Seven Duties (Saptakartavya) of a Person
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Seven Duties (Saptakartavya) of a Person .
1. Duties toward Son / Daughter:
To provide love, care, education, moral discipline, and protection.
To teach obedience and respect toward parents and elders.
To ensure the preservation of family values, customs, and traditions until marriage.
2. Duties toward Wife and Dependents
To uphold love, mutual respect, and emotional support.
To provide for the household and dependents according to one’s means and capacity.
To cooperate in righteous living (Dharmic conduct) and maintain harmony within the family
नारीणां भूषणं लज्जा
नारीणां भूषणं लज्जा रूपादपि विशिष्यते।
यत्र लज्जा चरित्रे स्यात् तत्र नारित्वं शोभते॥
मातॄणां भूषणं
मातॄणां भूषणं स्नेहः ममत्वामृतधारया।
तेनैव वर्धते नित्यं सन्तानानां जीवनया॥
3. Duties to Mother / Father
Service (seva), care, and obedience.
Non-contradiction and respectful conduct.
Performance of tarpaṇa (offerings) and post-death sraddha rites.
Parents reciprocate by protection, upbringing, education, and guidance.
4. Duties to Family / Relatives
Maintenance of kinship bonds through festivals and rites.
Mutual assistance in times of need.
Peaceful dispute resolution and fairness in inheritance.
Guidance and protection of younger members by elders.
5. Duties to Society / Country
Obedience to just laws and social order.
Honest livelihood and contribution through service or work.
Protection of social harmony, justice, and ethical conduct.
Readiness to serve and protect the nation when required.
6. Duties to Nature / God / Goddess
Worship through puja, havana, and yajna.
Love, protection, yajna and conservation of nature.
Practice of ahiṃsa and reverence for all life.
Recognition of the sanctity of creation as divine manifestation.
7. Emergent / Other Duties (Apad Dharma & Samanya Kartavya)
Compassion and assistance to the distressed, poor, sick, and helpless.
Truthfulness, restraint, forgiveness, and self-discipline in conduct.
Adaptation of duty according to time, place, and circumstance (Apad Dharma).
Protection of life, dignity, and righteousness in times of crisis.
Readiness to renounce personal comfort for the sake of higher Dharma.
Upholding harmony when established duties come into conflict.
Knowledge Through Poetry (Especially in Sanskrit)
Poetry makes knowledge last. Verse is easy to remember and simple to transmit, even without writing. In the Sanskrit tradition, wisdom was preserved orally for centuries, carried faithfully through sound and memory. In Sanskrit especially, the power of sandhi allows sounds and meanings to unite within a single, flowing expression. Words do not stand isolated; they merge, resonate, and create a living current of meaning. Poetry enters the heart through rhythm and resonance. No script is required-the Sanskrit word itself, woven through sandhi, shines complete and self-contained. It can travel intact from one heart to another. Even in times of destruction, when manuscripts are lost and structures fall, poetry safeguards knowledge. Memory becomes the temple, sound becomes the scripture, and the living voice becomes the preserver of truth.
Thus, poetry is not merely ornamentation-it is a powerful vessel for holding, protecting, and disseminating knowledge across generations.
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The Path of Worship of the Form
and the Formless God
The Path of the Form and the Formless Divine
(Free Verse)
The Formless-silent, vast, unseen,
Beyond all thought, where none has been.
No color there, no shape, no name,
A boundless, ever-equal flame.
The mind that clings to sound and sight
Finds not its hold in endless Light.
It wanders still, by senses led,
Through paths where fleeting shadows spread.
How shall one grasp the Infinite,
Who knows the world by touch and sight?
The embodied soul, in nature tied,
Seeks something near, not vast and wide.
Thus the saint spoke with gentle art-
“Let form be the bridge for the heart.”
In image pure, in name divine,
The restless mind begins to align.
Through eyes that see, and hands that serve,
Through love that flows with steady nerve,
The finite bows to the Supreme,
And wakes at last from transient dream.
The idol is not stone alone,
But a step toward the Unseen Throne.
From form to formless, path is made,
Where fear dissolves and doubts all fade.
So worship Him in form you know,
Let love within you deeply grow-
For through that form, with heart made still,
You touch the One beyond all will.
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The Illusion of Righteousness
(The Misguided Righteous)
Free verse
In every faith the teachers say,
“Stand firm with truth, do not betray.”
They speak aloud with earnest might,
To guide the world toward what is right.
Where sins lie hid beneath their creed,
And truth is lost in word and deed.
They preach of paths both pure and wise,
Yet fail to see through veiling lies.
Unknowing minds, yet proud they lead,
Confusing want with righteous deed.
They walk in darkness, claim the light,
And name the false as holy right.
Their followers, with faithful heart,
Accept the whole, not knowing part.
Thus wrong appears in virtue’s guise,
And falsehood shines before their eyes.
O seeker, turn your gaze within,
Where silent truths alone begin.
For right is known when ego dies,
And truth stands bare, free of lies.
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From Sin to Salvation
He who leaves the righteous way,
In thought and deed goes far astray.
By repeated wrongs, the path is laid,
It starts in mind, then grows ingrained.
What first appears a fleeting stain,
Becomes a chain of silent pain.
Through true remorse and earnest prayer,
The soul is healed with loving care.
By justice, grace, and truth above,
The sinner rises through divine love.
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Language and Righteousness
Language is a tool where thoughts are shared,
To speak with love, with mindful care.
With words and rules, minds find a way,
To show what hearts would wish to say.
Yet righteousness needs no single tongue,
Its truth in every tongue is sung.
In every land, in voices free,
It lives in pure integrity.
No language blocks what’s right and true,
For duty shines in all that’s due.
Actions speak both loud and clear,
Their fruits will follow far and near.
So speak in words or silent stay,
Deeds alone will show the way.
For righteousness and actions prove,
The truth that lives, the life that moves.
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The Silence of Truth
In this world, none truly wish to hear,
Nor seek the truth that lies so near.
Each voice rises, eager to proclaim,
Its own story, its own name.
All long to speak, but none to heed,
Lost in pride and selfish need.
Until misfortune strikes the soul,
No one seeks what makes them whole.
In this world, all chase their fame,
Spreading wide their fleeting name.
None here wish to listen-lost in pride;
Truth stands silent, pushed aside.
This is the hard reality of Earth-
Every pure soul knows it from birth.
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The sacred Texts
The Right to Read, Preach and Teach
All souls may read the sacred lore,
No caste or creed can bar that door.
No birth, no gender can deny,
The quest for truth that dwells on high.
Yet one who speaks and dares to guide,
Must hold true wisdom deep inside.
For words untrue, by ignorance spread,
Lead many minds by falsehood led.
Thus Sanātan Dharma makes it clear,
Not all who read should always steer;
But those with wisdom, pure and true,
May share the light for all to view.
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True Knowledge
God is Creator of all that is,
The source of life, of cosmic bliss.
God is Sustainer of all that lives,
A silent grace that ever gives.
God is the One where all streams end,
Beyond all forms and fleeting dreams.
