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आहारे शुचिता ध्वनौ मधुरता नीडे पराधीनता
बन्धौ निर्ममता वने रसिकता वाचालता माधवे।
यसैते गुणराशयः पिकवरं त्यक्त्वा किमेते जना
वन्दन्ते खलु खञ्जनं कृमिभुजं चित्रा गतिः कर्मणाम्॥

Purity in food, sweetness in voice, detachment in home, emotional freedom in relationships—qualities that elevate even a worm-eating wagtail above a h...

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आहारो गरलं तृतीयमलिके चक्षुः कपालं करे
वासः कुञ्जरचर्म भस्मनि रतिर्भूषा भुजङ्गाधिपः।
जन्मालक्ष्यमसाक्षिकं कुलमविज्ञाता च जातिः कथं
सेव्योऽस्माभिरसौ पिशाचपरिषद्भर्ता हताः स्मो वयम्॥

The one covered in serpents, eating poison, with ashes for jewelry, and unknown parentage—yet revered as Shiva—reminds us that true worth lies beyond ...

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आहारो गरलायते प्रतिदिनं हारोऽपि भारायते
चन्द्रश्चण्डकरायते मृदुगतिर्वातोऽपि वज्रायते।
आवासो विपिनायते मलयजालेपः स्फुलिङ्गायते
हा हन्त प्रियविप्रयोगसमयः संहारकालायते॥

With the beloved gone, food becomes poison, perfume becomes sparks, the breeze cuts like thunder, and moonlight burns—grief transforms pleasure into p...

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आहारो द्विगुणः स्त्रीणां बुद्धिस् तासां चतुर्गुणा।
षड्गुणो व्यवसायश्च कामाश् चाष्टगुणः स्मृतः॥

Women have twice the appetite, fourfold intelligence, sixfold endeavor, and eightfold desire—highlighting intense feminine dynamism.

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आहितमुक्ताहार्यः सम्यक् सकलप्रयोगसम्पत्त्या।
भावविहीनोऽपि नटः सामाजिकचित्तरञ्जनं कुरुते॥

Even a hollow actor, with the right presentation, entertains society—form can triumph over substance.

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आहिते तव निःशाने स्फुटितं रिपुहृद्घटैः।
गलिते तत्प्रियानेत्रे राजंश् चित्रमिदं महत्॥

At your pyre, where the enemy’s heart exploded and your beloved wept, even death reveals the drama of love and battle.

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आहिते नु मधुना मधुरत्वे चेष्टितस्य गमिते नु विकासम्।
आबभौ नव इवोद्धतरागः कामिनीष्ववसरः कुसुमेषोः॥

In spring, as love awakens and flowers bloom, even past gestures of love appear fresh, new, and passionate.

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आहुः सूक्ष्मतरं किंचिद् अमात्यपरिरक्षणम्।
सूक्ष्मात् सूक्ष्मतरं तेभ्यो यदात्मपरिरक्षणम्॥

Ministerial protection is subtle, but self-protection is subtler—governance begins within.

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आहुत्याप्यायते सूर्यः सूर्याद् वृष्टिरथौषधिः।
तदन्नं रसरूपेण शुक्रत्वमधिगच्छति॥

The sun ripens herbs through rain, herbs nourish semen—thus, offerings eventually sustain life and creation.

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आहूतः परितो दिगन्तगतिभिः शाखाभराडम्बरैः
किं रे जाल्म जवेन शाल्मलिफलप्रत्याशया धावसि।
तस्मिन्न् एकपदे भिदेलिमफलव्यालोलतूलोत्करैर्
अध्वानोऽपि निमीलिताक्षमटता न प्रेक्षणीयाः पुरः॥

O fool! Why chase the thorny silk-cotton tree expecting fruit? Even road dust blinds the greedy traveler.

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