Yasya Putro Vashibhutah (Heaven Is Right Here) — Complete Lyrics
यस्य पुत्रो वशीभूतो
Sanskrit text with English transliteration and translation
यस्य पुत्रो वशीभूतो भार्या छन्दानुगामिनी।
विभवे यश्च सन्तुष्टस्तस्य स्वर्ग इहैव हि॥
yasya putro vaśībhūto bhāryā chandānugāminī।
vibhave yaś ca santuṣṭas tasya svarga ihaiva hi॥
He whose son is devoted and well-behaved, whose wife lives in harmony with him, and who is content with whatever wealth he has — for such a person, heaven is right here in this very world. Chanakya teaches that true paradise is not a distant realm but a harmonious home crowned by contentment.
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