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एकान्ते सुखमास्यता परतरे चेतः समाधीयतां
प्राणात्मा सुसमीक्ष्यतां जगदिदं तद्व्यापितं दृश्यताम्।
प्राक्कर्म प्रविलोप्यतां चितिबलान् नाप्युत्तरे श्लिष्यतां
प्रारब्धं त्विह भुज्यतामथ परब्रह्मात्मनास्थीयताम्॥

Find joy in solitude and rest the mind in the Supreme. Reflect deeply upon the nature of the soul and see the world as permeated by that reality. Reno...

solitude (41) reflection (267) renunciation (267) karma (500) destiny (289) soul (76) supreme (6) non-attachment (11) meditation (82) liberation (230) detachment (573)

एकापवर्गसमये जगतोऽपवर्गः
सर्वापवर्गसमये पुनरस्तशङ्कः।
ईदृग्विधं कमपि पक्षमिहावलम्ब्य स्थातुं
सुखं क्षममनेन पथा प्रवृत्तैः॥

When even one person finds liberation (apavarga), it uplifts the entire world. When all attain it, the fear of rebirth ends. Such is the beauty of the...

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एकापि पञ्चशान्ता तारा वाञ्छाप्तये शुभासीना।
लाभ उभाभ्यामधिकस् तिस्रो राज्याय यात्रायाम्॥

Even one calm and steady star among five can fulfill wishes if auspiciously placed. Similarly, two can bring wealth and gain, while three aligned toge...

astrology (51) stars (39) calmness (29) fortune (115) alignment (15) prediction (10) destiny (289) journeys (2) success (142) political influence (1)

एका प्रसूयते माता द्वितीया वाक् प्रसूयते।
वाग्जातमधिकं प्रोचुः सोदर्यादपि बान्धवात्॥

The body is born of the mother, but speech gives rise to a second, more enduring birth. Speech can create deeper bonds than those of blood; thus, well...

speech (345) rebirth (102) communication (65) language (42) wisdom (1611) bonds (10) brotherhood (10) influence (94) oratory (4) identity (65)

एका भार्या त्रयः पुत्रा द्वौ हलौ दश धेनवः।
कल्पकालावसानेऽपि न ते यास्यन्ति विक्रियाम्॥

A single wife, three sons, two ploughs, and ten cows—this simple setup, stable even at the end of a cosmic era, symbolizes self-sufficiency and conten...

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एका भार्या त्रयः पुत्रा द्वौ हलौ दश धेनवः।
ग्रामेवासः पुरासत्रैः स्वर्गादपि मनोहरः॥

A rural life with a devoted wife, righteous sons, helpful tools, and daily sacrifices in a village brings joy even more delightful than heaven—highlig...

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एका भार्या प्रकृतिमुखरा चञ्चला च द्वितीया
पुत्रस्त्वेको भुवनविजयी मन्मथो दुर्निवारः।
शेषः शय्या शयनमुदधौ वाहनं पन्नगारिः स्मारं
स्मारं स्वगृहचरितं दारुभूतो मुरारिः॥

His wife is talkative and fickle, son is a valiant conqueror, and his bed is the ocean. His vehicle is a serpent. Reflecting on these, Murari (Vishnu)...

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एकाभूत् कुसुमायुधेषुधिरिव प्रव्यक्तपुङ्खावली
जेतुर्मङ्गलपालिकेव पुलकैरन्या कपोलस्थली।
लोलाक्षीं क्षणमात्रभाविविरहक्लेशासहां पश्यतो
द्रागाकर्णयतश्च वीर भवतः प्रौढाहवाडम्बरम्॥

One cheek bore trembling from love's arrows, another swelled with valor in battle—such was the warrior's beloved. Even her brief pain at impending sep...

love (1567) war (144) beauty (1797) emotion (652) warrior (55) passion (501) poetic (84) contrast (206) devotion (933) pain of separation (4)

एका भूरुभयोरैक्यम् उभयोर्दलकाण्डयोः।
शालिश्यामाकयोर्भेदः फलेन परिचीयते॥

Just as grain types like rice and millet may look similar at the root and stalk, only the fruit distinguishes them. So too, true nature is revealed no...

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एकामधीत्य विद्यां बिभेति बहुविद्यपरिषदं प्राप्तः।
क्वासन्नशस्त्रनिकरः कुत्रैकशरः पुनः पुरुषः॥

A person who knows only one science trembles before a scholarly gathering, just as a lone arrow is nothing against a mass of weapons. Broad learning b...

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