Tuesday, July 14, 2026

conceal excessive affection for the boy

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लालयेद्बालकं तावत् यावदत्र विद्मुग्धता। राजा प्रजास्विव प्रीतिं पश्चात् प्रच्छादयेत् पिता॥ हरिहरसुभाषिते lālayedbālakaṁ tāvat yāvadatra vidm...

The atma is neither a brahmin, nor a non brahmin, not a HIndu, Christian Muslim or Sikh or Communist

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You said, brahmins or dvijas should chant Gayatri and others the Hare Krishna mantram to achieve righ orientation. I agree that chanting...

people do not realize what exactly is good and beneficial for them

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व्याघ्रीव तिष्टति जरा परितर्जयन्ती रोगाश्च शत्रव इव प्रहरन्ति देहे। आयुः परिस्रवति भिन्नघटदिवाम्भः लोकस्तदाप्यहितमाचरतीति चित्रम्॥ वैराग्यशत...

a lion would jump at the person who send the arrow

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जडास्तपोभिः शमयन्ति देहं बुधा मनः सर्वविकारहेतुम्। श्वा मुक्तमस्त्रं दशतेह कोपात् मोक्तारमुद्दिश्य हिनस्ति सिंहः॥ jaḍāstapobhiḥ śamayanti de...

sterling character provides one special decoration

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न मुक्ताभिर्न माणिक्यैः न वस्त्रैर्न परिच्छदैः अलन्ङ्क्रियेत शीलेन केवलं हि मानवः॥ na muktābhirna māṇikyaiḥ na vastrairna paricchadaiḥ alanṅ...

growth does not depend on the person who planted the seed

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चीयते बालिशस्यापि सत्क्षेत्रप्रतिता कृषिः । न शालेः स्तंबकरिता वप्तुर्गुणमपेक्षते ॥ - मुद्रराक्षस cīyate bāliśasyāpi satkṣetrapratitā kṛṣiḥ ...

not easy to swim against the current

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किं करोति नरः प्राज्ञः शूरो वाप्यथ पण्डितः। दैवं यस्य च्छलान्वेषि करोति विफलाः क्रियाः॥ शार्ङ्गधरपद्धतिः kiṁ karoti naraḥ prājñaḥ śūro vāpya...

Lord Shiva the Shankara is completely white all around

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गात्रं भस्मसितं सितञ्च हसितं हस्ते कपालं सितं खट्वाङ्गश्च सितं सितश्च वृषभः कर्णे सिते कुण्डले। गङ्गाफेनसितं जटा पयसितं चन्द्रः सितो मूर्द्ध...
Monday, July 13, 2026

Every being is just hungry for Him.. become one with Krishna

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Whatever be the system of belief and whoever may call it anything... if there is any purpose for this life that can be realized only when He...

Krishna--He is just me or you He is me and you too He is everything

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Krishna is not a theory or science or philosophy. He is an emotion He is a love He is just me or you He is me and you too He is everything B...

whether there is some set pattern for our lives

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My revered friend was wondering whether there is some set pattern for our lives My take on it Not that there is no pattern. You and I and ot...

To travel there can be road traveller and cart too but the driver is god

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The theory of karma seems to be the rock solid foundation of Indian thought. If at all remission from karma is possible that can happen only...
Sunday, July 12, 2026

some individuals like us are not great, but are simply odd

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If you have the conviction that some charitable act you perform would really help others, that is nice.   Go ahead with that in full swi...

an angry man cannot enjoy the benefits of the path of dharma

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न पूतो न तपस्वी च न यज्वा न च धर्मभाक् । क्रोधस्य यो वशं गच्छेत्तस्य लोकद्वयं न हि ॥ सुभाषतसुधानिधि na pūto na tapasvī ca na yajvā na ca dha...
Friday, July 10, 2026

the fire of suppressin will inundate the despot ruler

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प्रजापीडनसंतापात्समुद्भूतो हुताशनः | राज्ञः कुलं श्रियं प्राणान् चादग्ध्वा न निवर्तते || - याज्ञवल्क्य prajāpīḍanasaṃtāpātsamudbhūto hutāśan...

The spring will return..the tree is standing erect, unbending and dignified, waititing for the brighter days

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पत्राणी जीर्णानि फलं विनष्टं च्छाया गता पक्षिकुलैः प्रयातम्। वसन्त जानीहि तवाऽशयासौ समुन्नतिं नैव जहाति वृक्षः॥ सुभाषितरत्नमाला ३९७ patrāṇī ...
Thursday, July 09, 2026

A golden fish may swim in Ganga Yamuna Kaveri or Godavari or in some tank too

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I found one slokam in Mahabharatham. A friend found the same slokam in Uthara kandam of Valmiki Ramayanam. That is okay There are many cases...
Wednesday, July 08, 2026

achievements or what we call as achievements are just incidental

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The worth of our life lies in the way we live and achievements or what we call as achievements are just incidental. Things in the world happ...

Who is infinite? He or the love of Mother Yasodha?

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आलोक्य मातुर्मुखमादरेण स्तन्यं पिबन्तं सरसीरुहाक्षम् । सच्चिन्मयं देवमनन्तरूपं बालं मुकुन्दं मनसा स्मरामि ॥ २ ॥ aalokya maaturmukham aadhare...

do not run around like a dog

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मा धाव मा धाव विनैव दैवं नो धावनं साधनमस्ति लक्ष्म्याः। चेद्धावनं साधनमस्ति लक्ष्म्याः श्वा धावमानो न लभेत लक्ष्मीम्॥ सुभाषितरत्नमाला ११८ mā...
Tuesday, July 07, 2026

If something is given free, we will ask for two of them

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There should some price, preferably a heavy price , for anything which is of some real import.. If we get something free or in excess, we fa...

it is a serious dichotomy

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Yes, it is a serious dichotomy... The logic predominates on one side and the mind of a devout servant, of God, simply eager to come under th...

Such a person would never flourish or prosper

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अधार्मिको नरो यो हि यस्य चाप्यनृतं धनम्। हिंसारतश्च यो नित्यं नेहासौ सुखमेधते॥ इन्दिश्चे स्प्रूचे ३४३९ मनुस्मृत्याम्। adhārmiko naro yo hi y...

if your fate Is crooked, how on earth can you find any success

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कैर्वैर्त-कर्कशकरग्रहणच्युतोऽपि जालान्तरे निपतितः शफरो वराकः । दैवात्ततो विगलितो गिलितो बकेन वक्रे विधौ वद कथं व्यवसायसिद्धि' ॥ ७५ ॥ kai...

citizens’ lives will be put in danger if there is no king.

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गोपहीन यथा गावः विलयं यान्त्यपालिताः । एवं नृपतिहीना हि विलयं यान्ति वै प्रजाः ॥ - प्रतिमानाटक Without the shepherd, the cows all get disper...