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एकं मित्रं भूपतिर्वा यतिर्वा
एका भार्या सुन्दरी वा दरी वा।
एकं शास्त्रं वेदमध्यात्मकं वा एको
देवः केशवो वा जिनो वा॥

Whether it is a king, sage, beautiful wife, cave, scripture (Veda or spiritual treatise), or deity (Vishnu or Buddha), a single, chosen pursuit can br...

devotion (933) singular focus (1) wisdom (1611) spiritual path (48) loyalty (180) philosophy (290) monotheism (2) clarity (135) veda (6) balance (185)

एकं लिङ्गं प्रमदा-
हृदयं विदधाति जर्जरं सहसा।
तेषां षट्कं येषां अन्तर्गूढं न ते कथं पशवः॥

A single symbol—beauty or charm—can devastate a woman's heart. But those whose six senses remain inwardly restrained, how can they be called mere beas...

beauty (1797) emotion (652) sensuality (306) restraint (226) senses (65) woman (157) heart (148) symbolism (947) mind control (7) psychology (57)

एकं वदति मनो मम यामि न यामीति हृदयमपरं मे।
हृदयद्वयमुचितं तव सुन्दरि हृतकान्तचित्तायाः॥

The mind says to go; the heart says not to. My heart and mind seem split, both rightfully belonging to you, O beloved, who already owns my soul. The v...

love (1567) mind (176) heart (148) longing (690) inner conflict (12) devotion (933) beauty (1797) decision (23) emotion (652) romantic tension (8)

एकं वस्तु द्विधा कर्तुं बहवः सन्ति धन्विनः।
धन्वी स मार एवैको द्वयोरैक्यं करोति यः॥

Many archers can split one object in two, but only Kama (the god of love) can unite two into one. The verse plays on the power of union over division,...

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एकं वस्तु यदस्ति विश्वजनतानन्दप्रमोदात्मकं
सत्यं तत्त्वमसीति वाक्यमखिलं त्वय्येव विश्राम्यति।
त्वामाकर्ण्य न किंचिदन्यदवनीशृङ्गार भो मन्यते
त्वय्याप्ते जनकादिकीर्तिजनके किं ज्ञानमीमांसया॥

That one thing which is the delight of the whole world, the essence of truth, is summarized in the great statement “Tat Tvam Asi” — you are that! The ...

vedanta (34) tat tvam asi (1) truth (300) bliss (77) unity (88) philosophy (290) joy (342) essence (70) self-realization (37) you (1)

एकं वा कुपितप्रियाप्रणयिनीं कृत्वा
मनोनिर्वृतिं तिष्ठामो निजचारुपीवरकुचक्रीडारसास्वादने।
अन्यद् वा सुरसिन्धुसैकततटीदर्भाष्टकस्रस्तर-
स्थाने ब्रह्मपदं समाहितधियो ध्यायन्त एवास्महे॥

Whether lost in the playful pleasures of a beloved’s body or meditating in sacred solitude by the riverbank, the sage finds contentment. The verse con...

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एकं विषरसो हन्ति शस्त्रेणैकश्च वध्यते।
सराष्ट्रं सप्रजं हन्ति राजानं मन्त्रविस्रवः॥

One may die from poison or weapon, but when a secret plan leaks from a king’s minister, it destroys the entire kingdom with its people. The verse warn...

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एकं वै सेवते नित्यम् अन्यं चेतसि रोचते।
पुरुषाणामलाभेन नारी चैव पतिव्रता॥

A man may serve one woman while loving another; only through loss does a woman become devoted like a true wife. A reflective line on complex dynamics ...

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एकं संदिग्धयोस्तावद् भावि तत्रेष्टजन्मनि।
हेतुमाहुः स्वमन्त्रादीन् असङ्गानन्यथा विटाः॥

Among two unsure people, destiny is shaped by prior causes—mantras, karma, or the lack thereof. Wise ones trace the root to one’s own actions, while f...

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एकं सागरतीरनीरनिकरस्फाराञ्जलिक्षालितैः
पुष्पैरच्युतपूजनं निजकरव्यापारसंपादितैः।
नो चेन् मञ्जुलमालतीदललसत्खट्वार्चिते मन्दिरे
कान्तातुङ्गनितम्बबिम्बसुरतक्रीडारसैः स्थीयते॥

If not in service of Vishnu with pure lotus hands, then only sensual games on flower-decked beds remain. The poet contrasts divine worship with sensua...

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