To know this truth deep in the soul
Is true knowledge, makes one whole.
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The Purity of True Knowledge
God said: no treasure shines so bright,
As knowledge pure, the soul’s true light.
When yogis pure in heart attain,
Truth is revealed by God again.
No flame so pure, no vision clear,
Dispels the night of doubt and fear.
It fills the heart with inner light,
A truth long veiled now comes to light.
Not gained by words nor fleeting art,
Nor born where restless passions start.
But in the depths of tranquil will,
It dawns when mind and breath are still.
One who walks the inward way,
Where mind and thought in silent purity stay.
In yoga deep, with spirit aligned,
Finds living truth within the mind.
When self and God no more divide,
And ego’s fleeting shadows slide,
Then knowledge pure begins to rise,
A living truth the soul realizes.
No outer proof is needed then,
Nor borrowed thoughts of other men.
For one who dwells in union true,
Sees all sustained by One, in sacred view.
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One-Line Essence of this Poem:
True knowledge does not arise from
the outer world, but from inner
purity and the stillness of the soul;
it is revealed by God.
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Wisdom Through Living, Not Reading Alone
Many spend their lives in reading lore,
Yet wisdom seldom reaches to the core.
Pages turn and fleeting knowledge grows,
Yet inner truth remains what few can know.
They chase the words in endless, streams,
Lose themselves in borrowed dreams.
But borrowed light can never truly stay,
When life’s own trials darken every way.
One who walks through sorrow, loss, and pain,
Who falls, yet rises stronger through the strain,
Learns truths no written page can e’er convey,
And finds within a self-illumined way.
For wisdom lives not bound in ink or page,
Nor locked within the scholar’s gilded cage.
It blooms in hearts courageous, deep, and true,
Trials faced and life experienced through.
So read-but live the truths that you have known,
Let insight grow by seeds your life has sown.
For wisdom’s light begins to rise inside,
When life itself becomes your truest guide.
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Dream, Death, Rebirth and the Soul
When silent slips the soul away,
No mortal sense can trace its way.
No tremor stirs the lifeless frame,
No sign appears, none speaks its name.
In subtle vastness moves the soul,
Beyond all breath, beyond control.
Alone it glides from realms divine,
Or led by Yama’s aides through Time.
Along death’s path, by karma shown,
In ways unknown, it journeys on.
But when it takes a form once more,
And enters flesh as done before,
A sudden pain, a conscious start,
Proclaims its presence in the heart.
That touch of life, that stirring flame,
Declares the soul has come again.
Through sense and ache, the truth is shown
The living self is not the bone.
O wandering mind, be not misled
By dreams where fleeting shadows spread.
Not all that seems is truly real;
Discern the truth that pain reveals.
For dreams may weave illusion’s veil,
Yet signs of truth shall still prevail.
Know by that spark, so deep within-
The soul returns, and life begins.
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Yama’s aides=messengers of
the God of death
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Love in Living Moments-Now, Not Later
(Service Before Separation)
The time beyond this life’s unclear,
Next birth may come in days or years.
After death, we offer tears,
Sacred rites with heartfelt prayers
Serve your loved ones while they live,
With all the care your heart can give.
Time once lost returns no more,
Late regrets will wound the core.
When breath departs and soul has flown,
No service then can still be shown.
Empty hands and tearful cries,
Cannot reach the soul that flies.
Kind words spoken, deeds so kind,
Leave a lasting peace behind.
Do not wait for “someday” call,
That day may not come at all.
So act today with love sincere,
Hold your dear ones ever near.
In living moments, truth is clear-
Serve them now, while they are here.
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When the Guardian Is Gone
When the teacher is away from sight,
The wicked swell in shadowed might;
They strut with haughty, brazen tone,
As if the school were theirs alone.
They warp the truth, they break the rule,
They scorn the meek, and make men fools.
The kind, the pure, the disciplined one,
Thrust aside and beaten down like a swan.
So too, when God’s light fades from earth,
When true saints fade from mortal birth,
The sinners rise with hearts of stone,
And rule and rend the world alone.
With pride they march, with malice burn,
From dharma’s path they all return;
They cheat the just, they wound the fair,
And cloak the world in dark despair.
Thus heed this law, both old and deep:
When guardians sleep, the wolves shall creep.
Where wisdom, dharma, faith are lost,
The righteous innocent pay the cost.
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Dharma - The Eternal Flame
Dharma is truth-eternal, vast,
Not bound to future, nor chained to past.
Universal law, serene and bright,
A deathless flame of guiding light.
Not for selfish gain declared,
Nor twisted words by ego snared;
It stands untouched by greed or claim,
Unmoved by praise, unhurt by blame.
Infinite, pure, forever the same,
Beyond all sect, beyond all name;
It lives where righteousness is done,
It shines alike on everyone.
Who guards Dharma with faithful heart,
And never from its path departs,
By that same Dharma is guarded still,
In storm, in sorrow, by higher will.
For Dharma is truth-eternal, wide,
The cosmic law none can divide;
He who in Dharma chooses to stand,
Is held secure by unseen hand.
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Shadripu:
(The Six Enemies of the Mind.)
Lust calls first, a fleeting flame,
Desires bloom yet end in shame.
Promises pleasure, endless chase,
But leaves the heart an empty space.
Then Anger strides, with fire in hand,
A tempest none can understand.
It blinds the mind, distorts the view,
Breaking bonds once pure and true.
Greed creeps close, with whispered lies,
More, it says, and never dies.
It fills the soul with endless need,
An aching void, a hollow greed.
Delusion drapes its veil so tight,
It twists the truth, obscures the light.
Wrapped in shadows of the mind,
Reality becomes confined.
Pride steps forth, a king in guise,
Raised above in haughty eyes.
Yet falls as swift as it ascends,
Leaving loss where once was friends.
And last, Envy, green and cold,
A jealous heart, a spirit sold.
It withers joy, it breeds disdain,
A bitterness that feeds on pain.
These six, the enemies we fight,
Hidden deep, yet plain in sight.
To conquer self, to rise above,
Is to embrace the path of love.
For when these shadows start to fade,
The spirit soars, no longer swayed.
The chains unbind, the heart set free
From six enemies of the mind, to tranquility.
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Right Conduct
Do not laugh when another falls,
For every soul bears unseen calls.
Do not defame with careless speech,
For words can wound beyond all reach.
If you must criticize, do it for good,
As a healer would, not one who stood.
And when in doubt, consult with care,
With pure intent and honest prayer.
For kindness is the path we tread,
And righteousness the light ahead.
Speak truth with grace, avoid the lie,
For falsehood dims the inner eye.
Help the weary without a claim,
In selfless acts, kindle the flame.
Forgive the fault, as you would be freed,
From chains of anger, sow the seed of peace.
Honor the elder, love and guide the young,
Let harmony blossom, peace-song be sung.
Thus walk in Dharma, pure and bright,
Your conduct leads to endless light.
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The Upholding of Dharma
All ask me, “Where have you learned?”
I reply, “From all that I have seen-
From there my lessons I have learned.”
Lord Ram came, fulfilled his sacred duty;
Lord Krishna came, acted just as truly.
