sanskrit
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गुर्वष्टकम् – Guru Ashtakam by Sankaracharya
The Body is handsome, the wife is attractive, Fame spread far and wide, wealth is enormous and stable like Mount Meru; But if the mind is not immersed in devotion to the lotus feet of the Guru, Really of what use is all these, what use, what use, what use?
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wine of delusion made the world mad
With the daily rising and setting of the sun, life shortens.On account of affairs heavily burdened with manifold activities time is not felt.At the beholding birth, death, old age, and sufferings is fear produced either.Alas! by drinking the stupefying wine of delusion the world has become mad.– from Vairagya Satakam आदित्यस्य गतागतैरहरह: संक्षीयते जीवितम्व्यापारैर्बहुकार्यभारगुरुभि: कालो~पि…
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kaupina panchakam
Shankaracharya which glorifies the life of a Sannyasi – The man with just the loincloth is indeed the lucky one.
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birthday song in Sanskrit
Janmadian gaanam ( birthday song) Janmadinamidam ayi priya sakhe sam tanotu hi sarvada mudam | prarthayamahe bhava satayu: eeswara sada twam ca rakshatu | punya karmana keerthimarjaya jeevanm tava bhavatu saarthakam || anwaya: artha: ca (prose & meaning ) ayi priya sakhe, janmadinam idam sam tanotu hi| hey dear friend, let this birthday bring…