Kamadhenu Guna Vidya (Knowledge, the Wish-Fulfilling Cow) PDF

कामधेनुगुणा विद्या ह्यकाले फलदायिनी। प्रवासे मातृसदृशी विद्या गुप्तं धनं स्मृतम्॥

kāmadhenu-guṇā vidyā hy akāle phala-dāyinī। pravāse mātṛ-sadṛśī vidyā guptaṁ dhanaṁ smṛtam॥

Knowledge is like the divine wish-fulfilling cow (Kamadhenu), for it bears fruit even in adverse, out-of-season times; in a foreign land it is like a mother, and it is regarded as a hidden, inexhaustible treasure. Chanakya extols learning as the most reliable of all riches — nourishing, protective and ever-yielding, even when all else fails.