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- Read on →: yad etad hṛdayaṁ tava tad astu hṛdayaṁ mama
yad etad hṛdayaṁ tava tad astu hṛdayaṁ mama |
yad idaṁ hṛdayaṁ mama tad astu hṛdayaṁ tava ||
(Sat-kriyā-sāra-dīpikā: Bhojanādi-dhṛti-homa, 2)“May your heart be my heart, and may my heart be your heart.”
- Read on →: preyo mitraṁ bandhutā vā samagrā
preyo mitraṁ bandhutā vā samagrā
sarve kāmāḥ śevadhir jīvitaṁ vā |
strīṇāṁ bhartā dharma-dārāś ca puṁsām
ity anyonyaṁ vatsayor jñātam astu ||
(Mālatī-mādhavam: 6.18)“The supportive husband is for the woman, and the dharmic wife is for the man, a lover, a friend, all relatives, all desires, a treasure, and life [itself]. May this be known mutually between you dear youths.”
- Read on →: dampatyor bhāva ekatra sator apy anuraktayoḥ
dampatyor bhāva ekatra sator apy anuraktayoḥ |
svābhīṣṭāśleṣa-vīkṣādi-nirodhī māna ucyate ||
(Ujjvala-nīlamaṇi: 15.74)“The bhāva [i.e., variety of anger] of a loving couple present together or otherwise [i.e., physically apart] which obstructs their own desired embraces, glances, and so forth is called māna.”
- Read on →: paropadeśe pāṇḍityaṁ sarveṣāṁ sukaraṁ nṛṇām
paropadeśe pāṇḍityaṁ sarveṣāṁ sukaraṁ nṛṇām |
dharme svīyam anuṣṭhānaṁ kasyacit tu mahātmanaḥ ||
(Hitopedeśa: 1.107; cited in the Dig-darśinī-ṭīkā on Bṛhad Bhāgavatāmṛta: 1.4.18)“Erudition in instructing others is easy for everyone; only a few great souls actually practice dharma themselves.”