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अद्रोहः शौचानाम् अचापलं व्रतविशेषनियमानाम्।
पैशुन्यमप्रियाणां वृत्तिच्छेदो नृशंसचरितानाम्॥

Non-harming is aligned with purity, discipline, and restraint in vows. It is opposed to gossip and cruelty. A value-oriented verse highlighting the na...

non-violence (36) purity (356) discipline (380) vows (10) ethics (803) spiritual path (48) behavior (249) gossip (23) restraint (226) moral conduct (8)

अद्रोहः सर्वभूतेषु कर्मणा मनसा गिरा।
अनुग्रहश्च दानं च सतां धर्मः सनातनः॥

The eternal dharma of good people includes non-harming in action, thought, and speech, and extending compassion and charity. It sums up the core of ri...

non-violence (36) compassion (359) charity (128) eternal dharma (1) good conduct (5) thought (27) speech (345) action (258) ethics (803) universal values (4)

अद्रोहसमयं कृत्वा मुनीनामग्रतो हरिः।
जघान नमुचिं पश्चाद् अपां फेनेन पार्थिव॥

Hari (Vishnu), having vowed to be non-harming before sages, slays Namuchi with the foam of water, upholding divine justice while keeping his promise.

vishnu (122) non-violence (36) sages (66) namuchi (2) divine justice (6) water foam (1) vow (16) subtlety (175) promise (15) righteous action (5)

अद्रोहे समयं कृत्वा चिच्छेद नमुचेः शिरः।
शक्रः सा हि मता तस्य रिपौ वृत्तिः सनातनी॥

Indra, having taken a vow of non-harming, cleverly beheaded Namuchi using foam. This is considered his righteous behavior—highlighting dharma with ing...

indra (54) non-violence (36) namuchi (2) foam (4) cleverness (15) vow (16) dharma (540) divine strategy (3) righteousness (134) myth (65)

अद्रौ जीर्णदरीषु संकटसरित्तीरेषु निम्नोन्नते
ऊढा येन वृषेण धूर्बलवता यूना द्वितीयेन या।
तां वृद्धोऽपि कृशोऽपि दुर्वह धुरं वोढुं स एव
क्षमो रथ्याभड्डलकैः समेत्य बहुभिर्नाकृष्यतेऽन्यैर्वृषैः॥

A once-strong bull that bore the burden of its master across rugged terrain is now weak. Though old, no other bulls are capable of replacing it. A met...

old age (29) service (114) bull (9) loyalty (180) burdens (2) terrain (4) master (7) respect (164) metaphor (1632) aging (53)

अद्वितीयं निजं लोके विलोक्य वहतो मुदम्।
प्रमदावदनस्यायं दर्पोद्रेको न तु स्मितम्॥

Seeing his unmatched beauty reflected, a man grows proud like a woman admiring her own charm, but it’s not a true smile—only vanity.

pride (317) self-reflection (17) beauty (1797) false smile (1) vanity (38) ego (153) comparison (402) human nature (88) self-admiration (1) delusion (175)

अद्विसंवीक्षणं चक्षुर् अद्विसंमीलनं मनः।
अद्विसंस्पर्शनः पाणिर् अद्य मे किं करिष्यति॥

My eyes do not look with hatred, nor does my mind close in malice, nor do my hands touch with anger—what will they do today? A contemplative verse on ...

peace (171) eyes (211) mind (176) touch (54) hatred (13) compassion (359) introspection (83) restraint (226) awareness (73) gentle conduct (1)

अद्वैतं सुखदुःखयोरनुगुणं सर्वास्ववस्थासु यद्
विश्रामो हृदयस्य यत्र जरसा यस्मिन्नहार्यो रसः।
कालेनावरणात्ययात् परिणते यत्स्नेहसारे स्थितं
भद्रं तस्य सुमानुषस्य कथमप्येकं हि तत् प्राप्यते॥

The non-dual state, which is a resting place for the heart beyond joys and sorrows and not diminished by time, is rarely attained—but it is the mark o...

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अद्वैतमेकं सुखमुन्नयन्ती विस्मारयन्ती जगदेव तन्वि।
मुक्ताश्रितामात्मरुचिं वदन्ती वेदान्तसिद्धान्तकथेव भासि॥

You appear like the essence of Vedanta itself—radiant, solitary, and leading one beyond all worldly distinctions into bliss. A poetic address to a bel...

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