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इमं लोकं मातृभक्त्या पितृभक्त्या तु मध्यमम्।
गुरुशुश्रूषया त्वेव ब्रह्मलोकं समश्नुते॥

Through devotion to mother, one attains this world; to father, the middle world; to guru, the supreme Brahmaloka.

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इमां च विन्द्यादनुरक्तचेष्टां
प्रियाणि वक्ति स्वधनं ददाति।
विलोक्य संहृष्यति वीतरोषा
प्रमार्ष्टि दोषान् गुणकीर्तनेन॥

A devoted wife shows affection, speaks sweetly, shares wealth, and forgives faults with love—idealizing graceful domestic harmony.

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इमां परीप्सुर्दुर्जाते पराभिभवकातराम्।
भर्तृप्रियः प्रियैर्भर्तुर् आनृण्यमसुभिर्गतः॥

A man of lower caste sought a noble woman for conquest, but died in pursuit of love for someone above his station—poetic justice.

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इमां विधातुं भुजवल्लिमुज्ज्वलां
गृहीतसारं विधिना नतभ्रुवः।
कठोरभावप्रियमेव केवलं
मृणालमन्तस्तरलं कुतोऽन्यथा॥

Destiny attempted to craft this radiant-armed lady, but she loves harsh expressions despite inner softness—like a tender lotus with a thorny surface.

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इमां सागरपर्यन्तां हिमवद्विन्ध्यकुण्डलाम्।
महीमेकातपत्राङ्कां राजसिंहः प्रशास्तु नः॥

May a lion-like king rule this ocean-bounded land, circled by Himalayas and Vindhyas, under one sovereign umbrella.

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इमानि प्रायशस् तानि वेश्यास्वेवं प्रदापयेत्।
सा मुञ्चत्यचिरात् सर्वम् उपभोगं तदात्मनः॥

Prostitutes spend all wealth given to them by clients—highlighting the fleeting nature of indulgent life.

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इमा यदि भवन्ति नो गलितयौवना नीरुचस्
तदा कमललोचनास् तरुणमानिनीर्मा मुचत्।
विलासमदविभ्रमान् भ्रमति लुण्ठयत्री जरा यतो
भुवि वधुस् ततो भवति निःस्पृहस् तन्मुखे॥

When youthful beauty fades, lotus-eyed maidens lose their charm, and once-proud women are humbled by age.

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इमा रूपस्थानस्वजनतनयद्रव्यवनिता-
सुतालक्ष्मीकीर्तिद्युतिरतिमतिप्रीतिधृतयः।
मदान्धस्त्रीनेत्रप्रकृतिचपलाः सर्वभविनाम्
अहो कष्टं मर्त्यस् तदपि विषयान् सेवितुमनाः॥

Beauty, fame, wealth, pleasure—all are fickle like women’s eyes, and yet mortals cling to such fleeting things.

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इमास्ताः कस्तूरीप्रखरखुरटङ्कक्षततटास्
तटिन्योऽरण्यानीमनु कमलिनीच्छन्नसलिलाः।
जले यासां हंसा बिसकिसलयग्रासरसिकाः
सलीलं लीयन्ते युवतिगतिविद्यैकगुरवः॥

Rivers appear graceful with hoof cuts and deer-play, resembling hidden lotuses where swans swim—likened to maidenly movement.

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इन्द्रियैरिन्द्रचन्द्राद्या ह्रेपिता यैः सुरा अपि।
अपरिम्लानमानत्वं तैर्मर्त्यस्याथवा कथम्॥

Even great gods like Indra and Chandra have been humiliated by their senses—how then can mortal beings claim to be untouched or pure?

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