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आदौ प्रेमकषायिता हरमुखव्यापारलोला शनैर्
व्रीडाभारविधूर्णिता मुकुलिता धूमोद्गमव्याजतः।
पत्युः संमिलिता दृशा सरभसव्यावर्तनव्याकुला
पार्वत्याः परिणीतिमङ्गलविधौ दृष्टिः शिवायास्तु वः॥

Parvati’s gaze begins shy, grows playful, then turns passionate, and finally intense at her wedding with Shiva. This poetic description of her gaze mi...

parvati (56) shiva (328) wedding (8) emotions (40) passion (501) divine union (18) feminine gaze (2) transformation (252) devotion (933) poetry (588)

आदौ बुध्येत पणितः पणमानश्च कारणम्।
ततो वितर्क्योभयतो मतः श्रेयस् ततो व्रजेत्॥

One must first understand the stakes in a deal, analyze its logic and intent, then compare both sides and only then proceed towards the better path.

decision-making (15) analysis (5) trade (8) wisdom (1611) discernment (142) comparison (402) logical reasoning (1) prudence (75) negotiation (3) strategy (222)

आदौ मज्जनचीरहारतिलकं नेत्राञ्जनं कुण्डलं
नासामौक्तिकमालतीविकरणं झंकारकं नूपुरम्।
अङ्गे चन्दनचर्चितं मणिगणः क्षुद्रावलिर्घण्टिका
ताम्बूलं करकङ्कणं चतुरता शृङ्गारकाः षोडश॥

Sixteen ornaments of a bride are listed—from bathing, ornaments, to betel leaves—depicting the complete traditional adornment that constitutes aesthet...

adornment (98) sixteen rituals (1) tradition (283) feminine beauty (26) culture (39) wedding (8) decoration (5) preparation (33) sensuality (306) completeness (14)

आदौ माता गुरोः पत्नी ब्रह्मणी राजपत्निका।
धेनुर्धात्री तथा पृथ्वी सप्तैता मातरः स्मृताः॥

The scriptures regard seven entities as mothers—biological mother, teacher’s wife, Brahmin’s wife, king’s wife, cow, nurse, and Earth—each nurturing i...

motherhood (36) tradition (283) respect (164) dharma (540) society (152) femininity (225) protection (293) care (37) symbolism (947) reverence (112)

आदौ मानपरिग्रहेण गुरुणा दूरं समारोपिता
पश्चात्तापभरेण तानवकृता नीता परं लाघवम्।
उत्सङ्गान्तरवर्तिनामनुगमात् संपीडिता गामिमां
सर्वाङ्गप्रणयप्रियामिव तरुच्छाया समालम्बते॥

First raised by the teacher with pride, later burdened with regret, then abandoned—this metaphor compares a student’s fall from grace with a fading tr...

teacher (35) pride (317) downfall (265) abandonment (54) metaphor (1632) grace (359) guidance (149) loss (191) relationship (80) decay (115)

आदौ यादोनिवासोक्तिः पारावारवरोक्तयः।
क्षीरनीरनिधेरुक्तिर् नद्युक्तिर्जाह्नव्युक्तयः॥

The verse outlines a progressive poetic journey—from mention of the sea to sacred rivers like Ganga, evoking the beauty of layered descriptions in San...

oceans (5) rivers (33) poetic progression (2) sacred water (2) ganga (83) metaphor (1632) aquatic imagery (2) beauty (1797) composition (13) nature (950)

आदौ रक्तं पुना रक्तं मध्य उज्ज्वलभास्वरम्।
दुर्निरीक्ष्यप्रभावं तं दृश्यं द्रष्टारमाश्रये॥

The image is intensely red, luminous, and dazzling—so powerful it overwhelms the viewer. The speaker seeks refuge in the seer who can perceive such ra...

luminosity (4) vision (81) beauty (1797) surrender (223) color imagery (2) perception (181) seeking refuge (1) brilliance (83) intensity (49) devotion (933)

आदौ राजेत्यधीराक्षि पार्थिवः कोऽपि गीयते।
सनातनश्च नैवासौ राजा नापि सनातनः॥

A mortal king is often praised as "eternal", but he is neither eternal nor truly royal in the spiritual sense. The verse mocks misplaced glorification...

mortality (89) satire (211) royalty (92) impermanence (242) false praise (6) human limitation (3) reality check (6) spiritual truth (7) exaggeration (34) irony (348)

आदौ रूपविनाशिनी कृशकरी कामस्य विध्वंसिनी
प्रज्ञामान्द्यकरी तपःक्षयकरी धर्मस्य निर्मूलिनी।
पुत्रभ्रातृकलत्रभेदनकरी लज्जाङ्कुरच्छेदिनी
सा मां पीडति सर्वदोषजननी प्राणापहन्त्री क्षुधा॥

Hunger is personified as the destroyer of beauty, intellect, virtue, and family peace—ultimately, the cause of death. The shloka starkly outlines the ...

hunger (39) destruction (292) family rupture (1) decay (115) beauty loss (1) intellect erosion (1) metaphor (1632) survival (91) primal force (2) suffering (358)

आदौ रूपविनाशिनी कृशकरी कामाङ्कुरच्छेदिनी
पुत्रामित्रकलत्रभेदनकरी गर्वाङ्कुरच्छेदिनी।
कामं मन्दकरी तपःक्षयकरी धर्मस्य निर्मूलनी
सा मां संप्रति सर्वरोगजननी प्राणापहन्त्री क्षुधा॥

Another version of the previous shloka, this one expands hunger’s destructive nature—cutting ego, causing disease, and nullifying dharma and effort.

hunger (39) destruction (292) disease (31) ruin (53) morality decay (1) metaphysical pain (1) ego (153) degradation (19) primal force (2) survival struggle (1)

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