Tell me, Without action, without duty,
How can my Dharma be earned truly?
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In the Guise of Dharma
They explain Dharma in their own way,
To uplift their image and suit their way.
They trample Dharma’s eternal core,
Yet wear the garb that saints once wore;
With pious speech and crooked art,
They hide the poison in their heart.
They name their sins as “sacred will,”
And drag the Divine to bless their ill;
Before each crime, they falsely claim,
“God Himself ordained this game.”
Blinded by ignorance and ego, deaf to truth,
They chase the shadow, shun the proof;
What seems to them as heaven’s light,
Is but the veil of endless night.
Not righteous are these men, misled-
By pride and greed they all are led;
Their merit fades, their virtue dies,
As death and darkness slowly rise.
Thus heed this law, O wandering soul-
God dwells with truth, not untruth's dole.
Where Dharma breaks and falsehood reigns,
There sin and misery walk in chains.
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Descent and Ascent of the Soul
(The Ladder of Fall and Rise)
From lust arises wrathful flame,
Delusion clouds the heart and aim.
Then greed and pride with envy blend,
Thus downward does the spirit descend.
From self-restraint springs peaceful bloom,
Clear mind dispels the inner gloom.
From righteousness flows humble grace,
And love uplifts the soul to its place.
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Misguided in the Name of God
Those who violate eternal Dharma’s way,
Yet boast of righteousness night and day,
They cloak their sins in sacred dress,
And call their falsehood “godliness.”
In every wrongful deed they claim,
“The Lord Himself inspires our aim.”
They drag the Divine into their sin,
And think salvation lies therein.
Blinded by pride, they cannot see
How far they drift from truth's decree.
What they call light is deepest night,
What they call truth is void of sight.
No, they are not the righteous band-
They wander lost in desert sand.
Their fortune fades, their spirit falls,
For death and darkness softly calls.
They are not virtuous; not devoted to God.
They are misguided in the name of the Lord.
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As One Sees, So God Appears
When God on earth in human form did stay,
Yet few could see His truth in mortal clay.
Some hearts awoke and knew His form divine,
And felt His presence radiant, pure, sublime.
By His own word, His glory stood revealed,
And faith in Him within their souls was sealed.
They bowed in love, their vision clear and bright,
And sensed His fragrance filled with sacred light.
But others saw a man of common birth,
And mocked His name, unaware of worth.
Their clouded minds, in ignorance confined,
Perceived no grace, no truth their hearts could find.
Thus lives this tale upon the earthly span-
God seen as God, or merely seen as man.
As is the heart, so is the sight we frame:
One finds the truth, another mocks the same.
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The Eternal Dharma of Deed and Word
(Discipline of Action and Speech)
Diligent action without affection,
Minimalism of speech for devotion.
Speech should be thoughtful, truthful,
Non-agitating, beneficial, and cool.
Let deeds flow swift as Ganges' stream,
Detached from fruits, like a sun-flame beam.
This is the eternal religion’s universal rule,
Healing souls, upholding dharma’s rule.
Affection = Attachment
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Divine Tools
Father and mother are God’s first light,
Guiding the soul from birth to sight.
Son and daughter-sacred trust,
Seeds of love in time and dust.
Wife, a companion on Dharma’s way,
Walking beside through night and day.
Friends who mirror truth and flaw,
Teaching life by nature’s law.
Teachers stand as lamps of grace,
Dispelling dark, revealing space.
Each a tool the Divine has given,
Steps on the path from earth to heaven.
Use them with reverence, wisdom, care,
Not with pride, nor harsh despair.
He who honors these gifts as divine,
Walks closer to God-by Love’s design.
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Work in Silence
(A Request to the Soul)
O my soul,
Do not let your works and moments fade,
Do not turn your life into a self-made blade.
If your verses call, let poetry be born,
If colors whisper, paint the dawning morn.
If dreams invent, then dare to try,
Let thought take wings and learn to fly.
Whatever you love, pursue it-do try,
With honest heart and patience, fly.
But never harm, nor life destroy;
Let kindness be your lasting joy.
In silence work; let result and ego sleep,
For roots grow strong where waters deep.
If success delays, do not despair;
Time keeps accounts with loving care.
What fails today still holds its seed,
To bloom where future footsteps lead.
What time denies you here and now,
Another life shall grant it somehow.
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The Body and the Soul
When the house is worn, unfit to stay,
Its dwellers leave and go away.
So when the body fails its role,
The Self departs-the deathless soul.
When walls are cracked, beyond repair,
The house dissolves in dust and air.
So too the living body, weak or old,
Returns to dust, since it cannot hold.
No hand can shape that form again,
No life returns to mortal frame.
This is the truth the Divine declares-
The Eternal Law that all life shares;
Nothing beyond this stands as right,
All else is shadow, veiled from sight.
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Dos and Don’ts of Humanity
Do not mock a woman’s grace-
She is the cradle of the human race.
Deceive no child whose heart is pure;
Their trust is sacred, their love secure.
Betray not woman’s faith so deep;
Her strength awakes while ages sleep.
Raise not the hand on humankind-
We all are threads in life entwined.
Spare every soul of guiltless birth;
Compassion alone upholds the earth.
Shun paths of hatred, greed, and spite;
Let truth and mercy be your light.
For humanity is life’s pure art,
And non‑violence its beating heart.
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Desire Without Duty
I want to be a doctor-
for money, for honor, for name;
not for healing the broken,
nor sharing another’s pain.
The white coat must grant me status,
the title must make me tall,
yet the cry of the suffering patient
is a burden I scarcely recall.
I want to be an engineer-
for riches and social pride;
not to create, not to question,
not to build for futures wide.
Let machines obey my command,
let success be easy and fast;
but new ideas, honest labor-
those demands feel too deep, too vast.
I want to be a teacher-
for salary, applause, and fame;
not for the fire of knowledge,
not to learn, not to explain.
I know not the soul of the book,
nor care if young minds stay blind;
to teach is a task I avoid,
yet respect I still hope to find.
I want to be a preacher of faith-
for power, for crowds, for gold;
but God is a stranger to me,
and truth leaves my heart cold.
I seek not love nor mercy,
nor peace, nor the path within;
scriptures become tools for earning,
not mirrors to conquer sin.
I yearn to be an officer-
for might, for power’s glare, for pride’s delight;
yet human hearts are strangers to me,
and truth brings no warmth, no light.
I seek not love nor mercy’s grace,
nor peace, nor paths the soul must trace;
my service is a crafted guise-
to earn, not serve, nor seek true eyes.
O age of hollow ambitions,
where duty is sold for gain,
where work has lost its worship,
and conscience feels no pain.
A title without sacrifice,
a post without inner light-
is a lamp without oil,
a form without living sight.
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Knowing the Heart of Man
(The Measure of a Man)
In society’s wisdom, passed through time,
We find simple truths in thoughtful rhyme.
To know a person, wise and true,
Observe their words and actions too.
The ideal mind seeks thoughts that rise,
In noble dreams and visions wise.
They speak of truth, of higher aim,
And light within a virtuous flame.
