Difference between Chita (pyre) and Chinta (worry)
चिंतायास्तु चितायास्तु बिन्दुमात्रं विशेषतः |
सजीवं दहते चिंता निर्जीवं दहते चिता || – समयोचितपद्यमालिका
Chintaayastu chitaayastu bindumaatram visheshtah
Sajeevam dahate chinta nirjeevam dahate chita – Samayachitpadyamaalika
Meaning : There is merely the difference of a bindu (dot) between Chita (pyre) and Chinta (worry). Chita burns the dead and Chinta burns those who are alive.
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