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आकाशधारणां कुर्वन् मृत्युं जयति निश्चितम्।
यत्र तत्र स्थितो वापि सुखमत्यन्तमश्नुते॥

One who can hold the vastness of the sky in their mind surely conquers death. Such a one, wherever placed, experiences ultimate happiness.

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आकाश प्रसर प्रसर्पत दिशस्त्वं पृथ्वि पृथ्वी
भव प्रत्यक्षीकृतमादिराजयशसां युष्माभिरुज्जृम्भितम्।
श्रीमुद्दाफरशाहपार्थिवयशोराशेः समुज्जृम्भणाद्
बीजोच्छ्वासविदीर्णदाडिमदशां ब्रह्माण्डमारोक्ष्यति॥

O Sky, spread out! O Earth, rise! O Directions, reveal the glory of kings! The poet invokes cosmic elements to celebrate the rising royal glory like a...

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आकाशमानसविगाहनराजहंसं
नारीजनग्रहिलतानलिनीमहेभम्।
आघ्रायमानरतिनायकसंप्रदाय-
दीक्षागुरुं दृशि निवेशय सुन्दरीन्दुम्॥

O beauty! Fix your gaze on the moon-faced guru of love rites, the celestial swan diving into the sky-mind-lake amidst lotus-like ladies and love eleph...

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आकाशमुत्पततु गच्छतु वा दिगन्तम्
अम्भोनिधिं विशतु तिष्ठतु वा यथेच्छम्।
जन्मान्तरार्जितशुभाशुभकृन्नराणाम्
छायेव न त्यजति कर्मफलानुबन्धः॥

Let one fly to the sky, roam the world, or dive into the ocean—still, karma clings like a shadow. One cannot escape the fruits of past deeds.

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आकाशयानतटकोटिकृतैकपादास्
तद्धेमदण्डयुगलान्यवलम्ब्य हस्तैः।
कौतूहलात् तव तरङ्गविघट्टितानि
पश्यन्ति देवि मनुजाः स्वकलेवराणि॥

Standing on the edge of an aircraft, clinging to golden poles, humans marvel at their own bodies tossed by your waves, O Devi, as if watching from cur...

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आकाशवापीसितपुण्डरीकं
शाणोपलं मन्मथसायकानाम्।
पश्योदितं शारदमुत्पलाक्षि
संध्याङ्गनाकन्दुकमिन्दुबिंबम्॥

Look at the full moon! It rises like a white lotus blooming in the sky’s lake, the disc resembling a ball on the playground of twilight, beautiful as ...

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आकाशश्यामिमानं जलधरघटनां वा दधानं सुधांशुं
नूनं मन्ये प्रियास्यं शिरसि शिरसिजैराहितापूर्वशोभम्।
यद्दृष्ट्वा हन्त हर्षं मनसि कलयसे ज्ञानशान्त्यादिभव्या-
रामोर्वीजच्छिदायै निशिततरमसिं तं महान्तो ब्रुवन्ति॥

The moon, with cloud-like hue and forehead adorned, is said to be the sword of Rama meant to cut down pride, yet it brings delight to those with wisdo...

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आकाशसौधमधिरुह्य दिगङ्गनानाम्
अङ्गेषु निक्षिपति काम्यमिवाङ्गरागम्।
तारावरोधवलितो ललितात्मजश्रीर्
ज्योत्स्नाच्छलेन मुदिताखिललोक इन्दुः॥

The moon rises to the sky palace, adorning the limbs of heavenly nymphs with fragrant celestial powders, delighting the world through beams of illusio...

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आकाशसौधे शशिसंपटस्थं तमालनीलं शिवलिङ्गमुच्चैः।
सिद्धाङ्गनेयं रजनी सकामा नक्षत्ररत्नैः परिपूजतीव॥

On the sky-palace’s moon-platform sits a dark-blue Shiva-linga, worshipped by night as if the stars and constellations are divine maidens performing r...

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आकाशात् पतितं तोयं यथा गच्छति सागरम्।
सर्वदेवनमस्कारः केशवं प्रति गच्छति॥

Just as all rain falling from the sky ultimately reaches the sea, so too all worship offered to the gods reaches Keshava (Krishna/Vishnu).

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