The good will speak of deeds that aid,
Of paths where helping hands are laid.
Their words bring comfort, calm, and cheer,
And guide the lost with vision clear.
The lesser mind in faults will stay,
In others’ flaws they lose their way.
In constant blame their thoughts reside,
With restless tongue and wounded pride.
A person’s worth is clearly shown,
By how they treat the weak, unknown.
The ones beneath, the poor, the small,
Reveal the truth that governs all.
In nature’s care and kindness shown,
Their inner seeds are truly known.
To those in pain or deep distress,
Their acts reveal their tenderness.
A man is judged by friends he keeps,
And righteousness he accepts or leaves.
For company shapes the heart and mind,
And leaves its silent mark behind.
The face reflects the hidden soul,
Its fleeting signs reveal the whole.
In eyes and gestures softly cast,
The inner thoughts are seen at last.
A good man walks with gentle grace,
With compassion shining in his face.
He helps in times of grief and need,
With selfless heart in word and deed.
With due respect to all he gives,
In humble truth he always lives.
To elders, peers, and those below,
His reverence continues to grow.
His mind is calm, his senses still,
He governs anger by his will.
No envy clouds his steady sight,
He walks the path of inner light.
In truth he stands, in honesty clear,
With faithful heart and conscience dear.
No falsehood stains his spoken word,
His voice with purity is heard.
No pride resides within his way,
In modest strength he moves each day.
His virtues shine, yet softly stay,
Like stars that glow without display.
With sincere heart and purpose bright,
He walks in truth, in silent light.
His words and deeds in union stand,
A noble soul in every land.
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Avoid Excess in All Things
(The Discipline of Moderation)
Excess of wealth can blind the sight,
It dims the soul that seeks the light.
Too much of beauty breeds vain pride,
And turns the heart from truth aside.
Excess of health may lead to boast,
Till wisdom’s humble voice is lost.
Too much of food makes dull the mind,
And chains the soul we seek to find.
So walk the path where balance stays,
In measured nights and measured days.
For virtue lives where limits blend-
In all things, let the mean be friend.
For truth stands firm, the sages said:
Excess must everywhere be shed.
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The Power of Self-Correction
(From Inner Truth to World Peace)
If one beholds one’s faults within,
And strives to cleanse each trace of sin,
With steadfast will and vision true,
All inner storms fade from view.
If society can see its flaws,
And strives to mend its broken laws,
With mindful steps and purpose wise,
Its heavy chains dissolve and die.
If every country knows its flaws,
And walks the path of righteous laws,
Through self-correction, firm and wise,
A nation’s countless troubles die.
If nations see their shadowed ways,
And walk the path of righteous ways,
Through self-correction, pure and kind,
The world’s deep wounds are healed in time.
भगवान
यः स्वयंसम्पूर्णः स्वयंसिद्धः स्वातन्त्र्येण संस्थितः।
स एव परमात्मा पूर्णब्रह्म स श्रीभगवान् स्मृतः॥
भगवान
यः स्वयंसम्पूर्णः स्वयंसिद्धः स्थितः स्वातन्त्र्येण।
स एव परमात्मा पूर्णब्रह्म स हि कथ्यते श्रीभगवान्॥
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भगवतत्त्वविवेचनम्
यः स्वयंसम्पूर्णः स्वयंसिद्धः स्थितः स्वातन्त्र्येण,
स एव परमात्मा पूर्णब्रह्मेति कथ्यते भगवान्॥
यः सर्वज्ञः सर्वशक्तिमान् जगतः कारणं नियन्ता च,
स ईश्वरः स एव भगवान् परमब्रह्मादिदेवः सर्वेश्वरः॥
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निराकार ब्रह्म-साकारब्रह्म साधना
अरूपं शान्तमदृश्यं, मनसोऽपि परं तत्त्वम्।
न रूपं न च नामास्ति, केवलं ब्रह्म नित्यम्॥
न दृश्येन्द्रियगोचरे, न तिष्ठति तत्र चित्तं।
चलति विषयमार्गेषु, छायास्वेव वारं वारं॥
कथं गृह्णात्यनन्तं, यः जानाति स्पर्शदृशा।
देहबद्धो हि जीवः, समीपं वाञ्छति सदा॥
तस्मात् सन्तो वदन्ति, सौम्यया वाचा पुनः।
रूपः सेतुर्भवेद् हृदि, भक्तेर्मार्गप्रदर्शकः॥
नामरूपे समारभ्य, चित्तं शान्तिं निगच्छति।
सेवया प्रेमयुक्त्या, तदेकत्वं प्रपद्यते॥
न केवलं शिलामात्रं, प्रतिमा भावसूचिका।
अरूपस्य प्रवेशाय, सा भवेदेव साधिका॥
