| Krishna. Fearlessness, singleness of soul, the
will Always to strive for wisdom; opened hand And governed appetites; and piety,
And love of lonely study; humbleness, Uprightness, heed to injure nought
which lives, Truthfulness, slowness unto wrath, a mind That lightly letted
go what others prize;
And equanimity, and charity Which spied
no man's faults; and
tenderness Towards all that suffer; a contented heart, Fluttered by no
desires; a bearing mild, Modest, and grave, with manhood nobly mixed,
With patience, fortitude, and purity; An unrevengeful spirit, never given
To rate itself too high;- such be the signs, O Indian Prince! of him whose feet are set
On that fair path which leads to heavenly birth!
Deceitfulness, and arrogance, and pride, Quickness to anger, harsh
and evil speech, And ignorance, to its own darkness blind,- These be
the signs, My Prince! of him whose birth Is fated for the regions of the
vile.
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