सागरः समयं कृत्वा न वेलामतिवर्तते। समयं मानृतं कार्षीः पर्ववृत्तमनुस्मरन्।॥
sāgaraḥ samayaṃ kṛtvā na velāmativartate| samayaṃ mānṛtaṃ kārṣīḥ parvavṛttamanusmaran|||
English Meaning
And the ocean, having bound himself by promise, never passes beyond his shores. Remembering these old stories render not your promise nugatory.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)