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Dharma, worn out over time, still clings to its pillars like sacrificial posts leaning—symbolizing how righteousness struggles to stand firm in later ...
The Vedas shine in clarity after long and pure recitation, yet their ritual is disrupted by false priests. The Ganges, born from sages, dances freely ...
Without rest, friendship becomes a burden; even a lame carried by another lame cannot move forward. A metaphor on unsustainable or mutual weakness.
The kings, weary and sleepless, heard the galloping horse, with tinkling bells and foaming mouth—sign of impending battle or royal movement.
Her eyes, dimmed by fire smoke and false tears, lose luster—her beauty drains like drying water, due to her unfulfilled longing or insult.
O Beloved, Krishna endures insults for your sake, ignoring slanders like unheard speech, unseen pain, and unacknowledged humiliation.
He who hasn't learned, yet is arrogant, poor yet desires wealth without effort, is called a fool by the wise. A warning against arrogance without subs...
Using tears as sacred water and the heart as a seat, she brings her beloved into an emotional embrace—expressing intense love through symbolic devotio...
The gods do not demand horses, elephants, or tigers—but only the goat’s child as sacrifice. It’s a critique of targeting the weak.
Avoid a freshly bathed horse, a frenzied elephant, a lustful bull, or a literate shudra—advice reflecting social and situational caution.
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