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अन्तर्मलिनसंसर्गाच् छ्रुतवानपि दुष्यति।
यच्चक्षुःसंनिकर्षेण कर्णोऽभूत् कुटिलाश्रयः॥

Just as the ear, being close to the eye, metaphorically gets influenced by the crookedness of vision, similarly even a learned person becomes tainted ...

bad association (1) contamination (6) influence (94) sensory metaphor (3) inner impurity (5) wisdom (1611) corruption (65) crookedness (5) proximity (15) defilement (5)

अन्तर्मलीमसे वक्रे चले कर्णान्तसर्पिणि
तस्या नेत्रयुगे दृष्टे दुर्जने च कुतः सुखम्॥

How can one find joy in either the glance of a deceitful woman—whose eyes are crooked, trembling, and impure—or in the company of a wicked person? Bot...

wickedness (75) crooked eyes (1) deception (224) illusion (355) desire (898) danger (229) pleasure (82) deceitful gaze (1) distrust (10) moral caution (3)

अन्तर्माररसार्द्रा गुरुगुणबद्धानुकूलतां धत्ते।
निष्ठुरबाह्याकारा दृतिरिव पतिसंनिधौ नव्या॥

Like a young wife appearing stern outwardly but internally tender and aligned with her husband’s virtues, devotion is often concealed behind a rough e...

devotion (933) outer harshness (1) inner softness (2) loyalty (180) metaphor (1632) relationship (80) patience (122) discipline (380) emotional depth (20) feminine symbolism (2)

अन्तर्मोहनमौलिघूर्णनचलन्मन्दारविभ्रंशनः
स्तम्भाकर्षणदृप्तिहर्षणमहामन्त्रः कुरङ्गीदृशाम्।
दृप्यद्दानवदूयमानदिविषद्दुर्वारदुःखापदां भ्रंशः
कंसरिपोर्विलोपयतु वोऽश्रेयांसि वंशीरवः॥

May Krishna's flute—the supreme mantra that enchants even the proud gods and demons, unbinding their arrogance, evoking intense desire in doe-eyed gop...

krishna (233) flute (23) divine charm (24) spiritual power (20) pride destruction (1) gopis (21) enchantment (37) liberation (230) mantra (53) grace (359)

अन्तर्ये सततं लुथन्त्यगणितास्तानेव पाथोधरैर्
आत्तानापततस्तरङ्गवलयैरालिङ्ग्य गृह्णन्नसौ।
व्यक्तं मौक्तिकरत्नतां जलकणान्संप्रापयत्यम्बुधिः
प्रायोऽन्येन कृतादरो लघुरपि प्राप्तोऽर्च्यते स्वामिभिः॥

The ocean embraces even worthless particles with its mighty waves and gives them the sheen of pearls. This shows how even insignificant ones, if accep...

ocean metaphor (10) humility (596) value transformation (1) grace (359) embrace (93) pearls (42) greatness (146) acceptance (68) self-worth (35) generosity (169)

अन्तर्लीनभुजंगमं गृहमिवान्तःस्थोग्रसिंहं वनं
ग्राहाकीर्णमिवाभिरामकमलच्छायासनाथं सरः।
कालेनार्यजनापवादपिशुनैः क्षुद्रैरनार्यैः श्रितं
दुःखेन प्रविगाह्यते सचकितं राज्ञां मनः सामयम्॥

The minds of kings, once serene and lotus-like, become infested like snake-ridden homes, lion-infested forests, or crocodile-filled lakes—polluted ove...

kingship (164) pollution (6) slander (29) metaphor (1632) danger (229) power (396) fear (252) corruption (65) analogy (98) moral decay (16)

अन्तर्लीनस्य दुःखाग्नेर् अद्योद्दामं ज्वलिष्यतः।
उत्पीड इव धूमस्य मोहः प्रागावृणोति माम्॥

Even before the great fire of sorrow erupts within, the suffocating smoke of delusion engulfs me—like the smoke that rises before a fire, ignorance cl...

sorrow (325) delusion (175) ignorance (301) fire metaphor (7) emotion (652) suffering (358) mind (176) anticipation (23) inner turmoil (10) psychology (57)

अन्तर्वसति मार्जारी शुनी वा राजवेश्मनि।
बहिर्बद्धोऽपि मातङ्गस् ततः किं लघुतां गतः॥

Whether it is a cat or dog living inside a royal palace or an elephant tied outside, external placement doesn’t define inner worth. Appearances and po...

dignity (146) worth (34) appearances (6) animal metaphor (10) palace (26) externality (1) humility (596) wisdom (1611) social status (7) self-worth (35)

अन्तर्वहसि कषायं बाह्याकारेण मधुरतां यासि।
सहकार मायिविटपिन् युक्तं लोकैर्बहिर्नीतः॥

You carry bitterness within but display sweet appearances outside. Like the mango tree that deceives with its lush look while bearing sour fruit, the ...

deception (224) sweetness (104) bitterness (22) hypocrisy (141) mango metaphor (1) illusion (355) outer vs inner (3) deceitful charm (1) maya (36) false appearance (2)

अन्तर्बहिस्त्रिजगतीरसभावविद्वान्
यो नर्तयत्यखिलदेहभृतां कुलानि।
क्षेमं ददातु भगवान् परमादिदेवः
शृङ्गारनाटकमहाकविरात्मजन्मा॥

May the Supreme Lord, the primal deity, who is both the creator and the cosmic playwright of the entire universe, and who dances through all beings in...

divinity (206) cosmic dance (9) creator (10) supreme deity (2) benevolence (15) love (1567) universe (43) poetic metaphor (101) divine play (96) inner presence (2)