In ‘Anushasam Parva’ of Mahabharata:
Once with the welfare of mankind in mind, Pradyuman’s mother Rukmani asked Goddess Lakshmi,”Devi, what kind of people and places please you to reside with them?”
Lakshmi responded, “
- I reside with people who speaks moderately, are efficient, do not lose their temper, are devoted, grateful, have control over self and are generous.
- I always live with people who are virtuous, religious, those that respect the elderly, are pure at heart and wise and forgiving.
- I live with women who serve their husbands, who are forgiving, truthful, balanced, simple and virtuous. They must respect the gods and Brahmins.
- I live with all those who are endowed with virtuous qualities. Wherever yagyas are performed, prayers are offered to gods, cows and Brahmins are cared for, I never leave those homes.”
- I abhor and dislike such a person and desert him, if he is unabashed, quarelsome, has great penchant for sleep, is malicious, dirty, mentally restive and careless. If anyone has, even one of the said drawbacks or bad habits, I never hesitate to discard and desert such a person.
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