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| Ramayana |
| Menial work was done by the shudra caste. They were the servants and slaves. Theirs was to perform the lower functions. It was the duty of their masters to ensure that they did not live in conditions of privations. |
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| Mahabharata |
| For a proud man, the greatest ignominy is in being offered protection by the enemy. |
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| Upanishads |
| Let my words be honeyed to all who hear. |
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| Hinduism |
| May I be truthful, in thought and in words. |
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| Universal Prayers - From Vedas |
| O Lord who art kind to the helpless, terribly afraid am I of the unbearable and dreadful woe that overtakes those who turn round and round in the wheel of existence. Bound though I be by the consequences of my actions, O most glorious one, when shalt Thou, being propitious, recall me unto Thy blessed feet that bestow salvation and protection? |
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| Sri Vishnu Sahasranama Stotram |
| Salutations to Him who wielded kodanda bow, when he manifested himself as Sri Rama. |
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| Sri Lalita Sahasranama |
Om kamesvara - mukh aloka - kalpita - sri - ganesvarayai namah.
Salutations to Her who by a mere glance at her Consort Mahesvara generates Sri Ganesa (the elephant headed deity). |
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| Sivananda Lahari - Of Sri Sankaracarya |
| O Thou source of bliss! Poison is Thy food, serpent hy garland, elephant hide Thy garment, and a big ox Thy vehicle. What, then, wouldst Thou give me? What hast Thou got to give? Therefore grant unto me only devotion to Thy lotus feet. |
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| Siva Sahasranama Stotram |
The Super - Austerity.
Om mahatapase namah. |
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| Quotations from Sri Aurobindo and the Mother (Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Pondicherry) |
| Blessed are those who take a leap towards the Future. |
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