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अशेषलङ्कापतिसैन्यहन्ता श्रीरामसेवाचरणैककर्ता।
अनेकदुःखाहतलोकगोप्ता त्वसौ हनूमांस्तव सौख्यकर्ता॥

Hanuman, the destroyer of Lanka's armies, the one devoted to Shri Rama's service, protector of the world’s afflicted, is the bestower of joy and safet...

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अशेषविघ्नप्रतिषेधदक्ष- मन्त्राक्षतानामिव दिङ्मुखेषु।
विक्षेपलीला करशीकराणां करोतु वः प्रीतिमिभाननस्य॥

Like sacred mantras that ward off all obstacles, may the hand gestures of the elephant-faced one (Ganesha) bring joy in all directions.

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अशोकनिर्भर्त्सितपद्मरागम् आकृष्टहेमद्युतिकर्णिकारम्।
मुक्ताकलापीकृतसिन्दुवारं वसन्तपुष्पाभरणं वहन्ती॥

The arrival of spring adorns nature with vibrant flowers—ashoka trees bloom brightly, golden trumpet flowers sparkle, and lotuses fade in comparison. ...

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अशोके शोकार्तः किमसि बकुलेऽप्याकुलमना
निरानन्दः कुन्दे सह च सहकारैर्न रमसे।
कुसुम्भे विश्रम्भं यदिह भजसे कण्टकशतैर्
असंदिग्धं दग्धभ्रमर भवितासि क्षतवपुः॥

Why are you sad in spring's joy? Even with flowers blooming, your heart is restless. If you place trust in thorny plants like kusumbha, you will only ...

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अशोच्यः शोचते शोच्यं किं वा शोच्यो न शोच्यते।
कश्च कस्येह शोच्योऽस्ति देहेऽस्मिन् बुद्बुदोपमे॥

The one who is not worthy of grief grieves, while those truly in pain may not. In this body, like a bubble, who truly deserves grief?

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अशोच्यानन्वशोचस्त्वं प्रज्ञावादांश्च भाषसे।
गतासूनगतासूंश्च नानुशोचन्ति पण्डिताः॥

You speak wise words but grieve unnecessarily, says Krishna to Arjuna. The wise do not mourn the living or the dead, knowing their impermanence.

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अशोच्यानीह भूतानि यो मूढस्तानि शोचति।
तद्दुःखाल्लभते दुःखं द्वावनर्थौ निषेवते॥

Only fools grieve for beings unworthy of sorrow. In doing so, they suffer doubly by increasing their pain.

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अशोच्यो निर्धनः प्राज्ञोऽशोच्यः पण्डितबान्धवः।
अशोच्या विधवा नारी पुत्रपौत्रप्रतिष्ठिता॥

A wise poor man is not sorrow-worthy; a widow with strong lineage is not pitiful. Social status alone doesn't determine grief-worthiness.

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अश्नाति यः संस्कुरुते निहन्ति ददाति गृह्णात्यनुमन्यते च।
एते षडप्यत्र विनिन्दनीया भ्रमन्ति संसारवने निरन्तम्॥

One who eats, kills, gives, receives, and consents to slaughter—six are equally culpable in the act of killing. A profound ethical statement on collec...

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अश्नाति यो मांसमसौ विधत्ते वधानुमोदं त्रसदेहभाजाम्।
गृह्णाति रेपांसि ततस्तपस्वी तेभ्यो दुरन्तं भवमेति जन्तुः॥

The eater of flesh, the killer, the buyer, the giver, and the one who approves—none escape the karmic cycle. The sin rebounds even on the so-called as...

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