मातेव रक्षति पितेव हिते नियुङ्क्ते
कान्तेव चाभिरमयत्य् अपनीय दुःखम् ।
कीर्तिं च दिक्षु वितनोति तनोति लक्ष्मीं
किं किं न साधयति कल्पलतेव विद्या ॥
māteva rakṣati piteva hite niyuṅkte
kānteva cābhiramayaty apanīya duḥkham ।
kīrtiṁ ca dikṣu vitanoti tanoti lakṣmīṁ
kiṁ kiṁ na sādhayati kalpa-lateva vidyā ॥
(Samayoccita-padya-ratna-mālikā)
“Like a mother it protects you. Like a father, it guides you for your well-being. Like a love, it delights you and dispels your distress. It spreads your renown in all directions and increases your wealth. Indeed, what can it not accomplish? Knowledge is like a wish-fulfilling creeper.”