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आच्छिद्योरगमण्डलीकबलनाकाङ्क्षारसं पत्रिणां
भर्तुर्येन शरीरदानविधिना मन्ये जगद्रक्षितम्।
नो चेत् तेन गरुत्मता कबलिते शेषे निरालम्बना क्व
क्षोणी क्व पयोधराः क्व गिरयः क्वैते दिशां नायकाः॥

This cosmic vision evokes Garuda’s heroic act of saving the serpent Shesha. Without it, the world would collapse—poetically highlighting balance, dhar...

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आजगाम यदा लक्ष्मीर् नारिकेलफलाम्बुवत्।
निर्जगाम यदा लक्ष्मीर् गजभुक्तकपित्थवत्॥

A witty comparison: Lakshmi entered like coconut water (pure and whole) but left like digested food from an elephant—satirical comment on loss of grac...

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आजननादामरणा- दभ्यस्यतु वायसस्तपस्यतु वा।
एकामपि काकलिकां कोकिलकान्तेव नाकलयेत्॥

A crow, even if trained from birth, cannot sing like a koel. Talent and grace are inborn and cannot be mimicked—commentary on true beauty and essence.

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आजननादामरणा- दभ्यस्यतु वायसस्तपस्यतु वा।
केकिवदेकां केकां कोकिलवत् पञ्चमं च किं कुरुते॥

Another version reinforcing the prior idea—no matter how hard a crow tries, it can’t sing like a peacock or koel. True expression arises from one’s in...

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आजन्मकल्पतरुकाननकामचारी
यत्कौतुकादुपगतः कुटजं मिलिन्दः।
तत्कर्मणः सुसदृशं फलमेतदेव
यत्प्राप्य साम्यमधुना मधुमक्षिकाभिः॥

A poetic justice metaphor: a bee attracted by fantasy enters the wrong flower (kutaja) and ends up among flies—actions bring results, often ironically...

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आ जन्मनः कुशलमण्वपि रे कुजन्मन्
पांसो त्वया यदि कृतं वद तत्त्वमेतत्।
उत्थापितोऽस्यनलसारथिना यदर्थं
दुष्टेन तत्कुरु कलङ्कय विश्वमेतत्॥

A scathing attack on one born evil—asked to remember even one good act if any. The call is to expose and undo the wickedness that tarnishes the world.

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आ जन्मनः प्रतिमुहूर्तविशेषरम्याण्य्
आचेष्टितानि तव संप्रति तानि तानि।
चाटूनि चारुमधुराणि च संस्मृतानि
देहं दहन्ति हृदयं च विदारयन्ति॥

Sweet past memories now bring torment—charming words and gestures that once delighted now cause emotional pain. A meditation on love’s duality.

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आ जन्मनः शाठ्यमशिक्षितो
यस् तस्याप्रमाणं वचनं जनस्य।
परातिसम्धानमधीयते यैर् विद्येति
ते सन्तु किलाप्तवाचः॥

One untrained in deceit speaks honestly by nature. The poet implies that the learned must also be truthful, not just skilled in outward show.

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आ जन्मनः सहजतुल्यर्विवर्तमान-
दौर्गत्यतोऽस्ति परमो न सुहृन्ममान्यः।
येनात्मनोऽपरिगणय्य विनाशमाशु
देव त्वदाश्रयणपुण्यधनः कृतोऽस्मि॥

Even amid hardship and lack, the speaker finds no greater friend than the Lord, whose refuge brings peace. A verse of devotion and deep surrender.

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आ जन्मनः सह निवासितया मयैव
मातुः पयोधरपयोऽपि समं निपीय।
त्वं पुण्डरीकमुख बन्धुतया निरस्तम्
एको निवापसलिलं पिबसीत्ययुक्तम्॥

Reflecting on shared nourishment from mother’s milk, the poet questions why a brother in divine form (Krishna) receives preferential love—an emotional...

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