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कार्श्यं क्षुत्प्रभवं कदन्नमशनं शीतोष्णयोः
पात्रता पारुष्यं च शिरोरुहेषु शयनं मह्यास्तले केवले।
एतान्येव गृहे वहन्त्यवनतिं यान्त्युन्नतिं कानने दोषा एव
गुणीभवन्ति मुनिभिर्योग्ये पदे योजिताः॥

What society calls suffering—thinness, coarse food, harsh climates, sleeping on the ground—becomes a blessing in forests for sages. Defects, when righ...

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कार्श्यं चेत् प्रतिपत्कला हिमनिधेः स्थूलाथ चेत्
पाण्डिमा लीला एव मृणालिका यदि घना बाष्पाः कियान् वारिधिः।
सन्तापो यदि शीतलो हुतवहस् तस्याः कियद् वर्ण्यते राम
त्वत्स्मृतिमात्रमेव हृदये लावण्यशेषं वपुः॥

If thinness is like the crescent moon, paleness like the lotus, and tears like the ocean—how can one describe her beauty that burns like cold fire, si...

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कार्श्यजागरसन्तापान् यः करोति श्रुतोऽप्यलम्।
तमेव दुर्लभं कान्तं चेतः कस्माद् दिदृक्षते॥

One who causes pain, thinness, sleeplessness, and mental distress even after hearing sacred texts—why would the mind desire such a person as a beloved...

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कार्षकः सर्वबीजानि समालोड्य प्रवापयेत्।
उत्पन्नबीजसद्भावं त्वङ्कुरेण विभावयेत्॥

A wise farmer carefully examines seeds and sows them, later verifying growth through the sprout. This metaphor applies to all who wish to grow somethi...

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कालं कपालमालाङ्कम् एकमन्धकसूदनम्।
वन्दे वरदमीशानं शासनं पुष्पधन्वनः॥

I bow to the Lord of Time (Shiva), who wears a garland of skulls, who destroyed the demon Andhaka, and who commands even the god of love. He is the su...

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कालं नियम्य कर्माणि ह्याचरेन् नान्यथा क्वचित्।
गवादिष्वात्मवज्ज्ञानम् आत्मानं चार्थधर्मयोः।
नियुञ्जीतान्नसंसिद्ध्यै मातरं शिक्षणे गुरुम्॥

One must act by aligning with time, seeing all beings like oneself. Time-bound actions aligned with dharma bring success. As food is sought for growth...

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कालं निरीक्ष्य कुरुते कार्यं तस्याशु सिध्यति।
ग्रहं विचार्य क्रीडायां दीव्यतो न पराजयः॥

He who assesses time before acting achieves swift success. Just like a skilled gambler who analyzes planetary positions before a move, so too a wise p...

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कालं पुरा गरलमम्बुनिधेरुदस्थाद्
अद्येन्दुनाम धवलं विषमभ्युदेति।
अद्यादिदं स गिरिशो यदि हन्त हन्यात् कार्ष्ण्यं
स्वकण्ठनिहितं सखि मद्भयं च॥

What once rose from the ocean as poison is now the pure white moon. If Shiva were to act today, he might destroy what he once saved—such is the irony ...

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कालं मुहूर्ताङ्गुलिमण्डलेन
दिनत्रियामाञ्जलिना पिबन्तम्।
रूपं विलोक्यैव वपुश्च केषां भङ्गेन
नाङ्गान्यलसीभवन्ति॥

Time drinks day and night in cupped hands, moving through minutes and hours. When beauty fades and age sets in, who would not feel sorrow watching the...

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कालः करोति कार्याणि काल एव निहन्ति च।
करोमीति विहन्मीति मूर्खो मुह्यति केवलम्॥

Time alone causes actions and destroys them. The ignorant, deluded, believe “I did this” or “I destroyed that.” But time is the true doer.

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