रूपादारभ्य मार्गः, अरूपे परिणीयते।
भयसंशयविहीनः, आत्मा तत्रैव लीयते॥
तस्मात् रूपं समाश्रित्य, भावभक्तिं विवर्धय।
ततः शान्ते मनसि, ब्रह्मस्पर्शोऽनुभूयते॥
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सनातनधर्मस्य प्रथमः सोपानः
(The First Step of Sanatana Dharma)
प्रथमं सत्पुरुषो भव, ततः सर्वकर्माण्याचर।
कामक्रोधलोभवर्जितः, दयामार्गे सदा स्थितः॥
हत्याहिंसाविनिर्मुक्तः, धर्ममार्गे दृढस्थितः।
लोकहिते सदा युक्तः, सत्ये नित्यं प्रतिष्ठितः॥
दयाशीलसमायुक्तः, न्यायमार्गे व्यवस्थितः।
एषः सनातनधर्मस्य, प्रथमः सोपानः स्मृतः॥
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सनातनधर्मस्य द्वितीयः सोपानः
(The Second Step of Sanatana Dharma)
प्रथमं निष्कामकर्म स्यात्, द्वितीयं तत्त्वज्ञानार्जनम्।
तृतीयो भक्तियोगश्च, चतुर्थं आत्मप्रकाशकम्॥
कर्मयोगेन चित्तशुद्धिः, ज्ञानयोगेन ज्ञानार्जनम्।
भक्तियोगेन भक्तिप्राप्तिः, जीवहिते श्रेष्ठा गतिः॥
सर्वे मार्गाः लक्ष्यन्ते, लभ्यते मोक्षः स्यात्।
एषः सनातनधर्मस्य, द्वितीयः सोपानः स्मृतः॥
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कर्मधर्मद्विपक्षेण जीवस्य गतिः
[ईश्वरप्राप्त्युपायः]
(मुक्तछन्दः)
यथा पक्षी द्वाभ्यां पक्षाभ्यां गच्छत्यन्यं स्थलम्।
तद्वज्जीवः कर्मधर्माभ्यां गच्छत्यन्यं जीवनपथम्॥
यथा ज्ञानबलात् पक्षी दृढविश्वाससंयुतः।
प्राप्नोति स्वप्रियं स्थानं निश्चलधिया युतः॥
तथा जीवः निष्कामकर्मधर्मपरायणः।
ज्ञानयोगेन संयुक्तः श्रद्धाभक्तिसमन्वितः॥
प्रेमभक्त्यानुसेवया प्राप्नोति परमं पदम्।
परमानन्दमाप्नोति ईश्वरस्य दिव्यं धाम॥
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अहंकारदोषः
(मुक्तछन्दः)
अहंकारो महादोषः, सहिष्णुता परो गुणः।
अहंकारे हता लङ्का, अतिदर्पे पतन्ति नराः॥
मदान्धः पतति सर्वत्र, धर्मेणैव सुखं भवेत्।
विनयेन सदा शान्तिः, धर्मयुक्तः सदा जयति॥
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परमसत्योपदेशः
यः हरेः परमं रूपं तत्त्वतः विजानाति सः।
ये शरणं प्रपद्यन्ते ते पापेन न लिप्यन्ते ते॥
धर्मपुण्यादिभिर्मुक्ताः नित्ययुक्ता भवन्ति ते।
एतदेव वेदैः समाख्यातं परमं सत्यमुच्यते॥
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ईश्वरप्राप्तेः सुलभोपायः
(सुतस्नेहे हरिभजनम्)
जीवः स्वसुतसन्ताने स्नेहं कुर्वन् स्वभावतः।
ईश्वरांशं सुतं मत्वा सेवमानः स तं भजेत्॥
तत्र स्नेहं हरौ युक्त्वा सहजं परमं व्रजेत्।
षड्रिपून् निगृह्य सम्यक् कर्म सिद्ध्यति निश्चितम्॥
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बालगोपालेन ईश्वरलाभः
(मुक्तछन्दः)
मानवो धर्मं कर्म च न जानन्नपि गृहे स्थापयति बालगोपालम्।
चिन्तयन्ति ते,बालगोपालस्य सेवया एव प्राप्स्यन्तीति परं पदं।
धर्मं वदति वारं वारं,ईश्वरप्राप्तौ प्रथमं शुद्धं मनोऽवश्यकम्।
निष्कामं कर्म,निष्कामो धर्मो,भक्तिर्भक्तसम्मानश्च प्रयोजनम्॥
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बालगोपालेन ईश्वरलाभः
(मुक्तछन्दः)
मानवोऽजानन् धर्मं कर्म च गृहे स्थापयति बालगोपालम्।
चिन्तयन्ति ते, बालगोपालस्य सेवया एव प्राप्स्यन्ति परं पदम्।
धर्मं वदति वारं वारम्, ईश्वरप्राप्तौ शुद्धं मनः प्रथमम् आवश्यकम्।
निष्कामं कर्म, निष्कामो धर्मः,भक्तिः भक्तसम्मानश्च परमं साधनम्॥
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प्रेमशक्ति – अनन्तशक्ति
(प्रेमक्रमेण परमगतिः)
मनुष्यः यः प्रेम करोति स्वपुत्रं च पुत्रिकाम्।
माता-पितरौ बान्धवांश्च भ्रातरं च तथा सतीं॥
प्रेमभावं स शिक्षेत तेन स्यात् सत्गतिः।
प्रेमभक्तिं करोति यः स लभेत सुमतिम्॥
सुमत्यां जाग्रतायां तु ईश्वरे प्रेम अप्रतिमम्।
ईश्वरे यः प्रेम करोति स लभेत परां गतिम्॥
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प्रेमक्रमेण परमगतिः
मनुष्यः यः प्रेम करोति स्वपुत्रं च पुत्रीं,
माता-पितरौ बान्धवं भ्रातरं च सतीम्।
प्रेमभावं स शिक्षेत, तेन स्यात् सत्गतिः।
प्रेमभक्तिं करोति यः स लभेत सुमतिम्।
सुमत्यां जाग्रतायां ईश्वरे प्रेमाप्रतिमम्।
ईश्वरे यः प्रेम करोति स लभेत सद्गतिम्॥
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कर्मयोगस्य मूलसिद्धान्तः
सर्वकर्मसु स्वभावतः शुभाशुभे इति द्विविधौ फलौ विद्यमानौ।
शुभाशुभकर्मभ्यां जीवः बध्यते, निष्कामकर्मणा बन्धनात् विमुच्यते।
कर्मयोगिन्, एतत् स्मर-
यस्य कर्मणः अन्ते शुभफलं, तत् कर्म शुभं स्मृतम्।
यस्य कर्मणः अन्ते अशुभफलं, तत् कर्म अशुभं स्मृतम्।
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जन्ममृत्युः (सत्यम्–मिथ्या)
(मुक्तछन्दः)
जीवस्य लोकेऽस्मिन् जीवनं पूर्णतया मिथ्या।
मरणानन्तरं सः जानाति लोकेऽस्मिन् सत्यम्॥
जीवस्य लोकेऽस्मिन् जीवनं केवलं स्वप्नम्।
मरणानन्तरं तत् भवति जाग्रतावस्थायां स्थितम्॥
तस्मात् जीवने सदा कर्तव्यं सदाचारं च सत्कर्म॥
अन्यथा मरणानन्तरं प्राप्नोति महद्दुःखकष्टम्॥
