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आमोदैस् ते दिशि दिशि गतैर्दूरमाकृष्यमाणाः
साक्षाल् लक्ष्मीं तव मलयज द्रष्टुमभ्यागताः स्मः।
किं पश्यामः सुभग भवतः क्रीडति क्रोड एव
व्यालस्तुभ्यं भवतु कुशलं मुञ्च नः साधयामः॥

Your sandalwood scent draws Lakshmi herself to you, but alas! We only see a snake coiled in your lap—may we be spared this illusion.

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आम्नायानामाहान्त्या वाग् गीतीरीतीः प्रीतीर्भीतीः।
भोगो रोगो मोदो मोहो ध्येये ध्येच्छे देशे क्षेमे॥

The Vedas encompass everything—from language, music, emotions, enjoyment, disease, joy, to madness—all depending on focus and direction.

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आम्नायाभ्यसनान्यरण्यरुदितं कृच्छ्रव्रतान्यन्वहं
मेदश्छेदपदानि पूर्तविधयः सर्वे हुतं भस्मनि।
तीर्थानामवगाहनानि च गजस्नानं विना यत्पद-
द्वन्द्वाम्भोरुहसंस्तुतिं विजयते देवः स नारायणः॥

Despite sacrifices, austerities, and rituals, only worship at the feet of Narayana truly leads to victory—transcending all ritualistic practice.

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अम्नाये स्मृतितन्त्रे च लोकाचारे च सूरिभिः।
शरीरार्धं स्मृता जाया पुण्यापुण्यफले समा॥

According to scriptures and traditions, the wife is one’s equal half—sharing equally in both virtue and vice.

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आम्रं छित्त्वा कुठारेण निम्बं परिचरेत्तु यः।
यश्चैनं पयसा सिञ्चेन् नैवास्य मधुरो भवेत्॥

One who cuts down a mango tree but waters a neem tree will never taste sweetness—symbolizing wrong efforts and misplaced intentions.

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आम्र यद्यपि गता दिवसास्ते पुष्पसौरभफलप्रचुरा ये।
हन्त संप्रति तथापि जनानां छाययैव दलयस्यतितापम्॥

Though the mango season has passed with its flowers, fragrance, and fruit, even now it soothes people’s heat with its cool shade—suggesting lasting im...

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आम्राः किं फलभारनम्रशिरसो रम्याः किमूष्मच्छिदः
सच्छायाः कदलीद्रुमाः सुरभयः किं पुष्पिताश्चम्पकाः।
एतास्ता निरवग्रहोग्रकरभोल्लीढार्धरूढाः पुनः शम्यो
भ्राम्यसि मूढ निर्मरुति किं मिथ्यैव मर्तुं मरौ॥

Are mangoes noble due to their fruits? Bananas for their cooling shade? Champakas for fragrance? Don’t be misled by appearances—the elephant, too, ign...

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आम्राङ्कुरोऽयमरुण- श्यामलरुचिरस्थिनिर्गतः सुतनु।
नवकमठकर्परपुटान् मूर्धेवोर्ध्वं गतः स्फुरति॥

The mango shoot with its red and dark shades rises like a turtle’s shell top—a blend of soft beauty and sturdy form, symbolizing vibrant renewal.

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आम्रीमञ्जुलमञ्जरीवरशरः सत्किंशुकं यद्धनुर् ज्या
यस्यालिकुलं कलङ्करहितं छत्रं सितांशुः सितम्।
मत्तेभो मलयानिलः परभृतो यद्वन्दिनो लोकजित्
सोऽयं वो वितरीतरीतु वितनुर्भद्रं वसन्तान्वितः॥

The spring god wields mango blossom arrows, kinshuk as bow, moon as parasol, cuckoos as bards, and the breeze as his elephant—ushering the season of l...

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आम्रे पल्लविते स्थित्वा कोकिला मधुरस्वरम्।
चुकूज कामिनां चित्तम् आकर्षन्तीव दूतिका॥

The cuckoo sings sweetly atop the flowering mango, acting like a messenger drawing the hearts of lovers toward their desires.

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