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अनेनैव प्रकारेण त्रयो ग्रीवाश्रिताः शुभाः।
ललाटे युगलावर्तौ चन्द्रार्कौ शुभकारकौ॥

These three auspicious signs on the neck and the twin spirals on the forehead represent the sun and moon—symbols of blessings and fortune.

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अनैश्वर्ये तृषा भार्या पथि क्षेत्रे त्रिधा कृषिः।
लम्बकः साक्षिणश्चैव पञ्चानर्था असंकृताः॥

In poverty: a greedy wife, roadside fields, triple-cropped land, a debt-ridden partner, and ever-present witnesses are five unmitigated misfortunes.

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अनौचित्यादृते नान्यद् रसभङ्गस्य कारणम्।
प्रसिद्धौचित्यबन्धस्तु रसस्योपनिषत् परा॥

Nothing but impropriety breaks rasa (aesthetic essence); propriety is the supreme principle behind rasa’s essence.

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अनौचित्येन कन्यासु पुरस्त्रीषु च या रतिः।
स कामो हि क्षितीन्द्राणाम् अरिषड्वर्गपूर्वजः॥

The attraction toward others’ wives or young girls, driven by impropriety, is not love but a dangerous vice that even kings must fear.

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अन्तःकटुरपि लघुरपि सद्वृत्तं यः पुमान् न संत्यजति।
स भवति सद्यो वन्द्यः सर्षप इव सर्वलोकस्य॥

Even if he is harsh or light-hearted inside, one who doesn’t forsake good conduct is respected by the world, like a mustard seed known for potency.

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अन्तःकटु सदा प्रेम मानुषं परिलक्ष्यते।
हताशान् न करोत्यस्मान् दैवप्रेमैव केवलम्॥

Human love often harbors inner bitterness, but divine love never leads to despair—it is selfless and sustaining.

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अन्तःकपालविवरे जिह्वामाकुञ्च्य चार्पयेत्।
भ्रूमध्यदृष्टिरमृतं पिबेत् खेचरमुद्रया॥

By curling the tongue into the cranial cavity and fixing the gaze between the brows, one drinks the inner nectar—this is the Khechari mudra.

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अन्तःकरणतत्त्वस्य दम्पत्योः स्नेहसंश्रयात्।
आनन्दग्रन्थिरेकोऽयम् अपत्यमिति कथ्यते॥

The child is said to be a knot of bliss, formed from the essence of affection and the union of hearts of the parents.

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अन्तःकरणविकारं गुरुपरिजनसंकटेऽपि कुलटानाम्।
जानन्ति तदभियुक्ता भ्रूभङ्गापाङ्गमधुरदृष्टेन॥

Even amidst respectful company, trained courtesans can detect a man’s mental corruption through his slightest glance or twitch of an eyebrow.

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अन्तःकरणशून्योऽपि तृणपूलकपूरुषः
सत्कृतः क्षेत्रपतिना समर्थो मृगवारने॥

Even a cowardly man, praised by the ruler, appears competent to capture lions and elephants—illusion caused by social approval.

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