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सत्यस्य मौनम्
(पृथिव्याः यथार्थता)
(मुक्तछन्दः)
न कश्चित् श्रोतुमिच्छति, न कश्चित् सत्यमिच्छति।
सर्वे वक्तुमिच्छन्ति, स्वकथां स्वनाम च॥
न कश्चित् श्रोतुमिच्छति, सर्वे मानगर्विताः।
स्वार्थे मग्नाः जनाः सर्वे, परवाक्यं न शृण्वन्ति॥
आपदि सम्प्राप्तायां तु, सत्यं ज्ञातुमिच्छन्ति।
पूर्वं तु न कश्चिदेव, कदाचन तत्त्वं वेत्ति॥
सर्वे यशःप्रचारेण, स्वनाम विस्तारयन्ति।
सत्यं तु नाङ्गीकुर्वन्ति, परवाक्यं न शृण्वन्ति॥
सत्यं तिष्ठति मौनेन, गर्वेणावृतचेतसाम्।
एषा लोके कठोरेव, पृथिव्याः यथार्थता॥
यः शुद्धात्मा स एवैतत्, जन्मनैव वेत्ति हि।
अन्ये मोहान्धचेतसः, न जानन्ति एव हि॥
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गुरु-स्तोत्रम्
(गुरुतत्त्व)
गुरुर्ब्रह्मा गुरुः शंकरः गुरुर्देवो जगदीश्वरः।
गुरुः साक्षात् परं ब्रह्म तस्मै श्रीगुरवे नमः॥
सिद्धगुरोर्द्वौ गुणौ स्मृतौ -सिद्धिश्च ब्रह्मज्ञानम्।
ताभ्यां यः शिक्षयेत् शिष्यान् स एव श्रीगुरुः मतः॥
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ज्ञानम्
न हि ज्ञानेन सदृशं पवित्रमिह विद्यते।
तत् स्वयं योगसंसिद्धः कालेनात्मनि विन्दति॥
न बाह्येषु प्रकाशेषु न शब्देषु न तर्केषु।
शुद्धे चित्ते स्थिते शान्ते ज्ञानं स्वयमेव भाति॥
योगयुक्तो यदा नित्यं स्वात्मन्येवावतिष्ठते।
तस्मै सत्यं स्वयं भाति कदाचन नान्यत्र॥
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सत्यज्ञानम्
सर्वस्य जगतः कर्ता, जीवनस्य परं पदम्।
आनन्दस्यैकनिधिः सः, ब्रह्मतत्त्वं सनातनम्॥
सर्वभूतधारकः देवः, जगत् पोषयते नित्यम्।
निःशब्दकृपायुक्तः सः, सर्वं ददाति निरन्तरम्॥
यत्र सर्वे प्रवाहाः स्युर्, लयं यान्ति निरन्तरम्।
रूपातीतं परं तत्त्वं, स्वप्नतुल्यं जगत्त्रयम्॥
यः जानाति हृदि स्वस्य तत्त्वमेतत् सनातनम्।
स एव ज्ञानवान् लोके, पूर्णत्वं लभते ध्रुवम्॥
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उत्तमा योनि: तथा ज्ञानप्राप्तिः
(मुक्तछन्दः)
यः आत्मा वारं वारम् उत्तमां योनिम् आप्नोति,
सः जीवनकाले उत्तमं गुरुं प्राप्नोति।।
सः निश्चयेन ज्ञानवान् भवति।
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उत्तमा योनि: तथा ज्ञानप्राप्तिः
(मुक्तछन्दः)
यः आत्मा वारं वारं उत्तमां योनिं प्राप्नोति,
सः जीवन् एव उत्तमं गुरुम् प्राप्नोति।
सः निश्चयेन ज्ञानवान् भवति।
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भक्तरक्षणं धर्मोपदेशः
(मुक्तछन्दः)
शृणुत भक्तजनाः, एतत् सनातनं वचनम्।
भक्तात्मनः विपदि तस्य सह कुरु अवस्थानम्।
सान्त्वनां प्रदेहि सदा, न त्यज एनं एकाकिनम्।
निन्दकदुष्टानां कुरु उचितं प्रत्युत्तरम्।
भक्तात्मनः विपदि तं मा त्यज कदाचन।
ब्रह्मादेशं मन्यस्व, तस्य सदा कुरु पालनम्॥
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सर्वधर्मसमभावः
(मुक्तछन्दः)
सर्वेषां धर्माणां तु तत्त्वमेकमेव,
हृदये हृदये दीप्यते दिव्यं तेजः।
सर्वेषां देवोऽपि एक एव नित्यः,
धर्मस्य रूपस्य च परतः स्थितः॥
धर्मत्यागः तु अज्ञानस्य लक्षणम्,
यदा नात्मा पश्यति स्वान्तर्ज्ञानम्।
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समत्वभावः
(मुक्तछन्दः)
सिद्धौ न हृष्यति धीरो, न विषीदति विपत्तिषु सदा ।
समत्वेन स्थितो नित्यं, भवति सः पण्डितः सदा ॥
लाभालाभौ समौ यस्य, जयापजयौ समौ सदा ।
न स्पृहा न च द्वेषः, तस्य बुद्धिः स्थिरा सदा ॥
सुखदुःखे समे कृत्वा, न चलति मनः सदा ।
समदर्शी स विज्ञेयः, धीरः शांतः स एव सदा ॥
कर्मण्येवाधिकारोऽस्ति, फले नास्ति कदाचन ।
इति ज्ञात्वा स्थितो यः स्यात्, लभते शान्तिमुत्तमाम् ॥
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ज्ञान-वैराग्य-भक्ति-समभाव-संगमः
(मुक्तछन्दः)
यः ज्ञानं धारयति नित्यं,वैराग्यं च मनसि स्थिरम्।
ईश्वर-भक्तिमयं हृदयं,सर्वं तस्मै भवेत् समम्॥
निश्चलं चित्तं निर्विकारं, समभावेन सुखदुःखम्।
धीरः सद्गुणैः पूज्यः स्यात्, शान्तिं सदा लभते नरः॥
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हरिलीलारहस्यं
हरिः स्वलीलां जानाति, न जानाति हि संसारः।
अनुमानेन सर्वे तां, गायन्ति तस्य गुणगानम्॥
ब्रह्मापि न जानाति, न वेदाः, नापि देहिनः।
अनुमानेन सर्वे तां, गायन्ति तस्य गुणगानम्॥
योगिनोऽपि हि योगेन, चित्ते तां न विलोकयेत्।
मायावरणे स्थिते रूपे, तत्रालोकः कुतः पुनः॥
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जीव-स्वभावः धर्मः।
शृणुत भक्तजनाः, एतत् सत्यं सनातनं वचनम्।
स्वभावदोषो जीवस्य महाऽहितकरश्च महाऽमङ्गलम्।
तस्य प्रतिकाराय जीवस्य स्वभावपरिवर्तनं प्रयोजनम्।
तस्मात् सत्सङ्गः सद्गुरुसङ्गश्च परमं प्रयोजनम्।
स्वभावपरिवर्तनं विना सर्वे कर्मधर्माः निष्फलाः।
एवं देवतासङ्गः सत्सङ्गश्च स्वभावदोषेण विफलाः।
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धर्मपालनम्
(मुक्तछन्दः)
सर्वे पृच्छन्ति मां धर्मं , “कुतः शिक्षितवान् भवान्?”
