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उत्सिक्तस्य तपःपराक्रमनिधेरस्यागमादेकतः
सत्स गप्रियता च वीररभसोन्मादश्च मां कर्षतः।
वैदेहीपरिरम्भ एष च मुहुश्चैतन्यमामीलयन्न् आनन्दी
हरिचन्दनेन्दुशिशिरस्निग्धो रुणद्ध्यन्यतः॥

Torn between the ecstasy of Sita’s embrace and the glory of battle, Rama is flooded with contrasting joys—the cooling delight of her presence and the ...

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उत्सीदेरन् प्रजाः सर्वा न कुर्युः कर्म चेद् यदि।
तथा ह्येता न वर्धेरन् कर्म चेद् अफलं भवेद्॥

If duties were not performed, the world would collapse. Work sustains society; action yields growth—even if fruitless, effort must go on.

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उत्सृज्य कुसुमशयनं नलिनीदलकल्पितस्तनावरणम्।
कथमातपे गमिष्यसि परिबाधापेलवैर गैः॥

Forsaking a bed of flowers and the veils of lotus leaves, how will you face the burning sun with your delicate limbs?

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उत्सृज्य गीतमसमाप्य विलासलास्यम्
अ कादपास्य सहसा मणिवल्लकीं च।
अत्युन्मनास् तदवलोकनकौतुकेन
वातायनान्यधिरुरोह पुरन्ध्रिलोकः॥

Abandoning dance and melody mid-act, the women rush to windows—drawn by a fleeting glimpse, curiosity overtakes decorum.

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उत्सृज्य जलसर्वस्वं विमलाः सितमूर्तयः।
तत्यजुश्चाम्बरं मेघा विग्रहं योगिनो यथा॥

Pure white clouds renounce their water and disrobe the sky—just as yogis detach from identity and merge into stillness.

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उत्सृज्य विनिवर्तन्ते ज्ञातयः सुहृदः सुताः।
अपुष्पानफलान् वृक्षान् यथा तात पतत्रिणः॥

When fruit and flowers no longer bloom, birds leave the tree; similarly, relatives abandon one who is no longer useful.

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उत्सृज्य साधुवृत्तं कुटिलधिया वञ्चितः परो येन।
आत्मैव मूढमतिना कृतसुकृतो वञ्चितस्तेन॥

One who forsakes righteousness and deceives others ends up deceiving himself the most—his own soul bears the weight of ignorance.

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उत्सृज्याम्बुधिजामुखाम्बुजसुखालोकव्रतं
यश्चिराद् देवः सेवितवान् सरोजनयनो निद्रां समुद्राम्भसि।
सोऽप्युत्तु गभुज गभोगशयनाज्जागर्ति यस्योत्सवे सोऽयं
शारदशीतरोचिषि चमत्कारः कथं कथ्यताम्॥

Vishnu, who had long reclined in cosmic sleep, now awakens on the ocean’s waves during the Sharad season—an event of divine marvel.

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उत्सृष्टमम्बुजदृशामिव मानरत्नम्
आदाय षट्पदतिलान् मधुवारिपूरान्।
पुंस्कोकिलस्य कलकूजितकैतवेन
संकल्पवाक्यमयमातनुते रसालः॥

Like a bee collecting nectar from abandoned lotuses, the cuckoo sings falsely as the mango tree blooms—its song masks deceit.

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उदकं चाग्निसंसृष्टकुम्भस गाद्यथैव हि।
उद्वेगोद्वर्तनादौष्ण्यं भजते तद्वदेव हि॥

When water is heated by fire, it reflects both warmth and disturbance—like the body under stress and movement.

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