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Sarasvati flows from her lips, Manikarnika in her ears, her hair shines on her head—her whole form is a sacred tirtha (pilgrimage).
Flute on his lips, Champaka flower on his crown, left shoulder lowered—this is Krishna, destroyer of Kamsa, the divine enchanter.
Her lips take away the vitality of her family—so it’s no wonder they steal others’ lives too. A poetic exaggeration of beauty’s effect.
On her lips, nose, cheeks, chin, groin, and navel—spiral-like beauty marks are spread, so wondrous they defy description.
One who occupies a lower or distant position must still fix his aim with certainty and, by harnessing upward energy or organization, unleash a powerfu...
The woman whose physical features (specifically her lower bosom) are base or unsatisfactory is not counted among the admirable; such defects do not ar...
The skin below is described as torn and reeking, even being wet with urine. The verse admonishes the King not to slay Brahmins over such physical impu...
Those lacking proper insight view Lanka chaotically, as if its order were disturbed; repeatedly on your city’s walls are inscribed depictions of Hanum...
Amidst the lotus (symbolizing delicate beauty), even the toe (or subtle part) does not harbor hatred; not even a mere shadow on a petal can take away ...
One must reject and avoid those who lack righteousness or exhibit cruelty and evident faults—even those who come from afar. This is a moral injunction...
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