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Why form attachments to the impermanent when the beloved may not be seen again for thousands of births? True wisdom lies in recognizing the fleeting n...
Even the gods can be tempted — your eyes are like bait, and my heart like a fish caught on the hook. O beautiful one, your innocent gaze conceals dead...
No one truly causes happiness or sorrow; not even fate. Yet the wicked proudly boast, “I destroyed my enemy.” Such arrogance is vain and baseless.
Some excel in one trait, others in another. No one is perfect. The ketakī may smell sweet but bears no fruit; the jackfruit may not bloom but gives sw...
One should not praise one’s own virtues publicly, but even the smallest good of another must be acknowledged. This shloka teaches humility and generos...
Whose face is not made radiant by a single loyal friend? A lotus doesn’t bloom alone — likewise, beauty flourishes only in the presence of companionsh...
A man long praised for beauty appears dull to women once desire fades. The moon is no delight to one with a broken heart — poetic expression of emotio...
A woman’s face, adorned with delicate features and glistening tears, resembles a lotus covered with soft dew and pollen-rich tendrils — poetic imagery...
Who is free from delusion or fear? Only the wise can overcome the enemy called ignorance — which resides not in the world, but within one’s own foolis...
As a traveler hears women speaking with uncertainty — "Whose house is this?" or "Is this your husband’s?" — a subtle poetic moment reveals unspoken in...
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