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Gods, when they wish to protect a person, do not do so by holding a stick, like the cattle-herd. Whomever they wish to protect, they do so by endowing him with intellect.

— Mahabharata: Vidura Niti

न देवा दण्डमादाय रक्षन्ति पशुपालवत्।
यं हि रक्षितुमिच्छन्ति बुद्ध्या संयोजयन्ति तम्॥

na devā daṇḍam-ādāya rakṣanti paśu-pālavat।
yaṃ hi rakṣitum-icchanti buddhyā saṃyojayanti tam॥

देवाः devāḥ – The gods; पशुपालवत् paśu-pāla-vat – like a cattle-herd; दण्डमादाय daṇḍam-ādāya – by holding a stick in hand; न रक्षन्ति na rakṣanti – do not guard and protect. यं हि yaṃ hi – Whomever; रक्षितुम् इच्छन्ति rakṣitum icchanti – wish to protect; तम् tam – that person; बुद्ध्या संयोजयन्ति buddhyā saṃyojayanti – endow (him) with intellect.

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