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He who is deluded by duties not his own, despite being expert in his own, is like a child weaned from milk yet desiring the breast.
What should be done at another time is constantly being done now—such behavior in private with husbands and cruelty with other women marks deceit.
Sin done in an ordinary place is destroyed in a sacred land; but sin done in a holy place becomes unshakable like a diamond.
O Moon! Turn your face elsewhere. Being so delicately beautiful, do not bring impurity to her cheeks. The moon is poetically blamed.
If fear of insult prevents service to others, even Lakshmi (goddess of wealth) humbly approaches Vishnu by shrinking into Vamana (dwarf).
While man constantly plans one thing, God arranges something else, like a master changes the work of a servant.
The universe was made in another land and will dissolve in another—what need is there for it to be hidden beneath one's own feet?
Besides Bhishma or Hanuman, even a deer’s skin can enchant the world. Power isn't only in the mighty, but even small things affect greatly.
Her limbs flushed red in the night elsewhere—now, seeing the same sun, the lotus looks angry and fierce. Metaphor for jealousy or betrayal.
You all go elsewhere to gather flowers; I remain here making friendship gestures with folded hands. I can’t wander far, says the delicate soul.
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