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एकासनस्था जलवायुभक्षा
मुमुक्षवस् त्यक्तपरिग्रहाश्च।
पृच्छन्ति तेऽप्यम्बरचारिचारं
दैवज्ञमन्ये किमुतार्थचित्ताः॥

Ascetics who live on air and water, renouncing all possessions, sit in one place. Yet even they are questioned by astrologers! How much more should th...

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एकाहं जपहीनस्तु सन्ध्याहीनो दिनत्रयम्।
द्वादशाहमनग्निस्तु शूद्र एव न संशयः॥

He who skips chanting for even one day, or misses sandhyā for three days, or doesn’t maintain the sacred fire for twelve days, falls to the status of ...

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एकाहनिष्पन्नमहाप्रबन्धः
श्रीसिद्धराजप्रतिपन्नबन्धुः।
श्रीपालनामा कविचक्रवर्त्ती
प्रशस्तिमेतामकरोत् प्रशस्ताम्॥

Within a single day, the poet Śrīpāla composed this grand praise of Siddharāja, demonstrating poetic genius and devotion. It is a testament to the bri...

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एकाहमपि कौन्तेय भूयिष्ठमुदकं कुरु।
कुलं तारयते तात सप्त सप्त च सप्त च॥

O son of Kunti, even one person offering water can uplift 21 generations—seven before, seven after, and seven current. Such is the power of a single a...

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एकाहारेण संतुष्टः षट्कर्मनिरतः सदा।
ऋतुकालाभिगामी च स विप्रो द्विज उच्यते॥

A true twice-born is one who is content with one meal a day, engaged in the six duties, and approaches his wife only during her proper season—discipli...

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एकिकेव निजवृन्दमध्यगाप्य् उच्चुकूज सभयं सितच्छदी।
दन्तमूलमसकृच्च संशयाद् आममर्श करिणः करेणुका॥

A lone female elephant, separated from her herd, tentatively trumpeted amidst white foliage. She nervously reached with her trunk to test the strength...

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एकीकृतस्त्वचि निषिक्त इवावपीड्य
निर्भुग्नपीनकुचकुड्मलयानया मे।
कर्पूरहारहरिचन्दनचन्द्रकान्त-
निष्यन्दशैवलमृणालहिमादिवर्गः॥

Embraced tightly against her supple skin, his chest felt like a confluence of moonstone, sandalwood, camphor, and lotus stem—cool, fragrant, and delic...

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एकीकृत्य किमोषधीपतिरसैराकाशभाण्डोदरे
फुल्लत्पङ्कजिनीजनाम्बुजमुखध्मातैः समन्तान् मुहुः।
काष्ठोत्थारुणदीप्तिवह्निपटलैराताप्य सम्यग् भृशं
तारापारदमारणं वितनुते वैद्योऽनवद्यो रविः॥

The sun, like a flawless physician, blends the essences of herbs and the five elements, infuses space, warms deeply with beams akin to firelight, and ...

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एकीभावं गतयोर् जलपयसोर्मित्रचेतसोश्चैव।
व्यतिरेककृतौ शक्तिर् हंसानां दुर्जनानां च॥

Just as swans can discern the essence of water mixed with milk, discerning people and rogues alike can detect subtle differences when minds and hearts...

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एकीभूय स्फुटमिव किमप्याचरद्भिः प्रलीनैर्
एभिर्भूतैः स्मर कति कृताः स्वान्त ते विप्रलम्भाः।
तस्मादेषां त्यज परिचयं चिन्तय स्वव्यवस्थाम् आभाषस्ते
किमु न विदितः खण्डितः पण्डितः स्यात्॥

You’ve repeatedly been hurt by these hidden forces pretending unity. Let go of association with such beings. Focus on your own nature. Doesn’t even yo...

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