Bhagavata Purana 7.14.9
Srimad Bhagavatam · 14 · Verse 9
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Sanskrit Original
मृगोष्ट्रखरमर्काखुसरीसृप्खगमक्षिका: । आत्मन: पुत्रवत् पश्येत्तैरेषामन्तरं कियत् ॥ ९ ॥
mṛgoṣṭra-khara-markākhu- sarīsṛp khaga-makṣikāḥ ātmanaḥ putravat paśyet tair eṣām antaraṁ kiyat
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One should treat animals such as deer, camels, asses, monkeys, mice, snakes, birds and flies exactly like one’s own son. How little difference there actually is between children and these innocent animals.