अहमुक्तवान्, यत्र दृष्टवानस्मि, तत्र तत्र शिक्षितवानहम्॥
रामोऽप्यागत्य कृतवान् कर्म, कृष्णोऽपि तदनु कृतवान्।
विना कर्मणा विनाऽपि कर्तव्यं, कथं मम धर्मसाधनम्?॥
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धर्मपालनस्य अवहेलनम्
(मुक्तछन्दः)
वृद्धावस्थायां भक्तिं करिष्यामीति मन्यते अनुचितम्,
यस्मात् कश्चित् न जानाति भविष्यत्कालं च मरणकालं ।
यः धर्मपालने ब्रह्म प्रकृतिभ्यश्च करोति अवहेलनं,
तस्य सर्वं क्रियाकर्म यागयज्ञश्च भवति निष्फलम्।
यः धर्मपालने ब्राह्मणान् भक्तवृन्दं च करोति असम्मानं,
जगन्नाथजनार्दनः तस्य प्रति कदापि न भवति प्रसन्नः।
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धर्मपालनस्यावहेलनम्
(मुक्तछन्दः)
वृद्धावस्थायां भक्तिं करिष्यामीति मन्यते अनुचितम्,
यस्मात् कश्चिन्न जानाति भविष्यत्कालं मरणकालम्।
यः धर्मपालने ब्रह्मणे प्रकृतिभ्यः करोति अवहेलनम्,
तस्य सर्वं क्रियाकर्म यागयज्ञं भवति निष्फलम्।
यः धर्मपालने सुब्राह्मणान् भक्तवृन्दं च करोति असम्मानं,
जगन्नाथजनार्दनः तस्य प्रति कदापि न भवति प्रसन्नः।
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धर्मदुरुपयोग-धर्मदूषणम्
(मुक्तछन्दः)
यः करोति धर्मेण व्यापारं, तस्य जीवनं केवलं असारम्।
यः करोति धर्मेण दर्पं, स तु अज्ञानी मूर्खसमः॥
यः करोति लोकदर्शनार्थं धर्मं, तस्य धर्मः व्यर्थं कर्म।
यः इच्छति धर्मं नियन्तुं, स अज्ञानी एव मूर्खसमः॥
यः वदति धर्मं केवलं वचनेन, नाचरति कर्मणा किञ्चित्।
तस्य वचनं निरर्थकं ज्ञेयं, शुष्कवृक्षफलमिव निश्चितम्॥
यः धर्मनाम्ना करोति हिंसां, स्वार्थ-सिद्ध्यर्थमेव नित्यं।
स अधर्मी धर्मवेषधारी सन् लोकान् मोहयति-एतदेव सत्यं॥
धर्मो न केवलं शास्त्रं, न च केवलं व्रतपूजनम्।
यत्र भक्तिभावः सत्याचारश्च, स एव धर्मः शाश्वतः॥
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धर्मप्रदूषणनिवारणम्
(मिथ्यैश्वरदोषः)
(मुक्तछन्दः)
ब्रह्मणा सृष्टाः जीवाः काले काले निर्मीयन्ते अनेकाः मिथ्यैश्वराः ।
ब्रह्मणं च अंशब्रह्मणं च न जानन्ति, मुखाद् हरिम् ईश्वरं वदन्ति ॥
ब्रह्मणा सृष्टाः एते जीवाः पुनः पुनः कुर्वन्ति धर्मस्य प्रदूषणं ।
भगवान् पूर्णब्रह्म एतत् पापं यथाकालं करोति मूलच्छेदं ॥
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ब्रह्मणा सृष्टाः जीवाः = ब्रह्मा द्वारा रचे गए जीव।
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स्वयमेवेश्वरत्वभ्रमः
(मुक्तछन्दः)
ब्रह्मा रचयति विचित्रान् नरान्,
ये स्वयं वदन्ति “अहं नारायणः”।
न जानन्ति यथावत् ब्रह्मतत्त्वम्,
अज्ञानतः वदन्ति “स्वयमेव परमेश्वरः”॥
दर्शयन्ति शास्त्राणि, वदन्ति सत्यम्,
“अहमेव ईश्वरः, केवलं ममैव सत्यम्”।
वदन्ति “वयं ज्ञानी, वयं भगवान्”,
अन्ये सर्वे नश्वराः,ते अज्ञानिनः॥
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जीवस्वभावलक्षणम्
यत्र देशे गच्छति जीवः तत्र फलम् अश्नाति।
यत्र देशे वसति स जीवः तद्-देशीयः भवति॥
यत्र धर्मे जायते जीवः तमेव धर्मम् आचरति।
एष एव स्वभावोऽस्य जीवस्य नित्यः प्रकीर्तितः॥
देशधर्मानुसारं हि चित्तं तस्य प्रवर्तते।
संस्कारैः नियतः जीवः स्वभावेनैव वर्तते॥
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स्वभावदोषविचिन्तनम्।
मनसा निश्चितं तादृशानि कर्माणि न करिष्यामि पुनः सदा।
स्वभावात् क्रियते कर्म, मम दोषोऽस्ति कुत्र सदा?
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जीवस्वभावदोषः
(मुक्तछन्दः)
जीवः सहजं न इच्छति श्रोतुं सत्यधर्मम्।
जीवने सुखस्याशया करोति धर्मकर्मम्॥
यत्र जातो जीवोऽयं तदेव जगदिच्छति।
तत्रैव मोहान्नित्यं स्वजीवनमवस्थापयति॥
सर्वैरेव पीडितोऽस्मीति मन्यतेऽज्ञानविह्वलः।
परान् सर्वान् विरोधिनः पश्यत्यन्धोऽविवेकबलात्॥
न जानाति पूर्वकर्म स्वजीवनविनिर्मितम्।
न वेत्ति दैवनीतिं तु सर्वलोकनियामिनीम्॥
बान्धवान् स्वजनांश्चैव सर्वस्वमिति मन्यते।
मायाजालेन बद्धः सन् तत्रैव हि निमज्जति॥
विस्मृत्य दिव्यसंदेशं योजनाः कुरुतेऽनिशम्।
संसारार्थे निमग्नोऽयं न पश्यति परं पदम्॥
एष दोषो महान् जीवस्य भ्रमकारकः।
विस्मरत्यात्मनः कर्म सर्वबन्धविनाशकम्॥
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न तुलनम् कदाचन
(मुक्तछन्दः)
न हि द्वौ जीवौ समरूपौ कदाचन,
न हि द्वे जीवने समरूपे कदाचन॥
न हि मार्गौ द्वौ समानौ कदाचन,
स्वमार्गे गच्छति जनः प्रतिदिनम्॥
भिन्नाः कथाः सुखदुःखसमन्विताः,
न कदापि ताः भवन्ति समरूपाः॥
केचित् शनैः यान्ति, केचित् च शीघ्रम्,
भिन्नजीवाः दर्शयन्ति स्ववैभवम्॥
स्वकाले प्रस्फुरति जीवः स्वरूपम्,
शान्तचित्तः स्वगीतं गायति स्वयम्॥
मा तुलय, मा विषीद कदाचन,
स्वजीवनं वहति दैवात् सुस्थितम्॥
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तृष्णादोषः (तुलना-इच्छा-संबन्धः)
(मुक्तछन्दः)
परद्रव्ये दृष्टिपाते, जायते तृष्णा मनसि।
तुलनाया प्रवाहेण, नश्यति शान्तिः मनसि॥
अन्येषां वैभवं दृष्ट्वा, वर्धते कामना दृढा।
स्वसन्तोषं परित्यज्य, धावति चित्तं दृढा॥
तुलना दुःखहेतुः स्यात्, तृष्णा दुःखस्य कारणम्।
एतयोः सङ्गमेनैव, भवति क्लेशकारणम्॥
यः त्यजेत् तुलनां लोके, सन्तोषं धारयेत् हृदि।
तस्य नश्यति तृष्णैव, शान्तिः वसति हृदि॥
