds good.

english translation

zAkhAsu ca sutRptAsu mUlaM tRptaM na karhicit || evaM sarveSu tRpteSu sureSu munisattamAH ||84||

hk transliteration

siva.sh/siva-purana/rudra-samhita/12/84

शाखासु च सुतृप्तासु मूलं तृप्तं न कर्हिचित् ।। एवं सर्वेषु तृप्तेषु सुरेषु मुनिसत्तमाः ।।८४।।

sanskrit

O excellent sages, if the branches are taken care of, it does not necessarily mean that the root is cared for. When the deities are propitiated, the same analogy holds good.

english translation

zAkhAsu ca sutRptAsu mUlaM tRptaM na karhicit || evaM sarveSu tRpteSu sureSu munisattamAH ||84||

hk transliteration