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अकीर्तिं चापि भूतानि कथयिष्यन्ति तेऽव्ययाम्।
संभावितस्य चाकीर्तिर् मरणादतिरिच्यते॥

Meaning: (Krishna to Arjuna) "People will speak of your eternal infamy. And for a respected person, dishonor is worse than death. From the Bhagavad G...

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अकीर्तिर्यस्य गीयेत लोके भूतस्य कस्यचित्।
पतत्येवाधमांल्लोकान् यावच्छब्दः प्रकीर्त्यते॥

For whichever being whose infamy is sung in this world, he falls into the lower realms for as long as his (infamous) name is spoken. This verse descr...

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अकीर्तिर्निन्द्यते देवैः कीर्तिर्लोकेषु पूज्यते।
कीर्त्यर्थं तु समारम्भः सर्वेषां सुमहात्मनाम्॥

Infamy is condemned by the gods; fame (kīrti) is worshipped in the worlds. Indeed, the undertakings of all great-souled people are for the sake of glo...

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अकीर्तेः कारणं योषिद् योषिद्वैरस्य कारणम्।
संसारकारणं योषिद् योषितं वर्जयेत्ततः॥

A woman is the cause of infamy, the cause of enmity, and the cause of worldly bondage (samsara); therefore, one should avoid women. This is a verse f...

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अकुण्ठोत्कण्ठया पूर्णम् अकण्ठं कलकण्ठि माम्।
कम्बुकण्ठ्याः क्षणं कण्ठे कुरु कण्ठार्तिमुद्धर॥

O sweet-voiced one, place me, who am filled with unabated longing and am voiceless, for a moment on the neck of that conch-necked beloved, and relieve...

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अकुबेरपुरीविलोकनं न धरासूनुकरं कदाचन।
अथ तत्प्रतिकारहेतवे- ऽदमयन्तीपतिलोचनं भज॥

Poverty is caused by the influence of Mars (son of Earth). Therefore, to counteract it, worship the eye of Damayanti's husband (Nala/the Sun). This i...

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अकुर्वन्तोऽपि पापानि शुचयः पापसंश्रयात्।
परपापैर्विनश्यन्ति मत्स्या नागह्रदे यथा॥

Even pure people who commit no sin themselves, perish by associating with sinners due to others' sins, just like the fish in a serpent's lake. This v...

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अकुलानां कुले भावं कुलीनानां कुलक्षयम्।
संयोगं विप्रयोगं च पश्यन्ति चिरजीविनः॥

The long-lived see the low-born rise into noble families, the fall of noble families, and countless unions and separations. This shloka reflects on t...

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अकुलीनः कुलीनश्च मर्यादां यो न लङ्घयेत्।
धर्मापेक्षी मृदुर्दान्तः स कुलीनशतैर्वरः॥

He who, whether high-born or low-born, does not cross the line of propriety, is righteous, gentle, and self-controlled—he is superior to a hundred hig...

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अकुलीनस्तु पुरुषः प्रकृतः साधुसंक्षयात्।
दुर्लभैश्वर्यसंप्राप्तो गर्वितः शत्रुतां व्रजेत्॥

A man of low birth, being base due to a lack of good association, becomes arrogant upon attaining rare wealth and thus makes enemies. This verse pres...

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