poem

Old poem in Sanskrit. I like it:

paropakaaraaya phalanti vrikshhaah
paropakaaraaya vahanti nadyah
paropakaaraaya duhanti gaavah
paropakaaraarthamidam shariiramah

trees bear fruit for the good of all
rivers flow for the good of all
cows give milk for the good of all
may this body, too, be used for the good of all