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He who is crude, arrogant, deceitful, lazy, depressed, and procrastinating—such a doer is called “Tamasika” (born of darkness).
A king who lacks propriety, is cruel, and cannot control himself—is avoided by people like elephants avoid muddy rivers.
What misfortune exceeds this? That even your beautiful breasts, adorned with sandal paste, will one day be marked by the ash from the funeral pyre. Th...
Let fools pursue immense wealth for worldly pleasures, but liberation (kaivalya) cannot be bought even with sacred offerings like five Bilva leaves. I...
One who causes a Brahmin to bleed, even unintentionally and without battle, suffers greatly after death due to ignorance. The verse warns against harm...
A parrot waits eagerly for fruits on a tree for months, but as soon as it blooms, the parrot sees the flowers darken and realizes that fruit may never...
Who is this woman, appearing at the white window, tinkling ornaments, awakening love’s arrow? She is the same who, sleepless and emaciated, once longe...
Who is this at the window playfully awakening Cupid’s bow with her anklets? Her smiling face and shining eyes seem to conquer all three worlds — how c...
O playful house-pillar, what great virtue have you done? The beloved woman has left her bed and lover to embrace you instead — a witty personification...
The mind of women is stirred more by another’s touch than their own partner’s — even a lotus, though kissed by the sun all day, only blooms at the moo...
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