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The sun burns above, the wind scorches below, rivers dry — how can a traveler survive if denied the shade of even one tree?
The elephant breaks the riverbanks while lifting its trunk high, unable to even bathe — a metaphor for blocked expression and overwhelming strength.
When a woman takes the dominant role in intimacy, it becomes the most desired form for passionate union — a bold assertion of mutual enjoyment.
Bhakti atop, but no roots within — like a plant without a base. Such shallow faith cannot uplift, like indigo unable to bear water's weight.
Sages restrain their breath, eat and drink not — yet are praised by nobles. Why then do they wear gold chains around their necks? A biting satire.
On the mountain peaks, the Siddhas roam above the sun’s rays, carrying umbrellas upside down — symbols of their transcendence and detachment.
Eight hundred plus seventy more — this is the length of an elephant’s measure, symbolic of vastness and tradition in royal description.
All beings strive to rise higher — yet the higher one goes, the rarer true fulfillment becomes. Desire outpaces attainment.
Upon seeing diluted values, mixed lineages, and fading virtues, the traveler avoids such a place like a cursed village under a broken rainbow.
Gold is tested on a stone, a man through his actions, a bull by the yoke — but alas, there is no test for a woman’s fidelity. A provocative reflection...
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