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The bees, enchanted by songs praising your glory from celestial women atop Airavata, drink from mad streams unshaken. Who wouldn’t be blessed by such ...
Falling in the northeast brings misfortune, while other directions can bring joy and success in battle. A belief in directional influence in warfare.
If the back of the house faces the northeast and contains vessels full of ghee, it brings prosperity and fulfillment. A rule from vastu tradition.
Only if one combines the wealth of Nahusha, the devotion of Shiva’s followers, the valor of Rama, the depth of the ocean, and the generosity of Bali a...
Eyes blinded by the darkness of wealth see nothing, but poverty’s collyrium slowly restores true sight. A powerful metaphor on wisdom through hardship...
Even wealth, power, and gems should be returned to an enemy if they are loaned—because among the living, everything returns. A reflection on dharma an...
The arrogance from wealth is even worse than that from intoxication. Those blinded by wealth do not rise upward—morally or spiritually.
The intoxication of wealth is worse than that of alcohol; the wealthy drunk with pride do not realize even after their fall.
The unwise and wicked often serve the proud—whether drunk on wealth or wine—mistaking arrogance for greatness.
Among the arrogant, hungry, and lustful, blinded by ego—discrimination or wisdom never arises.
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