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Verse 7.13

सत्योपदेशो वरम्अत्र किन्तु कुर्वन्त्ययोग्यं बहु वर्गणाभिः । 12 sanskritdocuments.org वराहमिहीरस्य बृहज्जातक आचार्यकत्वं च बहु घ्नतायाम्एकं तु यद् भूरि तदेव कार्यम्

A true instruction is superior here, yet many perform what is unfit through excessive calculation. In the great multiplicity of methods, the one abundant principle alone is the work to be done. The sage Varahamihira pauses within the…

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