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आत्मवित् सह तया दिवानिशं
भोगभागपि न पापमाप सः।
आहृता हि विषयैकतानता
ज्ञानधौतमनसं न लिम्पति॥

One who knows the self and enjoys pleasures with awareness does not incur sin, for sense-contact born of steady awareness and purified mind does not b...

self-knowledge (8) detachment (573) enjoyment (27) purity (356) awareness (73) sinlessness (1) vedanta (34) balance (185) senses (65) mind (176)

आत्मसंपद्गुणैः सम्यक् संयुक्तं युक्तकारिणम्।
महेन्द्रमिव राजानं प्राप्य लोको विवर्धते॥

When a ruler possesses personal virtue and acts rightly, society flourishes like under Indra’s rule. Prosperity follows a well-virtued and just king.

leadership (279) virtue (726) prosperity (136) justice (151) good governance (1) society (152) ruler (55) ethics (803) indra (54) welfare (9)

आत्मसंभाविताः स्तब्धा धनमानमदान्विताः।
यजन्ते नामयज्ञैस्ते दम्भेनाविधिपूर्वकम्॥

The self-conceited, arrogant, wealth-proud people perform rituals in name only, full of hypocrisy and without proper method. A critique of spiritual v...

pride (317) arrogance (135) false ritual (1) hypocrisy (141) ego (153) wealth (447) spiritual decay (4) superficiality (32) criticism (79) dharma (540)

आत्मस्त्रीधनगुह्यानां गोप्ता बन्धुस् तु मित्रवत्।
धनदस् तु कुबेरः स्याद् यमः स्याच् च सुदण्डकृत्॥

A true friend guards one’s wife, wealth, and secrets like a brother, like Kubera protects riches, and Yama enforces justice. A poetic categorization o...

friendship (209) secrecy (61) protection (293) women (268) wealth (447) loyalty (180) kubera (7) yama (15) duty (198) morality (248)

आत्मस्त्रीधनगुह्यानां शरणं समये सुहृत्।
प्रोक्तोत्तमोऽयमन्यश्च त्रिद्व्येकपदमित्रकः॥

A friend who shelters and protects one's wife, wealth, and secrets in times of need is the best. Others are lesser friends or even one-time companions...

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आत्महेतोः परार्थे वा नर्महास्याश्रयात् तथा।
ये मृषा न वदन्तीह ते नराः स्वर्गगामिनः॥

Those who never speak lies—even for self-interest, for others’ sake, or for jokes—are the ones who attain heaven. A celebration of absolute truthfulne...

truth (300) honesty (38) heaven (59) selflessness (65) humor (128) ethics (803) integrity (74) restraint (226) virtue (726) speech (345)

आत्मा कायश्च द्वावेतौ मित्ररूपावुभावपि।
कायं मित्रं परित्यज्य आत्मा याति सुनिश्चितम्॥

The body and self are like two companions. In the end, the self discards the body and departs alone. A reminder of the soul’s journey and impermanence...

soul (76) body (170) impermanence (242) companionship (52) death (241) detachment (573) journey (57) separation (258) mortality (89) truth (300)

आत्मा जन्मशतैर्धनार्जनधिया मिथ्या किमायास्यते
पङ्गोः श्रीर्गृहमेति लङ्घितभुवो दैवेच्छया निर्धनाः।
इत्येताः पुरुषार्थमूलहतयः कैश्चित् समुत्सारिता
मुग्धानामलसोत्कटाः प्रतिपदं कुर्वन्ति चित्तभ्रमम्॥

Why struggle for wealth over lifetimes when riches come and go by fate? Cripples become wealthy, while the able remain poor due to destiny. A critique...

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आत्मा जेयः सदा राज्ञा ततो जेयाश्च शत्रवः।
अजितात्मा नरपतिर् विजयेत कथं रिपून्॥

A king must first conquer his own self, then others. A ruler who hasn’t mastered himself can never defeat external enemies. Self-mastery precedes worl...

self-conquest (5) leadership (279) inner strength (40) ruler (55) enemies (78) mastery (34) victory (118) discipline (380) strategy (222) wisdom (1611)

आत्मात्मनैव जनितः पुत्र इत्युच्यते बुधैः।
तस्माद् भार्यां नरः पश्येन् मातृवत् पुत्रमातरम्॥

The son is born of one's self, and hence the wife must be regarded as a mother of the son, with utmost respect. A dharmic ideal for marital conduct.

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