Sanskrit · DevanagariComplete modern digital transcription ↗
नेति नेति वदन्तीन्तां मां मामिति वदन्पतिः । भुङ्क्ते भार्यां यथा भक्तस्तथाभुङ्क्ते कथामिमाम् ॥ ११८॥
IAST
neti neti vadantīntāṃ māṃ māmiti vadanpatiḥ | bhuṅkte bhāryāṃ yathā bhaktastathābhuṅkte kathāmimām || 118||
English
As a husband, saying ‘mine, mine,’ takes pleasure in a wife who says ‘no, no,’ so the devotee takes pleasure in this sacred account.