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जीवेश्वरतत्त्ववर्णनम्
जीवो हि देवांशकलाऽतिसूक्ष्मः,
दीपांशुवद् दिव्यस्वरूपभूतः।
ईशप्रकाशप्रतिबिम्बभावात्,
तत्सदृशोऽन्तः प्रतिभाति नित्यम्॥
ईशस्तु पूर्णोऽनवधिः स्वभावात्,
ज्ञानैश्वर्यबलानन्दनिधिः साक्षात्।
जीवे तु तान्यल्पपरिमितानि,
मात्रावशात् स्वल्पतया स्थितानि॥
ईशेन सृष्टं सकलं जगदेतत्,
लीलामयं विश्वविधानहेतुः।
जीवस्तु तस्मिन् नियतं निविष्टः,
कर्मप्रबन्धे परिवर्ततेऽसौ॥
ईशः स्वभावात् सकलं हि वेत्ति,
स्वं च जगच्चैव यथार्थरूपम्।
जीवस्तु मोहावरणेन बद्धः,
स्वात्मानमेव न वेत्ति सम्यक्॥
अविद्यया बद्ध इहैव जीवः,
संसारपाशैः परितो निवेशितः।
ईशस्तु नित्यं विमलस्वरूपः,
नित्यमुक्तः स्वयमेव दीप्तः॥
यदा तु जीवः हृदि ज्ञानदीपं
गुरुप्रसादात् स्फुरयत्यनल्पम्।
तदा स पश्यति भगवद्विभूतिं,
स्वभिन्नभावेऽपि तदीयमंशम्॥
नैक्यं परं नापि च भेदपूर्णं,
सख्यं तयोः शाश्वतलीलयैव।
ईशः स नाथः करुणानिधानः,
जीवस्तु तस्मिन् सदा शरणागतः॥
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जीव-स्वभावः धर्मः।
शृणुत भक्तजनाः, एतत् सत्यं सनातनं वचनम्।
स्वभावदोषो जीवस्य महाऽहितकरश्च महाऽमङ्गलम्।
तस्य प्रतिकाराय जीवस्य स्वभावपरिवर्तनं प्रयोजनम्।
तस्मात् सत्सङ्गः सद्गुरुसङ्गश्च परमं प्रयोजनम्।
स्वभावपरिवर्तनं विना सर्वे कर्मधर्माः निष्फलाः।
एवं देवतासङ्गः सत्सङ्गश्च स्वभावदोषेण विफलाः।
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जीवस्य मनसः वचनम्
(जीवमनःकथा)
मुक्तछन्द
अहं जीवो भ्रमन् लोके कर्ममार्गेण चालितः।
न मे जातिर्न मे धर्मो न कुलं नापि निश्चितम्॥
जन्मजन्मान्तरं याति कर्मवायुवशानुगः।
नानारूपधरो जीवो नान्तमस्य गतौ लभेत्॥
कदाचित् मानवो भूत्वा नभः पश्यामि विस्मितः।
कदाचित् पशुरूपेण वृत्त्या तिष्ठामि वञ्चितः॥
पुनर्मानुषतां याति कालचक्रप्रवर्तितः।
नानारूपाणि धारयन् संसारार्णवे वर्तते॥
देशाद् देशं प्रव्रजामि न कश्चित् मे स्थिरं गृहम्।
अयं विश्वपथो दीर्घो न कदापि मम स्वगृहम्॥
कथं ब्रूयामहं गर्वात् “अयं धर्मो ममैकतः”?
यदा जीवाः सहस्रेषु पन्थान् यान्ति नानातः॥
यावत् सत्यं न पश्यामि जन्मबन्धविवर्जितम्।
न मे जातिर्न मे धर्मो न देशो न सुहृदः मम॥
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कालधर्मः
सृष्टि-स्थिति-प्रलयः भवति नित्यं,
इत्यस्य संसारचक्रस्य नियमः।
ब्रह्मा सृष्टिं करोति नित्यम्,
विष्णुः पालयते जगतः सुखम्।
कालः प्रलयं करोति च नित्यम्,
इत्यस्य संसारचक्रस्य नियमः।
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कालचक्रम्-समयचक्रम्
(मुक्तछन्दः)
न कश्चिद् लभते सिद्धिं कालेन विना क्वचित्,
न कश्चिद् वर्धते लोके कालेन विना क्वचित्॥
काले बीजं प्रसूयते, काले पुष्पं प्ररोहति,
काले फलमवाप्नोति, काले सर्वं प्रवर्धते॥
केचित् शीघ्रं प्रकाशन्ते, केचित् शनैः प्रवर्धन्ते,
न कालः कञ्चन बाधते, स्वमार्गेणैव प्रवर्तते॥
यदा समयः समायाति, तदा भाग्यं प्रबुध्यते,
अकाले कृतमप्यर्थं निष्फलं सम्प्रपद्यते॥ ४॥
मा धाव, मा विषीद त्वं, कालं प्रतीक्षस्व धीरवत्,
स्वकाले सिद्धिमायान्ति धैर्ययुक्ताः सर्वजीवाः॥
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जीवस्य अन्त्यप्रार्थना
(मुक्त छन्द)
मम शक्तिरियं क्षीणा, आशाप्यन्ते समाप्ता।
अन्ते सर्वं विनष्टं मे, नाथ त्वां शरणागतः॥
जन्मऋणं समाप्याहं त्वामहं ह्वये नाथम्।
कोले गृहाण मां दीनं, त्वं करुणामयः प्रभो॥
अस्मिन् लोके न कोऽप्यस्ति सत्यस्नेहपरायणः।
न कश्चिदिह जानाति प्रेम्णो मार्गमनन्तकम्॥
यत्र शुद्धः स्नेहभावो नित्यं मधुरसञ्चितः।
तत्र गन्तुमिहेच्छामि, नाथ त्वां शरणागतः॥
बहुदग्धोऽस्मि दुःखेन, कामजालात् विमुक्तः।
वैराग्येण दग्धचित्तः सर्वसङ्गविवर्जितः॥
बहु रुदितवान् पूर्वं, न शक्नोम्यद्य रोधनम्।
भिन्नहृदयोऽहमेकाकी, नाथ त्वां शरणागतः॥
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हिंसादमनम्
अहिंसा परमो धर्मो हिंसा महापापम्।
हिंसाया दमनं धर्मः लोककल्याणकारणम्॥
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पापनिवारणं श्रेष्ठधर्मः
पापिनः पापनिरोधो धर्म एव आवश्यकः।
पापकर्मणि दण्डदानं धर्मोऽप्यत्र आवश्यकः॥
पापस्य पूर्वबोधनं तद्वारणं च शास्त्रतः।
एष धर्मः परः प्रोक्तः सद्भिः सत्यपरायणैः॥
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अधर्म-पापिपोषणदोषः
(मुक्तछन्दः)
पापिनं पालनं लोके निश्चयं पापमुच्यते।
पापिनः संरक्षणं तु महापापं प्रचक्षते॥
अधर्मस्य पालनं हि पापं निगद्यते।
अधर्मप्रोत्साहनं तु घोरं पापं प्रचक्षते॥
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पापिनः चरितम्
(मुक्तछन्दः)
पापी जनः जीवनं आनन्देन रमते।
मृत्युं न बिभेति-“पुनरागमिष्यामि” इति मन्यते।
एवं चिन्तयन् सः लोके पुनः पुनरागच्छति,
पुनरपि सुखं भोक्तुम् इच्छति।
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पापिनः चरितम्
(मुक्तछन्दः)
पापी जनः जीवनं आनन्देन रमते।
मृत्युं न बिभेति-“पुनरागमिष्यामि” इति मन्यते।
एवं चिन्तयन् सः लोके पुनः पुनरागच्छति,
पुनरपि सुखं भोक्तुमिच्छति।
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