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आचार इत्यवहितेन मया गृहीता
या वेत्रयष्टिरवरोधगृहेषु राज्ञः।
काले गते बहुतिथे मम सैव जाता
प्रस्थानविक्लवगतेरवलम्बनाय॥

The cane I once used to practice restraint in the women’s quarters, I now use to support myself as I walk, trembling. Time transforms tools of power i...

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आचारधाराधवलीकृतानां राधाधवाराधनमानसानाम्।
विद्याविवेकोन्नतिभूषितानां भवादृशानामिह का प्रशंसा॥

For those whose minds are adorned with both discipline and loving devotion, what need is there for praise? Their inner virtue speaks volumes.

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आचारप्रभवो धर्मो नृणां श्रेयस्करो महान्।
इहलोके परा कीर्तिः परत्र परमं सुखम्॥

Dharma springs from proper conduct, leading to greatness. It brings glory in this world and bliss in the beyond. (Repeat for emphasis.)

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आचारप्रेरको राजा ह्येतत् कालस्य कारणम्।
यदि कालह् प्रमाणं हि कस्माद् धर्मोऽस्ति कर्तृषु॥

If time rules all actions, then why hold doers responsible? It is the king who sets moral precedence—conduct must be modeled from the top.

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आचारमाचर चिराद् आलस्यमपास्य जात्युचितम्।
लोकानुरागसाधनम् आराधनमेतदेव हरेः॥

Cast off sloth and act righteously, according to your birth and duties. Such conduct earns social respect and pleases Lord Hari.

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आचारसंभवो धर्मो धर्माद् वेदाः समुत्थिताः।
वेदैर्यज्ञाः समुत्पन्ना यज्ञैर्देवाः प्रतिष्ठिताः॥

Dharma arises from conduct, the Vedas from dharma, sacrifices from Vedas, and the gods are established by sacrifices—showing a sacred progression root...

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आचारहीनं न पुनन्ति वेदा यद्यप्यधीता सह षड्भिरङ्गैः।
छन्दांस्येनं मृत्युकाले त्यजन्ति नीडं शकुन्ता इव जातपक्षाः॥

Even if one has studied the Vedas, they cannot purify a person without good conduct. Like birds abandon their nest when matured, the verses leave the ...

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आचारहीनस्य तु ब्राह्मणस्य वेदाः
षडङ्गास्त्वखिलाः सयज्ञाः।
कां प्रीतिमुत्पादयितुं समर्था
अन्धस्य दारा इव दर्शनीयाः॥

For a Brahmin lacking conduct, even the six-limbed Vedas and rituals cannot generate joy, like wives of a blind man—they may be beautiful, but they’re...

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आचारात् फलते धर्म आचारात् फलते धनम्।
आचाराच्छ्रियमाप्नोति आचारो हन्त्यलक्षणम्॥

Dharma, wealth, and prosperity all arise from good conduct. It even destroys inauspiciousness—emphasizing conduct as a source of all blessings.

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आचाराद् विच्युतो विप्रो न वेदफलमश्नुते।
आचारेण तु संयुक्तः संपूर्णफलभाक् स्मृतः॥

A Brahmin deviating from right conduct does not enjoy Vedic fruits, but the one rooted in conduct is considered a complete enjoyer of their merits.

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