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Many qualities help in realization—earth for support, sky for vision, and self-worth. True greatness rejects shame, limitation, and ego.
O Mother, dwelling in the heart and crest, I invoke the waves of compassion and wisdom through meditation—may divine awareness awaken in me.
Fearing that the nectar of the lower lip might spill due to excess, she subtly supports it with her chin—poetic imagery of intimacy and beauty.
On a bed of separation, she lies turned to one side like the last lunar digit at the eastern end—passed a long night with hot tears of longing.
For a body afflicted by disease and fated to perish today or tomorrow, why commit unrighteous deeds? What is the point of impiety for a dying form?
Hundreds of diseases destroy youth and health, wealth leaves like birds flying away, and death consumes the living—nothing is firmly built by destiny.
The elephant may have its pollens (kesara) scattered, and the horse may have sharp horns — symbolic of might or sharp energy — but like the castor pla...
The beloved, instead of savoring the sweet lips of his lotus-faced lover moistened with perspiration, drinks in her disapproving speech concealed unde...
True friends and kin may accompany you till the smoke (funeral), but no further. Only the good deeds accompany you after death. Thus, perform virtuous...
The female breasts, compared here to elephant temples, arise from fear of ankush (goad). The poet plays on erotic metaphor, suggesting that their form...
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