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- Read on →: bālas tāvat krīḍā-saktaḥ taruṇas tāvat taruṇī-saktaḥ
bālas tāvat krīḍā-saktaḥ
taruṇas tāvat taruṇī-saktaḥ |
vṛddhas tāvac cintā-saktaḥ
pare brahmaṇi ko’pi na saktaḥ ||
(Moha-mudgara-stotram: 7)“As a child, one is absorbed in play. As a youth, one is absorbed in young women. As an elder, one is absorbed in worry. No one is absorbed in Parabrahman.”
- Read on →: ādityasya gatāgatair ahar ahaḥ saṁkṣīyate jīvitaṁ
ādityasya gatāgatair ahar ahaḥ saṁkṣīyate jīvitaṁ
vyāpārair bahu-kārya-bhāra-gurubhiḥ kālo’pi na jñāyate |
dṛṣṭvā janma-jarā-vipatti-maraṇaṁ trāsaś ca notpadyate
pītvā mohamayīṁ pramāda-madirām unmatta-bhūtaṁ jagat ||
(Vairāgya-śatakam: 43)“With the rising and setting of the sun day by day, life is passing away. With affairs heavy with the burden of numerous tasks, the time is also unrecognized [as it passes away]. And [even] after having observed birth, old age, misfortune, and death [occurring all around], [still] fear is not arising [in the people’s mind]. Having drunk the intoxicating wine of remiss, the world has become mad.”
- 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.”