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The poet poses philosophical and moral questions: Who guides one away from evil? Who can restrain desires? What brings universal good? And what should...
The poet wonders how the mind, likened to a swan, could find peace in muddy waters, when it has once danced in the waves touched by Krishna’s feet. A ...
A bold satirical shloka branding even noble or powerful figures as fools, including Ram. It reflects extreme criticism of power and heroism, likely fr...
Who can save whom at the time of death? Who can hold water in a broken pot? Life is like a forest—cut and regrown with time. A reflection on impermane...
A highly complex and playful verse filled with rhetorical alliteration and absurd imagery, implying the chaotic unpredictability of nature, desire, an...
Who gives thorns their sharpness, or sweetness to sugarcane, bitterness to neem? It’s their nature. So too with people—each behaves per their innate q...
A riddle-packed shloka with hidden meaning in each word; when read via middle letters, it unveils answers. A classic Sanskrit pun-verse blending wit, ...
No one is inherently bound to anyone; all beings are born and perish alone. It preaches non-attachment and the lonely truth of birth and death.
He who clings to “my mother, my father” is like a madman. No one truly belongs to anyone. A radical call for detachment and universal vision.
A humorous yet tragic riddle of Ramayana moments: Who kissed Ravana, who disliked moonlight, who cut and regrew heads? Each surreal question conveys R...
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