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अन्तकाय ददता त्वया प्रिया- कायकान्चनलताप्रतिग्रहम्।
दीयते बत मदीयजीवनं दक्षिणानिल कुतो न दक्षिणा॥

In offering your beloved to Yama, it’s like giving away your life — how can one deny such a donation to the god of death?

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अन्तकाले च मामेव स्मरन्मुक्त्वा कलेवरम्।
यः प्रयाति स मद्भावं याति नास्त्यत्र संशयः॥

Whoever remembers Me at death time attains My being—there is no doubt about this. (Bhagavad Gita)

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अन्तकाले हि भूतानि मुह्यन्तीति पुराश्रुतिः।
[राज्ञैवं कुर्वता लोके प्रत्यक्षा सा श्रुतिः कृता]॥

It is anciently heard that beings are bewildered at death—now proven in the king’s experience.

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अन्तकोऽपि हि जन्तूनाम् अन्तकालमपेक्षते।
न कालनियमः कश्चिद् उत्तमर्णस्य विद्यते॥

Even the god of death waits for one’s time; there’s no fixed time for those with great merit.

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अन्तरं कियदाख्यान्ति सन्तो रघुकिरातयोः।
अन्तरं तावदाख्यान्ति सन्तो रघुकिरातयोः॥

The wise say little difference lies between Rāma and the hunter (referring to both as righteous in their own way).

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अन्तरङ्गमनङ्गस्य शृङ्गारकुलदैवतम्।
अङ्गीकरोति तन्वङ्गी सा विलासमयं वयः॥

The private region of love (Ananga) becomes a shrine of youth and beauty when accepted by the beloved.

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अन्तरङ्गा हि ये राज्ञः परस्वादायिनः शठाः।
भृत्या भवन्ति प्रायेण तेभ्यो रक्षेदिमाः प्रजाः॥

Those close to the king yet exploit others' wealth are frauds and must be avoided to protect the people.

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अन्तरायतिमिरोपशान्तये शान्तपावनमचिन्त्यवैभवम्।
तं नरं वपुषि कुञ्जरं मुखे मन्महे किमपि तुन्दिलं महः॥

To dispel internal darkness, we revere the unknowable radiant being—peaceful and purifying like an elephant yet divine.

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अन्तर्गतमलो दुष्टस् तीर्थस्नानशतैरपि।
न शुध्यति यथा भाण्डं सुराया दाहितं च सत्॥

An evil person with inner impurity is not cleansed even by hundreds of holy baths, like an unclean alcohol vessel.

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अन्तर्गता मदनवह्निशिखावली या
सा बाघ्यते किमिह चन्दनपङ्कलेपैः।
यत्कुम्भकारपचनोपरि पङ्कलेपस्
तापाय केवलमसौ न च तापशान्त्यै॥

If the inner fire of passion (madana) is burning within, how can the mere application of sandal paste soothe it? Just as applying mud on a potter’s ki...

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