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उत्पन्नं सुधियां कुले यदखिलैस्त्यक्तं बुधैर्न
क्षणं यन् नो विस्मृतमेकदापि सुजनैर्यद्यन्न युक्तं खलैः।
दौर्गत्यस्य तथाविधस्य महतस्तस्यापि केनापि नो यद्
दानाम्बुसरित्प्रवाहपतितस्याकारि हस्तार्पणम्॥

Though born into wisdom, if rejected by the learned and forgotten by the noble—who will rescue one fallen in poverty’s stream?

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Regret after a fall brings wisdom—but had that insight come earlier, one could have reached greatness.

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A man earns heaven just by having a son—like the foolish bird Mandapala who reached heaven merely by procreation.

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From birth onward, a man faces alternating joys and sorrows—none escape life’s fluctuations.

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Whether one chooses pleasure or pain, the wise neither rejoice excessively nor grieve deeply—they remain steady.

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As the horn of a deer grows with its age, so does desire in a man—without limit or measure, like unending cravings.

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Rivers nurture aquatic creatures, but once they flow to the sea, they are devoured. Gratitude is fleeting; no one recalls old nurturing.

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Many lotuses grow in lakes, but only one, born from Vishnu’s navel, became the world-creator. True greatness is rare.

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He is wise who owns up to his troubles—like the cheating lover caught by a merchant's wife.

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One whose mind remains steady amid challenges can overcome all obstacles—like Krishna’s dalliance with Gopis.

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