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अहो मे सौभाग्यं मम च भवभूतेश्च भणितं
घटायामारोप्य प्रतिफलति तस्यां लघिमनि।
गिरां देवी सद्यः श्रुतिकलितकल्हारकलिका-
मधूलीमाधुर्यं क्षिपति परिपूर्त्यै भगवती॥

What fortune! The sweet essence of goddess Sarasvatī’s speech flows from this pot-like instrument of speech, showering nectar through poetry.

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अहो मोहः पुंसामिह जगति जातिः किल शुभा
जरामृत्युव्याधीनपि जयति या निष्प्रभतया।
परस्माज्जातानां व्यसनशतमेतेऽपि दधति स्वयं
सुत्वा तेभ्यो विदिशति सुतान् सा विशसितुम्॥

Alas! Human delusion sees social status as greatness, forgetting that even noble births bring inevitable suffering.

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अहो मोहो वराकस्य काकस्य यदसौ पुरः।
सरीसर्ति नरीनर्ति यदयं शिखिहंसयोः॥

What folly! The crow dances proudly before a swan and a peacock, mistaking himself their equal. A metaphor on self-deception.

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अहो येषां वरं जन्म सर्वप्राण्युपजीवनम्।
सुजनस्येव येषां वै विमुखा यान्ति नार्थिनः॥

Blessed are those whose birth benefits all beings. Like the noble ones, they never turn away those who come seeking.

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अहो रघुशिरोमणेरभिनवप्रतापावलि-
प्रचण्डकिरणप्रथाप्रसरसाध्वसादाश्वयम्।
सुराधिपतिरम्बुदान् कमलमिन्दिरा सेवते
हिमांशुरपि चन्द्रमाः सततमम्भुधौ मज्जति॥

Behold the splendor of Raghu’s crown jewel (Rāma)! His radiance humbles even gods, clouds, and celestial beings like the moon and Lakshmi.

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अहोरात्रमये लोके जरारूपेण संचरन्।
मृत्युर्ग्रसति भूतानि पवनं पन्नगो यथा॥

In this world formed of day and night, Death, in the form of aging, moves constantly, consuming beings just as a serpent swallows air. The imagery pow...

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अहोरात्राणि गच्छन्ति सर्वेषां प्राणिनामिह।
आयूंषि क्षपयन्त्याशु ग्रीष्मे जलमिवांशवः॥

Day and night pass for all living beings, steadily reducing their lifespan, just as the sun's rays dry water in the summer. Time is likened to the sco...

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अहोरात्रे विभजते सूर्यो मानुषदैविके।
रात्रिः स्वप्नाय भूतानां चेष्टायै कर्मणामहः॥

The sun divides day and night into human and divine time. Night brings sleep to beings, while day enables them to perform actions. Time is sacred and ...

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अहो रूपमहो रूपम् अहो मुखमहो मुखम्।
अहो मध्यमहो मध्यम् अस्याः सारङ्गचक्षुषः॥

An exclamation of repeated awe for the beauty of a woman with deer-like eyes – her form, face, and waist captivate. A poetic admiration layered with r...

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अहो विधातस्त्वमतीव बालिशो
यस्त्वात्मसृष्ट्यप्रतिरूपमीहसे।
परेऽनुजीवत्यपरस्य या मृतिर्
विपर्ययश्चेत्त्वमसि ध्रुवः परः॥

O Creator! How naive you are to create a being that depends on another for life and becomes death for a third. A reflection on paradoxical human exist...

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